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In *Civilization V*, the Work Boat is a naval unit that can be used to improve water resources. However, it cannot enter ocean tiles until Astronomy is discovered, and it is immediately destroyed if an enemy enters its tile. Transport ships are not a feature in *Civ 5*, so land units cannot be loaded onto boats. Instead, they can simply move into the water and build their own transports.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Transport ships | Not a thing in Civ 5 or 6 |
| Embark feature | Land units can become a transport to travel across water |
| Work Boat | A naval unit that can only be constructed in coastal cities |
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What You'll Learn
Civ 5 doesn't have transport ships
Civ 5 does not have transport ships. Instead, land units can move into the water and build their own transports. This is known as the 'Embark' feature. This means that you need to have a wide and varied navy. You can still attack out of boats, but it incurs a penalty.
The Work Boat is a naval unit, which means that it can only be constructed in coastal cities. It can be used to improve water resources such as Fish and Whales (+1 Food), Pearls (+1 Gold), and Oil (+3 Production). The Work Boat is consumed when it constructs the improvement, so improving multiple water resources will require multiple Work Boats. Work Boats can't enter ocean tiles until Astronomy is discovered. Work Boats cannot engage in combat and are immediately destroyed if an enemy enters their tile, so use them immediately or defend them if there's danger nearby.
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Civ 5's Embark feature lets land units become transports
Embarked units are tough, so they may not need to be escorted. However, if you want to, you can move a galley or another ship on top of an embarked unit and link them with the chain button.
Playing as Songhai allows embarked units to defend themselves. You can also attack out of boats, but this incurs a penalty. England's special power gives +2 movement to embarked land units.
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Civ 5's Work Boat is a naval unit
In Civ 5, embarked units can't be loaded onto ships. Instead, land units can move into the water and build their own transports. There is an Embark feature where your land units can become a transport to travel across water. Transport ships are not a thing in Civ 5.
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Civ 5's Work Boat can be used to improve water resources
Civ 5's Work Boat is a naval unit that can be used to improve water resources. It can only be constructed in coastal cities and is consumed when it constructs an improvement. This means that improving multiple water resources will require multiple Work Boats.
Work Boats can be used to improve water resources such as Fish and Whales (+1 Food), Pearls (+1 Gold), and Oil (+3 Production). They can also be used to harvest seafood, whale, and oil.
Work Boats cannot enter ocean tiles until Astronomy is discovered. They cannot engage in combat and are immediately destroyed if an enemy enters their tile, so use them immediately or defend them if there's danger nearby.
There is no way to load units onto a boat in Civ 5. Instead, land units can move into the water to "embark" and build their own transports.
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Civ 5's Work Boat is consumed when it constructs an improvement
In *Civilization V*, the Work Boat is a naval unit that can only be constructed in coastal cities. It can be used to improve water resources such as fish and whales (+1 food), pearls (+1 gold), and oil (+3 production).
The Work Boat is consumed when it constructs an improvement, so improving multiple water resources will require multiple Work Boats. Work Boats cannot enter ocean tiles until Astronomy is discovered. They also cannot engage in combat and are immediately destroyed if an enemy enters their tile, so use them immediately or defend them if there's danger nearby.
In Civ 5, embarked units can become a transport to travel across water. Land units can move into the water to embark and build their own transports.
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Frequently asked questions
You can't. Work boats are naval units that can only be constructed in coastal cities.
Work boats can be used to improve water resources such as fish, whales, pearls and oil.
Work boats are consumed when they construct an improvement, so improving multiple water resources requires multiple work boats.
