Quest Log

A True Naval Commander (Alliance)

A True Naval Commander is an Alliance-only quest for level 40 in Shadowmoon Valley. The quest's turn-in marker is in Shadowmoon Valley at 28.2, 10.6. It rewards 1 reward item, 675 experience and money. Completing it counts toward 1 achievement.

Description

Yes! Those are the blueprints I misplaced when I was fishing last week. These instructions match my prototype equipment one for one. Take this Blast Furnace and install it on one of our ships. This should let us break the naval blocade and expand our control of the Draenor seas.

Rewards

You will receive:

Rush Order: Shipyard

Oilx 1,000

Money1

Experience675 XP

Top Comments

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albinoetteJun 23, 2015+187via Wowhead

Building on LeiaSolo's comment on the Horde quest...
When I got this quest I only had two ships:

uncommon [ship=529.2] (H) | [ship=529.1] (A)

rare [ship=491.2] (H) | [ship=491.1] (A)

Each ship has two "equipment slots": one unlocks when a ship is rare quality, the 2nd unlocks at epic quality.
The item you have to equip only fits a certain slot, one that is already taken up on the rare ship by the ability [garrisonability=272]. The uncommon ship won't have any slots unlocked to place the ability [garrisonability=269].
So you have to click the item and apply it over the existing (used) slot on your rare ship to continue. Since previous quests were teaching you about ships being destroyed, it looks like this is the lesson about how to replace abilities and make modifications.

suffacateJun 23, 2015+15via Wowhead

Thank you. That looks like the only way to do this quest. It stumped me until I saw your post. lol

SpakyTwoJul 1, 2015+12via Wowhead

That is absolutely stupid

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Currency	Oil	1,000
Experience	XP	675
Money	Gold	1g 69s

Reward details

Items you receive

Rush Order: Shipyard

TypeMiscellaneous

Item level1

BindingBinds when picked up

UseRush Order: Shipyard

Requires level40

Sells to vendors for15 copper

Currency: Oil x 1,000

Found primarily in Tanaan Jungle, Oil is used to fuel naval missions.

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Shadowmoon Valley	Turn-in marker at 28.2, 10.6, 2 mapped points

World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Coordinates

Turn-inShadowmoon Valley 28.2, 10.6/way #539 28.2 10.6
Objective areaShadowmoon Valley 28.7, 10.8/way #539 28.7 10.8

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Shadowmoon Valley map

Naval Commander same spot
Destroying the Competition about 50 yards
If At First You Fail, Try Again! about 50 yards
Equipping Our Fleet about 50 yards
All Hands on Deck about 50 yards
Upgrading The Fleet about 60 yards
Naval Domination about 60 yards
Shipbuilding about 100 yards
Let's Get To Work about 100 yards
Ship Shape about 110 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shadowmoon Valley, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shadowmoon Valley:

Lunarfall (Alliance), Shadowmoon ValleyAlliance · about 360 yards south-east
Anchorite's Sojourn, TaladorAlliance · about 680 yards west
Terokkar Refuge, TaladorAlliance and Horde · about 1,300 yards west

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 30 yards east

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Quest Line

Where this quest fits

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance only · Shadowmoon Valley · Level 40.

A True Naval CommanderHorde only · Frostfire Ridge · Level 40

Also counted by Naval Mechanics

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

Other storylines on the Shadowmoon Valley map

The Exarch Council18 steps, starts with Migrant Workers
The Light of Karabor11 steps, starts with Darkness Falls
On the Shadow's Trail8 steps, starts with Meet Us at Starfall Outpost
Garrison Campaign9 steps, starts with Garrison Campaign: The Sargerei
The Dark Side of the Moon7 steps, starts with Into Twilight
Shadows Awaken6 steps, starts with A Hero's Welcome

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

Achievements

Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.

Naval MechanicsObtain all of the naval equipment blueprints listed below.5

Naval Mechanics: its criteria name 13 quests, this one included.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name A True Naval Commander. They differ in the faction/zone shown here.

Quest	Faction	Zone	ID
A True Naval Commander (this page)	Alliance	Shadowmoon Valley	39665
A True Naval Commander	Horde	Frostfire Ridge	39676

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A True Naval Commander (Alliance)

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