Careening is a technology in Age of Empires II available at the Dock upon reaching the Castle Age. Once researched, it increases the pierce armor of all ships by +1.
Dry Dock is the further upgrade of this technology.
Further statistics[]
| Civilization bonuses | |
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| Resource cost |  Chinese (-10%/-15% in the Castle/Imperial Age) Italians (-33%) Wu (-75%)
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| Research speed |  Persians (+15%/+20% in the Castle/Imperial Age) Wu (+300%)
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| Other |  Spanish (receive 20 gold after researching Careening) Wu (available in the Feudal Age)
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| Team bonuses | |
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| Research speed |  Portuguese (+25%)
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Changelog[]
The Age of Kings[]
- Careening increases the garrison capacity of Transport Ships by +5.
The Forgotten[]
- Italians: Careening is 50% cheaper.
Definitive Edition[]
- Portuguese: With update 42848, Careening is researched 30% faster as a civilization bonus.
Lords of the West[]
- Italians: With update 44725, Careening is 33% cheaper.
Dynasties of India[]
- Portuguese: With update 73855, Careening is researched 25% faster as a team bonus.
Chronicles: Battle for Greece[]
- With update 141935, Careening no longer improves Transport Ship garrison capacity.
History[]
| “ | Barnacles and seaweed attached themselves to the underside of wooden hulled ships over time. These "passengers" slowed the ship down as they spread across the hull, making the ships ever more inefficient. Ships of the age were careened periodically to scrap off these obstructions and reseal the bottom. Careening required unloading the ship, dragging it up onto a sandy beach sideways, and pulling it over to expose the bottom. Crewmen worked in shallow water scraping and resealing seams with new pitch. Careening was usually done in conjunction with tides to help float the ship off, and a ship needed to be careened twice to be cleaned on both sides. | ” |
| —The Age of Kings manual | ||
