Kenway's Fleet: Trade Minigame Guide
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Kenway's Fleet: Trade Minigame Guide

Send captured ships on Atlantic trade routes for passive income and rare rewards. Which ships to assign, how to resolve disputes, and what's worth your time.

Kenway's Fleet is a metagame unlocked after Sequence 4, accessed from the Jackdaw's captain's cabin or any harbormaster. Captured ships you add to your fleet sail trade routes across the Atlantic, generating passive income and rare rewards in real time — even when you're not playing.

How It Works

  1. Capture ships via naval combat (choose "Add to Kenway's Fleet" when boarding).
  2. Access Fleet from the captain's cabin.
  3. Select trade routes (each has a danger level and reward). Assign ships matching the recommended firepower.
  4. Ships sail in real time (progress continues when you're offline).
  5. High-danger routes may trigger a turn-based naval combat minigame to resolve pirate attacks or storms.
  6. On completion, you earn money, goods, and sometimes rare rewards (elite blueprints, outfit unlocks).
The Fleet interface from the captain's cabin. The Atlantic map shows available routes, danger levels, and your ships' current missions.
The Fleet interface from the captain's cabin. The Atlantic map shows available routes, danger levels, and your ships' current missions.

Ship Quality Tiers

  • Schooners/Brigs: Low firepower, fast missions. Safe routes only.
  • Frigates: Balance of firepower and speed. Workhorses of your fleet.
  • Men o' War: Massive firepower but slow. Only for high-danger routes where combat is guaranteed.
The turn-based combat minigame resolves pirate encounters. Choose to fire, dodge, or brace — it's simple but adds flavor.
The turn-based combat minigame resolves pirate encounters. Choose to fire, dodge, or brace — it's simple but adds flavor.

Efficient Management Tips

  • Always have ships out on missions. Idle ships earn nothing.
  • Repair damaged ships promptly; damaged ships sent out get sunk.
  • The Great Inagua dock holds more ships than smaller ports. Upgrade dock capacity early.
  • Some rare blueprints and outfits (including the Governor's Outfit) are only available through Fleet missions.
  • Check in every few gameplay hours to resolve disputes and assign new missions.
Edward's captain's cabin on the Jackdaw. This is where you manage the fleet, change outfits, and review upgrades.
Edward's captain's cabin on the Jackdaw. This is where you manage the fleet, change outfits, and review upgrades.
High-danger routes pay more but risk losing ships. Don't send brigs on high-danger routes — frigates or men o' war only.
High-danger routes pay more but risk losing ships. Don't send brigs on high-danger routes — frigates or men o' war only.
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