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[[File:AC Rogue - Sailing.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Morrigan'' in the Nothern Atlantic Ocean]]
 
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{{Youmay|the ship|[[Morrigan (deity)|Morrigan]], the goddess}}
The '''''Morrigan''''' was a ship captained by the [[Templars|Templar]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] Hunter [[Shay Patrick Cormac]] during the [[Seven Years' War]].
 
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{{Ship Infobox
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|image = AC Rogue - Sailing.jpg
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|caption = The ''Morrigan'' in the North Atlantic
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|name = ''Morrigan'' {{c|1752 – ?}}
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|battles = *[[Battle of Labrador]]
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*[[Battle of Quiberon Bay]]
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|service = bef. 1752 – ?
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|affiliates = [[Assassins]] {{c|1752 – 1755}}<br>
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[[Templars]] {{c|1757–?}}<br>
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[[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] {{c|1757 – ?}}
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|status = Unknown
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|type = {{Wiki|Brigantine}}
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|length = 48m (157ft)
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|armaments = *34 broadside [[cannon]]s
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*4 Puckle guns
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*4 Carronades
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*Burning oil
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*2 Mortars
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|crew = 40
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}}
 
The '''''Morrigan''''' was a heavily modified {{Wiki|brigantine}}, captained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], during the [[Seven Years' War]].
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==History==
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Up until its capture by Shay Cormac in 1752, the ''Morrigan'' served as a smugglers’ vessel in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]]. Following the rescue of [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]], a [[France|French]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] Assassin operating in the area, by Shay Cormac and [[Liam O'Brien]] from the aforementioned smugglers, the ''Morrigan'' was seized by Cormac for use in the Assassin fleet.<ref name="ACRg">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
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The vessel quickly saw action, when it rescued Chevalier's ''[[Gerfaut]]'', which had come under attack from several more, smaller vessels.<ref name="ACRg" />
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[[File:Men o' War 14.png|left|thumb|250px|Shay and the Templars aboard the ''HMS Pembroke'']]
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During Shay’s mission to the [[Lisbon Temple]], the ''Morrigan'' remained behind, and eventually passed into the hands of another Assassin following Shay’s supposed death. Months later, she was [[Fort Arsenal|stationed]] in [[New York City]], when Shay Cormac and his new allies, the Templars [[Christopher Gist]] and [[George Monro]] aided him in its re-capture. From this point onward, the ''Morrigan'' served Shay’s in his Templar duties, aiding the Templar-supported [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] in their [[French and Indian War|conflict with the French]].<ref name="ACRg" />
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Such duties included capturing French settlements in the [[River Valley]] and North Atlantic Ocean, eliminating the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]]' presence in the region, and liberating several groups of native [[Iroquois]]. In addition to this, the ''Morrigan'' traveled the [[Earth|globe]] to aid Britain's, and by extension the Templars', efforts in the Seven Year' War. These efforts saw her destroying a number of well-known warships.<ref name="ACRg" />
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[[File:Cold Fire 3.png|thumb|250px|The ''Morrigan'' engaging the Assassin ships]]
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In 1758 the ''Morrigan'' pursued the warship of the [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-Assassin [[Adéwalé]], the ''[[Experto Crede]]'', newly arrived from the [[Caribbean]], and forced it to beach in [[Vieille Carrière]]. Two years later, during Shay’s pursuit of [[Achilles Davenport]] to the [[Arctic Temple]], she encountered Chevalier’s ''Gerfaut'' once more, and this time managed to sink the [[Man O' War]] in open combat.<ref name="ACRg" />
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==Armaments==
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With the ship's armaments and equipment funded by the wealth of the Templar Order, the ''Morrigan'' was one of the most advanced warships of her time; she was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry such as [[puckle gun]]s, {{Wiki|carronade}}s, and burning oil. She also possessed the standard armaments including 34 broadside [[cannon]]s (with 17 on each side), mortars, and an ice-breaker ram. Despite her smaller amount of cannons on board compared to the [[Jackdaw]] (23 cannons on each side), the ''Morrigan'' made up for this with the ability to fire twice in quick succession before reloading, allowing her to possess more speed and firepower. Due to the ''Morrigan''{{'}}s sleek design, she was much faster and more maneuverable than several other ships while still maintaining above average firepower for a ship of her size.<ref name="ACRg" />
   
