Ships & Naval Combat
- Ships are a new mount type — buy them from Fleetmasters or build them with dispatch missions
- Your first ship is the Small Greymane Ship from A Call from Beyond the Horizon
Updated: 2026-11-10
Ships and prices
| Ship | Class | How to get |
|---|---|---|
| Humble Rowboat | Rowboat | 2,000 Camp Funds |
| Sand-Colored / Dark Brown Rowboat | Rowboat | 10,000 Camp Funds — Silvermoon Tradehouse |
| Small Greymane Ship | Small | Quest reward — Small Shipbuilding dispatch (5 comrades with Engineering, 12 in-game hours) |
| Small Hernandian / Demenissian / Delesyian Ship | Small | 40,000 Camp Funds — Vellua, Silvermoon Tradehouse, Stoneward Harbor |
| Medium Hernandian / Demenissian / Delesyian Ship | Medium | 1,200,000 Camp Funds |
| Medium Greymane Ship | Medium | Shipbuilding dispatch |
| Large Hernandian Ship | Large | 6,000,000 Camp Funds — Vellua |
| Large Greymane Ship | Large | Large Shipbuilding dispatch |
Legendary ships
| Ship | HP | How to get |
|---|---|---|
| Assault Ship of the East | 12,000 | 4 Mysterious Ship Blueprints: 2 in the Great Rocky Reef wreck (~140 m deep), Bravgork Shipyard in Delesyia, Estra Island |
| Flagship of the East | 14,000 | 2 Unfinished Ship Blueprints (Fisher's Haven, Helmara); build at Stoneward Harbor |
| Phantom Ship | 14,000 | Blueprint buried southwest of Iliya Island |
| The Drunken Catfish | 14,000 | Sink the pirate ship off Samora Island; build at Vellua |
Crew
- Assign crew at a Ship Manager
- First Mate, Rigger and Lookout are required to set sail
- Optional roles: Carpenter, Gunner, Deckhand
- You need a Gunner to fire cannons
Sailing controls (PC)
- W / A / S / D — steer
- Left Shift — unfurl sails; Alt — furl sails
- Q — naval combat camera; Right Mouse — fire cannons
- Wind from behind gives you extra speed
Open the Great Ocean map
901 DLC markers on the interactive map: islands, pearls, coral, hydrothermal deposits, treasure and more
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a ship in Crimson Desert?
Play A Wider World: A Call from Beyond the Horizon rewards the Small Greymane Ship. You can also buy rowboats and ships from Fleetmasters with Camp Funds.
What is the best ship?
The legendary ships have the most HP: Flagship of the East, Phantom Ship and The Drunken Catfish have 14,000 HP each.
All DLC guides
How to start the DLC
Requirements for each story, the ocean questline and housing
All DLC quests
Kliff, Damiane and Oongka story quests plus ocean faction quests
DLC bosses
Every new boss, where to fight it and what it drops
Diving & underwater mounts
Breath gauge, diving sets and how to tame each sea mount
Great Ocean islands & treasure
All islands, Ocean Ruins puzzles and buried treasure
Housing, castles & romance
Residences, castles, businesses, festivals and marriage
Garden of Trials
Boss-rush mode, rules and rewards
New weapons, armor & gear
DLC weapons, armor sets, accessories and Abyss Gear
DLC achievements
The 7 new achievements and how to unlock them