Gerfaut

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The '''''Gerfaut''''' was the personal [[Man O' War]] of [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]] during the [[Seven Years' War]].

==History==
In 1752, de la Vérendrye, accompanied by fellow [[Assassins]] [[Liam O'Brien]] and [[Shay Cormac]], arranged to meet with a group of smugglers near [[Port-Menier]]. However, while Liam and Shay made their way to the island to gather supplies, the ''Gerfaut'' was attacked by [[Royal Navy]] vessels. As a result, de la Vérendrye and his men were forced to abandon the [[Ships|ship]], while the smugglers were captured.

The ''Gerfaut'' was subsequently saved from destruction by Shay, who used his own recently-acquired {{Wiki|sloop-of-war}}, the ''[[Morrigan]]'', to fight off several [[Schooner|schooners]] and [[Gunboat|gunboats]]. De la Vérendrye ran into trouble again in 1754, managing to sink three enemy ships, but suffering a lot of damage to his own vessel in the process. As such, he had to have it repaired at [[St. John's]] while he joined Shay in his pursuit of [[Templars|Templar]] [[Samuel Smith]].

When Shay later turned his back on the Assassins and attempted to flee the [[Davenport Homestead]] with the [[Voynich manuscript]], de la Vérendrye used the ''Gerfaut''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mortars to deter him, to no avail. In 1760, [[Achilles Davenport]] tasked de la Vérendrye with creating a diversion at sea, in the hope of delaying or even preventing Shay from following the [[Mentor]] and Liam as they sailed for a [[Arctic Temple|nearby]] [[Isu|First Civilization]] [[Temples|Temple]]. Although the ''Gerfaut ''was able to ambush the ''Morrigan'' in the middle of a field of icebergs and a fierce blizzard, she ended up losing the fight and was boarded by Shay. After a short skirmish, the Templar killed de la Vérendrye and sunk the ''Gerfaut'' before resuming his pursuit of Achilles.

==Trivia==
*Like several other Assassin-allied ships, the ''Gerfaut''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> name has an avian connection: the French word translates to "{{Wiki|Gyrfalcon|gerfalcon}}", the largest member of the falcon genus.
*Mortars are not that effective against the Gerfaut, but ramming it with an icebreaker ram would deal a large amount of damage unlike other Man O' War.
*The ''Gerfaut''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s figurehead bore resemblance to the [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] figurehead obtained by [[Edward Kenway]] during his time in the [[Caribbean]].
*The ''Gerfaut'' was able to hold over 100 cannons with 12 or more being used as chase cannons.
*The ''Gerfaut'' is identical to ''[[El Impoluto]]'' in terms of appearance, except for coloring.
*Historically, de La Vérendrye was not known to command a ship called the ''Gerfaut''. The [[Frigate|frigate]] on which he died during his last voyage was named the ''Auguste''.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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