Manta

Manta Mantas, otherwise referred to by their creators as fliers, were a type of submersible barge used by sahuagin to transport both themselves and their ill-gotten gains.

Description
This vessel's surface-dweller name was derived from its resemblance to the creature of the same name. The name used by the sahuagin reflected its ability to gracefully traverse both the ocean's surface and underwater environments.

These vessels were typically constructed from salvaged shipwrecks, and the odd coastal wood. They could typically carry a crew of up to six hundred sahuagin or more. On average, a manta could traverse up to a day or, if need be,  a day at risk of exhausting the crew (equivalent to a forced march for surface dwellers). This feat was achieved by crew rotation, as two-thirds of the crew would actively be pushing the vehicle forward, while the remainder rested on top of the craft.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Rising Tide • Under Fallen Stars