Punisher

HMS Punisher - 46-gun Naval Frigate, Mercy-class
Captain: Lewis McLain

Commissioned: December 16th, 1720

Stationed: Santa Catalina

The Punisher is a state-of-the-art, front-line naval refit frigate. With a deck of twenty-eight 18lb guns and a true half-deck of 8lb'ers, she sits right at the top of the fifth-rate class. Though her hull is a refit of the classic Defiant-class warship, her sail plan, planking and armament layout were modeled in part on those of the Predator - the first true super-frigate. The result is an uncompromising combination of speed, resilience, and of course punishing firepower.

Major Actions
Battle - 1720 - December 16 - The Capture of New Orleans (a.k.a. - Captain Lapenotiere's Christmas Present) - This was the first major action for the Punisher - its orders to New Orleans came so soon after being launched, her advanced custom rigging had not yet been installed. Nonetheless she had little trouble keeping up with her detachment leader in the battle. This was also Captain McLain's first port battle.

Picture Gallery
A sight the enemy of King George will quickly learn to fear.

It took only one broadside apiece to turn these pirate scouts into derelicts.

Forming up at New Orleans; Captains Wick and Pastile are alongside.

Modern Namesake
All of Captain McLain's commands are named in part after modern combat aircraft.

The Punisher was the name of an RAF Lancaster heavy bomber that flew in the final months of WWII as the Squadron Leader of 83rd Squadron, Bomber Group 5. The Punisher flew 37 sorties, most famously leading the Pathfinder flight for the firebombing of Dresden on Feb. 15th, 1945.