Jackdaw

"This country here is my best chance, country called Jackdaw, where i know the names of all citizens and mine and we work together. Not always out of love but to keep our country to float."

―Adéwalé speaking of Jackdaw

The Jackdaw

The Jackdaw was a ship captained by the Assassin Edward Kenway, which he obtained with the help of his first mate Adéwalé, during his time as a privateer and pirate.

Schematics

The Jackdaw was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had 26 sails. Accompanying this, the Jackdaw initially had six cannons with additional slots for another fifty, and could employ additional upgrades such as four swivel guns, explosive mines, round shot, heated shot, chain shot, and naval rams. It was also equipped with a diving bell for when Edward explored the seafloor.

Upgradable Weapons & Ammunition 

Weapons

1. Cannons (Bow, Broadside, Sets)
2. Heavy Shot (Standard, Reinforced)
3. Swivel Guns (Reinforced)
4. Mortars (Standard, Reinforced, Bronze)
5. Fire Barrels (Standard, Enhanced)
6. Ram (Standard, Reinforced, Heavy)
7. Chain Shot (Standard, Enhanced)

Ammunition

1. Rounds (Lead, Iron, Incendiary)
2. Amount of Damage Caused
3. Ammunition Capacity

Customizations 

Sails

1. Flower Sails
2. Black and Red Sails
3. Grey Sails
4. Diamond Sails
5. Gilded Sails
6. Queen Anne's Revenge Sails
7. The Royal Fortune's Sails
8. The Benjamin's Sails
9. The Aquilas Sails
10. The Spit-Blood Sails
11. Blood Skull Sails

Figureheads

1. Jackdaw Figurehead
2. Aries Figurehead
3. Phoenix Figurehead
4. Mermaid Figurehead
5. Gargoyle Figurehead

Wheel

1. Ivory Wheel
2. Iron Wheel

Hull

1. Standard
2. Reinforced

Exploration Upgrades

Diving Bell

Once Edward upgrades the Jackdaw with a Diving Bell, he will be able to explore sunken treasures where he'll find money, rare items and most importantly blueprints for more upgrades. Diving bell has infinite oxygen to recover but while searching treasures on shipwrecks there are a few barrels for breathing but only for one-use.

Trivia

• Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a jackdaw is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.
• Darby McDevitt mentioned the Jackdaw's name was also a reference to the fable of the Eagle and the Jackdaw.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Jackdaw in combat with another vessel
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  Edward whale hunting, while on board the Jackdaw
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  The Jackdaw off the coast of an island
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  The Jackdaw in combat with another vessel
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  The Jackdaw in combat during a storm
• Developmental artwork depicting the Jackdaw
  Developmental artwork depicting the Jackdaw
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  Edward in his captain's quarters of the Jackdaw