How would magic interact with late TL5 naval warfare? & Campaign idea

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Rupert

Warrior's coal bunkers held 853 long tone of coal ... Warrior would need ten stokers working whenever steaming to feed the boilers (as she had ten boilers that works out nicely), plus ten more to move coal once the bunkers right by the boilers have been emptied, and possibly another set of ten when using the coal from the furthermost bunkers (or a half-set and have them move the distant coal as soon as there's space for it in the nearer bunkers). All this per shift, but golems don't work in shifts, so we don't need to worry about that.

As a reality check, HMS Warrior's actual crew complement included 66 "stokers and trimmers" (along with 2 Chief Engineers and 10 engineers). The "trimmers" had the job of moving coal around between bunkers to maintain the ship's trim. So, 20-30 per shift is about right.

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

As a reality check, HMS Warrior's actual crew complement included 66 "stokers and trimmers" (along with 2 Chief Engineers and 10 engineers). The "trimmers" had the job of moving coal around between bunkers to maintain the ship's trim. So, 20-30 per shift is about right.

Thanks. Do you have an online source for that? I did a search and couldn't find a breakdown of Warrior's crew by role.

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Rupert

Thanks. Do you have an online source for that? I did a search and couldn't find a breakdown of Warrior's crew by role.

Portsmouth's tourist page on the Warrior, with that number confirmed and more details on the entire crew complement listed by one Ship Spotter Steve.