Leave the Helm: Relinquish control of the helm and revert back to normal boat command steering. This is only usable by unmounted characters. Take the Helm: Allows you to steer your vessel with your mouse. Retracted cannons are immune to enemy cannon fire but cannot fire until deployed. Retract the Cannons: This will deploy all retracted cannons. However, cannons must be deployed in order for them to shoot at the enemy. Deployed cannons are vulnerable to enemy fire. Deploy the Cannons: This will deploy all retracted cannons. This is a criminal action if innocent creatures or humans are hit with the resulting cannon fire.

Fire Right/Fire Starboard: Fires a cannon volley from the starboard-side cannons. Fire Left/Fire Port: Fires a cannon volley from the port-side cannons. This transports followers off of ships as well. This will move you off the boat and to your specified location. After speaking disembark, an aiming reticule will appear on your screen. Disembark: Speaking disembark while on a vessel will allow you to leave your current vessel. Followers will be moved to the ship along with you.

This command can also be accessed through the new vessel gump. The closest vessel to you is always chosen first. This only works if you are not currently on a ship. New Commands Embark: Speaking embark near a vessel your are a captain, officer or deckhand of will cause you to be transported to a random location on the deck. Turn About: Flips the nose of the ship around to face the other direction. Drop Anchor: Lower the anchor, to prevent movement commands from activating. Raise Anchor: Raise the anchor, allowing the ship to begin movement. Left: Travel to the left without turning the ship. Right: Travel to the right without turning the ship. Forward Right: Travel in a Forward Right direction. Forward Left: Travel in a Forward Left direction. The permissions menu, as well as other useful Ship information and controls can be accessed by double clicking on the 'Tillerman'. They also cannot be controlled by other players without your specific permission. This means that upon dying, your Ship will remain in your inventory. This is due to the very high cost of the boats. Ship deeds and Dry-docked ships are blessed. They are commonly used by players proficient in Fishing, by Treasure Hunters doing Message in a Bottle, by explorers finding new lands and by those wishing to engage in battles over Whirlpools. Ships are used on water to sail across the ocean. Ships can be purchased from Shipwrights and Galleons can be crafted with the Carpentry skill. Ships have been in Ultima Online Forever since it's launch but in the most recent Naval Warfare Reborn expansion, they have been heavily rehauled and new content was added.

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