Port

Port
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Economic Military
Civilization	Africans
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Trains ships Researches ship technologies Repairs nearby ships (10 hit points per second, range 12)
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Build time	20 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	2,500
Garrison	20 Fishing Ships
Line of Sight	34
XP build bounty	40
Anti-ship attack
Damage	15 (see Dock (Age of Empires III)#Attack)
Multipliers	×0.5 vs. Siege unit
Range	22
Rate of Fire	3.0
Notes
Anti-ship attack only available when garrisoned by Fishing Ships

“	Builds and upgrades Fishing Boats and warships. Repairs nearby ships.	”
—In-game description

The Port is an economic/military building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that replaces the Dock for African civilizations (Ethiopians and Hausa) and are identical in all but name and appearance.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Limit	Civ.
	Fishing Canoe	100 wood	1	99
	Battle Canoe	200 wood, 200 coin	–	5
	Cannon Boat	300 wood, 600 coin		2
	War Dhow	700 coin, 500 influence
	Xebec

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Gill Nets	90 wood, 90 coin	Fishing Canoes and Battle Canoes gather 15% faster
	Long Lines	200 wood, 200 coin	Fishing Canoes and Battle Canoes gather 30% faster; requires Gill Nets
	Heavy Riverboats	400 wood, 400 coin	Warships get +25% hit points
	River Skirmishes	500 wood, 500 coin	Warships get +25% attack; Fishing Canoes gain a ranged attack

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships (when garrisoned)
Weak vs.	Everything, especially Artillery and Monitors
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Other	Cherokee Basket Weaving (Gill Nets and Long Lines cost no wood)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Port
Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Africans British Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheap Docks Docks and Ports cost -25%, and their improvements cost less wood 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10

History

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Long before the early modern period, Africa's coasts were bustling hubs for vibrant international trade and commerce. North African ports date back to the Egyptian and Phoenician-Carthaginian civilizations of antiquity, while others, such as Berbera, Elmina, and Mombasa rose to prominence during the medieval period and onwards. Still others played a role in networks spanning the vast rivers that run throughout the African continent.

”