Quest Log

A True Naval Commander (Horde)

A True Naval Commander is a Horde-only quest for level 40 in Frostfire Ridge. The quest's turn-in marker is in Frostfire Ridge at 42.1, 71.0. 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 blockade 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+209via Wowhead

Building on LeiaSolo's comment...
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.

LeiaSoloJun 23, 2015+34via Wowhead

If you look at your ships at your command table you'll see the Equipment Slots (only available when blue or purple). To install the blast furnace, drag the blast furnace into the Equipment Slot to take out what's there.

EsilennaJun 25, 2015+19via Wowhead

So, it 's a lesson in how to replace abilities without telling you that that's what you're supposed to do? I thought i had to find a boat in the shipyard and place it physically inside the boat. Seems stupid to me that I have to come to wowhead to find out how a how-to-use quest should be solved.

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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	Frostfire Ridge	Turn-in marker at 42.1, 71.0, 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-inFrostfire Ridge 42.1, 71.0/way #525 42.1 71.0
Objective areaFrostfire Ridge 40.0, 72.2/way #525 40.0 72.2

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 Frostfire Ridge map

Upgrading The Fleet same spot
Naval Domination same spot
If At First You Fail, Try Again! same spot
A Song of Frost and Fire about 60 yards
Naval Commander about 60 yards
Destroying the Competition about 60 yards
All Hands on Deck about 60 yards
Let's Get To Work about 90 yards
Shipbuilding about 90 yards
Ship Shape about 90 yards

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Frostfire Ridge:

Frostwall Garrison, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 420 yards north-east
Stonefang Outpost, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 790 yards north
Darkspear's Edge, Frostfire RidgeHorde · about 1,400 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 140 yards west

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: Horde only · Frostfire Ridge · Level 40.

A True Naval CommanderAlliance only · Shadowmoon Valley · Level 40

Also counted by Naval Mechanics

Its criteria name 13 quests; others include:

Other storylines on the Frostfire Ridge map

Thunder's Fall10 steps, starts with Securing the South
Foothold in a Savage Land14 steps, starts with A Song of Frost and Fire
On the Shadow's Trail8 steps, starts with Vouchsafe Our Arrival
Garrison Campaign8 steps, starts with Out of the Chains
Ga'nar's Vengeance6 steps, starts with Ga'nar's Vengeance
Defense of Wor'gol4 steps, starts with Save Wolf Home

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)	Horde	Frostfire Ridge	39676
A True Naval Commander	Alliance	Shadowmoon Valley	39665

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A True Naval Commander (Horde)

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