Corsair Cove How to Get Swabbies

Swabbies are the basic crew type in Corsair Cove. The collected data lists them as tier 1 crew, shows them crewing the Landlubber, and connects their upkeep to Stew and Booze.

What the sources confirm

The collected crew table lists Swabbies as crew available at tier 1, with Galley and Tavern connected to their needs. It also lists Stew and Booze as their upkeep resources. The ship table lists the Landlubber with 15 Swabbies. It also shows later ships may still include Swabbie requirements alongside more advanced crew types.

How they fit into ships

Ships are built at piers and then used on the World Map for events, raids, exploration, story progress, and combat against the Crown. The collected ship data lists 29 ships, 6 ship tiers, and crew types that scale from Swabbies into more demanding specialists with higher upkeep needs. The official guide says ship stats, crew requirements, and resource costs appear in ship selection.

Collected guide data says Swabbies can crew any ship but do not provide the same bonuses as advanced pirates. Fully crewing with advanced pirates is described as much stronger, but exact stat math should be checked against the current patch. Further detail is not confirmed.

What still needs verification

The source set does not provide a clean official button-by-button hiring flow for Swabbies. It confirms their role, tier, upkeep, and ship requirements, but the precise unlock UI is not confirmed. Before publishing a final checklist, verify whether Swabbies are hired at a specific building, assigned through the pier, or managed through the ship interface in the current version.