 
==Crew==
 
==Crew==
*Shay Patrick Cormac - Captain
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*[[Shay Cormac]] - Captain (1752 – unknown)
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*[[Liam O'Brien]] - First Mate (1752 – 1755)
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*[[Christopher Gist]] - First Mate (1756 – unknown)
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==Notable conflicts==
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During the Seven Years' War, the ''Morrigan'' sunk several [[ship]]s under the command of the Assassins, pirates and the [[French Navy]]. Among them were several legendary ships.
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*''[[Argonaut]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
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*''[[Cauldron]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
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*''[[Couronne]]'' - Sunk during the [[Battle of Labrador]].
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*''[[Equitas]]'' - Beached while pursuing [[Samuel Smith]].
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*''[[Experto Crede]]'' - Beached while pursuing Adéwalé.
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*''[[Formidable]]'' - Sunk during the [[Battle of Quiberon Bay]].
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*''[[Gerfaut]]'' - Sunk while pursuing Chevalier de la Vérendrye.
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*''[[Pilgrim]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
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*''[[Sceptre]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
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*''[[Storm Fortress]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
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==Behind the scenes==
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===Upgrades===
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Through [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Rogue)|crafting]], Shay could upgrade the ''Morrigan'' in a number of ways to enhance its weapons strength, hull durability, speed, cargo hold, and crew capacity, and whaling equipment.
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===Ship cosmetics===
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A wide variety of figureheads, sail designs and wheels are available for the ''Morrigan''.
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====Figureheads====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="800px" style="text-align:center;"
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! width="1%" |Image
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! width="1%" |Name
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! width="5%" |Description
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! width="5%" |Availability
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|-
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|
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!Black Shadow figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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![[Mermaid]] figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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![[Harpy]] skull figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Experto Crede figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!The Falcon figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Blackbeard's figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!The Aquila's figurehead
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|
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|Crafting
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|}
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====Sails====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="800px" style="text-align:center;"
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! width="1%" |Image
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! width="1%" |Name
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! width="5%" |Description
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! width="5%" |Availability
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|-
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|
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!Red-striped sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Gray sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Black Shadow sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Black and Red sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Elite sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!The Queen Anne's Revenge sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!The Aquila's sails
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|
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|Crafting
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|}
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====Wheels====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="800px" style="text-align:center;"
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! width="1%" |Image
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! width="1%" |Name
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! width="5%" |Description
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! width="5%" |Availability
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|-
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|
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!Black Shadow wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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![[Ivory]] wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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![[Blackwood]] wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!James Cook's wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Elite wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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|
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!Blackbeard's wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|-
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!The Aquila's wheel
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|
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|Crafting
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|}
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===Trivia===
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*The ''Morrigan''{{'}}s default sails and figurehead featured intricate [[Wolf|wolves]] in their design.
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*The ship was named after the [[Ireland|Irish]] goddess [[Morrigan (deity)|Morrigan]], as referenced in the descriptions of the Wolf wheel and Wolf figurehead.
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*The quotes and dialogues of the ''Morrigan''{{'}}s crew change when Shay reclaims the ship from the Assassins, showing that the crew members that Gist recruited replaced those serving the Assassins. Also, the uniforms and appearances of the crew members change.
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*Like the ''Jackdaw'', the ''Morrigan''{{'}}s equipment at elite level, including puckle guns and mortars, are plated gold but the cannons' appearance does not change. The burning oil barrels become reddish-brown. The Elite hull upgrade gives the ''Morrigan'' a crimson colored hull with silver plating on the hull and deck.
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*The ''Morrigan'' presents cannons on her top deck, despite this being historically inaccurate due to the hazards they present while sailing the ship. The inconsistence is overlooked as a way to display upgrade progression. The same happens with the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' and the ''[[Aquila]]''.
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*In "[[A Long Walk and a Short Drop]]", the flag Shay cuts down from the ''Morrigan''{{'}}s mast bears the [[Assassin insignia]], even though the flag he flew during his Assassin years did not have such an insignia. It's possible the Assassins switched the flag in the period that Shay was believed dead. Also, despite being a [[Privateers|Privateer]] ship working for the French Navy, it flew the Royal Navy flag in its fore mast.
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*If the ''Morrigan'' was fully upgraded with its default wolf sails and figurehead, her appearance became very similar to [[pirate hunters|pirate hunter]] [[brig]]s that the pirate [[Edward Kenway]] faced in his time.
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*Historically, carronades were not available aboard naval ships until at least the 1770s.
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*Despite promotional materials referring to the ''Morrigan''{{'}}s weapons as "advanced Templar weapons", all of its armaments were acquired during its time as an Assassin vessel, with carronades already equipped when it was a Royal Navy vessel, before that.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
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ACRG Morrigan.jpg|The ''Morrigan''{{'}}s armaments
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File:Naval_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).png|The ''Morrigan's'' British Naval Ensign.
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</gallery>
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{ACRG}}
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[[pt-br:Morrigan]]
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[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]
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[[Category:Pirate ships]]
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[[Category:Assassin ships]]
 
[[Category:Templar ships]]
 
[[Category:Templar ships]]
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[[Category:Privateer ships]]
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[[Category:Ships]]

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The Morrigan was a heavily modified brigantine, captained by the Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac, during the Seven Years' War.

