Ships in My Little Pony

[cider float 2,535]

Since they have trains I supposed they will have ships to ride on sea voyages soon.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

They do have airships. Ponyville and Canterlot are land locked. Aside from rivers, we haven't seen any hint of a large body of water yet.

[A Joe in the Bush 255]

You might want to specify that you're talking about naval ships. I came here because i thought this was another shipping thread.

 

As for the actual topic of the thread, I'm not sure they need ships for anything, unless they have markets in other countries, which we've seen no evidence of.

 

EDIT:

They do have airships. Ponyville and Canterlot are land locked. Aside from rivers, we haven't seen any hint of a large body of water yet.

I stand corrected. Also, the Maps point out several Oceans.

Edited May 27, 2015 by The Only Joe

[CT-1138 3,180]

You might want to specify that you're talking about naval ships. I came here because i thought this was another shipping thread.

And I almost didn't come here because I thought it was another shipping thread.

 

 

As per the topic, I imagine there's ships of some sort in the Pony universe. For instance, the Saddle Arabians seem to come from a different part of the world from Equestria. If the pony world mirrors Earth in any way I think it does (Manehatten on the east coast, Las Pegasus in the west), then Saddle Arabia is an ocean away. Because we have already seen steam powered trains, and hot air balloon would probably take too long to cross oceans in an efficient manner, I think it stands to be logical that the pony world has steam powered ships.

 

We've also seen docks in Manehatten, so it's likely theres boats as well:

Edit: actually, I just noticed a sail boat and a tug boat in that picture,,so yes they likely have steam powered ships.

Edited May 27, 2015 by Dinos4Ever

[cider float 2,535]

 

Found this when I looked up boats in My Little Pony.

[Grepper 3,192]

No, I don't think I've ever seen any nautical ships in MLP, nor any large bodies of water. That's kind of odd, when I think about it.

Like everyone else, I assumed this thread was about romantic shipping.

[colt .45 259]

In "Pinkie Apple Pie" they turned the wagon into a boat after the wheels fell off. If they can just improvise boats out of wagons, then there must be at least some common knowledge of nautical vessels.

[RarityFan01 2,444]

Rarity takes Manehattan, Pinkie Apple Pie, they have ships/boats. 

[Wind Chaser 4,767]

And I almost didn't come here because I thought it was another shipping thread.

As per the topic, I imagine there's ships of some sort in the Pony universe. For instance, the Saddle Arabians seem to come from a different part of the world from Equestria. If the pony world mirrors Earth in any way I think it does (Manehatten on the east coast, Las Pegasus in the west), then Saddle Arabia is an ocean away. Because we have already seen steam powered trains, and hot air balloon would probably take too long to cross oceans in an efficient manner, I think it stands to be logical that the pony world has steam powered ships.

We've also seen docks in Manehatten, so it's likely theres boats as well:

Edit: actually, I just noticed a sail boat and a tug boat in that picture,,so yes they likely have steam powered ships.

In the Generosity song, Rarity is seen riding a ferryboat, which strangely enough looks very modern even against the anachronistic hodgepodge Equestria normally is.

 

[CT-1138 3,180]

Weird. Maybe that have diesel powered ships by now, then.  

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,703]

In the Generosity song, Rarity is seen riding a ferryboat, which strangely enough looks very modern even against the anachronistic hodgepodge Equestria normally is.

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The MLPFIM universe seems to take from various eras. There are medieval style homes, medieval style soldiers, modern skyscrapers, steam trains, horse drawn carriages, arcades, modern sound systems and coloured lights, rap music, electronic music, 1980s American fashion... Strange universe.

Edited May 27, 2015 by Tsaritsa Luna

[Wind Chaser 4,767]

Weird. Maybe that have diesel powered ships by now, then.

 

  

The MLPFIM universe seems to take from various eras. There are medieval style homes, medieval style soldiers, modern skyscrapers, steam trains, horse drawn carriages, arcades, modern sound systems and coloured lights, rap music, electronic music, 1980s American fashion... Strange universe.

It is a particularly strange occurrence as there is no other indication of gasoline, diesel, or natural gas power in Equestria, and the design looks like a Seastreak or New York Water Taxi ferry built in the 90s or 2000s. There's no fumes of any kind coming off the boat so I assume...magic?

[The Awesome One 1,314]

They do have ships and I think the most modern ones they have would probably be those that are of the royal guard. Steam powered iron-clads because I don't think they have gasoline or diesel engines yet.

[Mr. Mustang 647]

I'd say Equestria's navy would look a bit more along the lines of this.

 

USS Olympia Protected Cruiser

 

 

Give or take.

[cider float 2,535]

 

I was thinking wait there was an airship here twice but no sea ship.

 

But you know if there is airships there are seaships like those at Manehattan.

Edited May 28, 2015 by cidershield

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

I think ocean going vessels in Equestria would be powered by steam and magic, like the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000.

[colt_following 169]

FLUTTERPIE.

 

 

wrong ship. whoops.

 

 

In the IDW comics, theres an arc that prominently features a pirate ship. In fact, I can't really see why the WOULDN'T have naval transport... they've got plenty of water channels, like in Pinkie Apple Pie.

[I used to be a stranger 7,989]

In one of the IDM comics the mane cast goes on a high seas voyage on a sailing ship which looks somewhere between 15th and 18th century in terms of style, though I don't recall it having any cannons.