How long did it take to build a ship?

[Jack the Quick]

I realized recently that in Redwall, instead of just building their own ship, the characters always seemed to steal or go join another ship, even if it took several seasons to do so. So that brought up a question. How long did it take to build a ship?

[The Skarzs]

I don't know for certain, but after a quick Google search, it seems like one to two years was pretty standard- Even nowadays (though the ships are much much larger), and with modern technology, two years is about average.

[Sebias of Redwall]

I don't know for certain, but after a quick Google search, it seems like one to two years was pretty standard- Even nowadays (though the ships are much much larger), and with modern technology, two years is about average.

Hmm two years? I wonder if that would count as two seasons for the Woodlanders or would that be eight seasons?

[The Grey Coincidence]

Well it could be both? As in, two autumns, winters, summers and springs, so eight seasons- but also be two seasons?

[Jack the Quick]

Bigger ships and modern technology cancel each other out, so I would say two years would make sense, like you two said. But you're right, would two years be two seasons or eight seasons?

[The Grey Coincidence]

I would say two seasons since I think 'seasons' the time word are years.

[Jack the Quick]

Yes, just put into the word 'seasons' to highlight the difference.

[Steelinghades]

I realized recently that in Redwall, instead of just building their own ship, the characters always seemed to steal or go join another ship, even if it took several seasons to do so. So that brought up a question. How long did it take to build a ship?

It's highly varied from anywhere from 2-5 years for eighteenth century ships of the line to One day for the Venetian Arsenal in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

[Jack the Quick]

Hmmm. All of your points seem accurate, though sometimes they waited longer than two seasons to steal a ship. Steelinghades, your point makes a little bit of extra sense becauseRedwall is set at around that time, and I don't think anyone ever waited more than 5 seasons for a ship, though they might've.