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The '''Pewternaut''' is a class of [[steel]]-hulled warships from [[Scadrial]]. They were developed by Lord Mayor [[Bastien Severington]] of [[Bilming]] along with Dr. [[Florin Malin]] around {{date|342|PC}}.{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|''The New Ascendancy'' broadsheet}}
 
They are heavily- armored warships with reinforced hulls, electronicelectrical range-findersrangefinders, and a total armament of sixteen 12-inch naval artillery guns, with a range of 16 miles. They are capable of reaching a top speed of 24 miles an hour. The Pewternaut represented a significant technological advancement compared to the [[Wikipedia: clipper| clipper]] ships typically in use around the Basin.{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|''The New Ascendancy'' broadsheet}}
 
Senator [[Inis Julien]] and other members of a delegation from [[Elendel]] that were invited to the unveiling of the ships publicly mocked them as unnecessary.{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|''The New Ascendancy'' broadsheet}} This likely contributed to growing anti-Elendel sentiment in other cities, some of it incited by Lord Severington.{{book ref|mb6|15}}
 
Under the covert direction of [[Telsin]] and the [[Set]], Bilming continued building up its fleet and developing its weaponry in the following years, supposedly under Elendel's control, but in actuality clearly for its own purposes.{{book ref|mb7|19}}
 
In {{date|348|PC}}, Telsin used the Pewternaut A16 as a backup method of bringing a powerful bomb from Bilming to Elendel after the original rocket-based system failed to work.{{book ref|mb7|66}} Using the Pewternaut meant that the bomb could not be blocked by train or road closures, but [[Wax]] and [[Wayne]] were able to prevent the bomb from properly detonating.{{book ref|mb7|69}}{{book ref|mb7|71}}
 
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