Quote Originally Posted by anders View Post
regarding the crew, the ships should probably start out with a skeleton crew only capable of a minimum of manouvre( and certainly no combat)( in norwegian, your crew on a captured ship would be a prize crew, is that so in english too?) when they come into your hands after capture, and need retraining( and repairs) in your docks to reach full strength.
Agreed. I think that any enemy ships you capture should have to automatically put in to the nearest friendly port for repairs and to take on a full crew complement before putting back to sea as part of your navy. (Yes, it's called a "prize crew" in English as well. )