The ships have been proposed in Player ship selection 1st Half 2016. Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Portuguese, German built ships were encouraged. The time line was 1670-1825 acceptable, 1730-1790 preferred.   10 ships have been selected from their popularity, and 5 more selected to bring more choice.   2 ships will be selected by players votes (1 vote per player). Also 1 ship will be chosen by a developers wild card.   You can check the previous player selections here: Player selected