History

Up until its capture by Shay Cormac in 1752, the Morrigan served as a smugglers’ vessel in the North Atlantic. Following the rescue of Chevalier de la Vérendrye, a French-Canadian Assassin operating in the area, by Shay Cormac and Liam O'Brien from the aforementioned smugglers, the Morrigan was seized by Cormac for use in the Assassin fleet.[1]

The vessel quickly saw action, when it rescued Chevalier's Gerfaut, which had come under attack from several more, smaller vessels.[1]

Men o' War 14

Shay and the Templars aboard the HMS Pembroke

During Shay’s mission to the Lisbon Temple, the Morrigan remained behind, and eventually passed into the hands of another Assassin following Shay’s supposed death. Months later, she was stationed in New York City, when Shay Cormac and his new allies, the Templars Christopher Gist and George Monro aided him in its re-capture. From this point onward, the Morrigan served Shay’s in his Templar duties, aiding the Templar-supported British Royal Navy in their conflict with the French.[1]

Such duties included capturing French settlements in the River Valley and North Atlantic Ocean, eliminating the Colonial Assassins' presence in the region, and liberating several groups of native Iroquois. In addition to this, the Morrigan traveled the globe to aid Britain's, and by extension the Templars', efforts in the Seven Year' War. These efforts saw her destroying a number of well-known warships.[1]

Cold Fire 3

The Morrigan engaging the Assassin ships

In 1758 the Morrigan pursued the warship of the pirate-turned-Assassin Adéwalé, the Experto Crede, newly arrived from the Caribbean, and forced it to beach in Vieille Carrière. Two years later, during Shay’s pursuit of Achilles Davenport to the Arctic Temple, she encountered Chevalier’s Gerfaut once more, and this time managed to sink the Man O' War in open combat.[1]

Armaments

With the ship's armaments and equipment funded by the wealth of the Templar Order, the Morrigan was one of the most advanced warships of her time; she was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry such as puckle guns, carronades, and burning oil. She also possessed the standard armaments including 34 broadside cannons (with 17 on each side), mortars, and an ice-breaker ram. Despite her smaller amount of cannons on board compared to the Jackdaw (23 cannons on each side), the Morrigan made up for this with the ability to fire twice in quick succession before reloading, allowing her to possess more speed and firepower. Due to the Morrigan's sleek design, she was much faster and more maneuverable than several other ships while still maintaining above average firepower for a ship of her size.[1]

Crew

Notable conflicts

During the Seven Years' War, the Morrigan sunk several ships under the command of the Assassins, pirates and the French Navy. Among them were several legendary ships.

Behind the scenes

Upgrades

Through crafting, Shay could upgrade the Morrigan in a number of ways to enhance its weapons strength, hull durability, speed, cargo hold, and crew capacity, and whaling equipment.

Ship cosmetics

A wide variety of figureheads, sail designs and wheels are available for the Morrigan.

Figureheads

Image Name Description Availability
Black Shadow figurehead Crafting
Mermaid figurehead Crafting
Harpy skull figurehead Crafting
Experto Crede figurehead Crafting
The Falcon figurehead Crafting
Blackbeard's figurehead Crafting
The Aquila's figurehead Crafting

Sails

Image Name Description Availability
Red-striped sails Crafting
Gray sails Crafting
Black Shadow sails Crafting
Black and Red sails Crafting
Elite sails Crafting
The Queen Anne's Revenge sails Crafting
The Aquila's sails Crafting

Wheels

Image Name Description Availability
Black Shadow wheel Crafting
Ivory wheel Crafting
Blackwood wheel Crafting
James Cook's wheel Crafting
Elite wheel Crafting
Blackbeard's wheel Crafting
The Aquila's wheel Crafting

Trivia

  • The Morrigan's default sails and figurehead featured intricate wolves in their design.
  • The ship was named after the Irish goddess Morrigan, as referenced in the descriptions of the Wolf wheel and Wolf figurehead.
  • The quotes and dialogues of the Morrigan's crew change when Shay reclaims the ship from the Assassins, showing that the crew members that Gist recruited replaced those serving the Assassins. Also, the uniforms and appearances of the crew members change.
  • Like the Jackdaw, the Morrigan's equipment at elite level, including puckle guns and mortars, are plated gold but the cannons' appearance does not change. The burning oil barrels become reddish-brown. The Elite hull upgrade gives the Morrigan a crimson colored hull with silver plating on the hull and deck.
  • The Morrigan presents cannons on her top deck, despite this being historically inaccurate due to the hazards they present while sailing the ship. The inconsistence is overlooked as a way to display upgrade progression. The same happens with the Jackdaw and the Aquila.
  • In "A Long Walk and a Short Drop", the flag Shay cuts down from the Morrigan's mast bears the Assassin insignia, even though the flag he flew during his Assassin years did not have such an insignia. It's possible the Assassins switched the flag in the period that Shay was believed dead. Also, despite being a Privateer ship working for the French Navy, it flew the Royal Navy flag in its fore mast.
  • If the Morrigan was fully upgraded with its default wolf sails and figurehead, her appearance became very similar to pirate hunter brigs that the pirate Edward Kenway faced in his time.
  • Historically, carronades were not available aboard naval ships until at least the 1770s.
  • Despite promotional materials referring to the Morrigan's weapons as "advanced Templar weapons", all of its armaments were acquired during its time as an Assassin vessel, with carronades already equipped when it was a Royal Navy vessel, before that.

Gallery

Appearances

References