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| Apr 5, 2017 at 20:41 | comment | added | Paul TIKI | @pluckedkiwi Also, a steel 2 man saw from the earlier sailors. A good diver can stay under for up to 10 minutes. even if you half that, get under the keel and saw straight up for say 3 minutes, even if they don't breech, they will severely weaken the keel. nothing says they are limited to just rocks. A hand drill, whatever. Anything to make a hole below the waterline, the bigger the better | |
| Apr 5, 2017 at 20:32 | comment | added | Paul TIKI | Sooo...How about a boat bomb. get one of the canoes up close with a large, makeshift black powder bomb. If any of the early sailors knew anything about black powder, it might be fairly easy to produce. A volcanic island might be a good source of sulfur, saltpeter can be had from urine, and if you can start a fire, you can get charcoal. As a technique...the USS Cole was hit by Yemini terrorists with exactly this technique and it cost 17 lives on a modern steel warship. | |
| Apr 5, 2017 at 19:05 | comment | added | pluckedkiwi | Sinking a frigate is not a simple matter (divers trying to scrape holes in the timbers with a rock won't do it), and those on the ships are not complete idiots with no concept of threats to their vessels. Even just getting up onto deck will be a huge challenge, much less effective boarding parties. Remember that the invaders are highly experienced in warfare and anticipating hostilities - they are not going to be surprised or unprepared. | |
| Apr 5, 2017 at 17:17 | history | answered | Paul TIKI | CC BY-SA 3.0 |