The French Brigantine "Coque en Fer" or translated in English as "Iron Shell", is a light merchant vessel that makes birth in the colonial port of Martinique. Her defiant christening was an Idea of the cargo company's book keeper who saw a deficit in recruiting sailors to serve aboard some of the more vulnerable short hall vessels in the Caribbean. With no extra coin to spend on cannon or careening, the company anointed the vessel with a name that would instill an undeserved confidence in her crew and hesitation to potential buccaneers with an inexpensive embellishment to her reputation. This has given her crew a bit of
sang-froid attitude
they really can't afford. After months of success, awe struck by the ship's fortune the company has almost bought into its own
trompe l'œil. "Je ne sais quoi?" exclaimes the Company's owner Jean Maurice de Toulouse, How long would they have lasted on board a ship called "
papier mâché" No
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Port Side
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The Coque en Fer sports 8 Cannon for defense, her delusional crew have been warned not to go on the offensive on several occasions.
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The Fan Tail
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Starboard Side
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