Galleons and their respective variants.
There is a great number of ships available in the current game, plenty to play around with. And forgive me if I am ignorant to the plans to add these or potentially as many ships as the developers can handle, but I think these ships are so beautiful and versatile that they should be singled out for special attention in the shipyards.
Their versatility comes in that they are warships, but can be fast (as in the race-built) as well as strong, or they can serve as all but impregnable guns
Sorry for off-topic response, edited!
Galleons are not merely an older version of the game's ships, but an entirely different vessel. They represented an old era of naval warfare based on boarding tactics that is simply incompatible with the game. Galleons were slow, poor sailors brimming with soldiers to board other galleons and carry them in that action. Naval Action's ships are designed for sailing and gunnery performance, with 1650-1820 naval tactics in mind.
