<p>As long as you observe the usual Catan distance rule (2 paths between settlements) you can use a Settler Ship to build a settlement on any unoccupied intersection where all the adjacent hexes have been discovered.</p>
<p>This is set out in the <a href="https://www.catan.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/catan_e_p_2020_merged_200707.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rules</a> for <em>Scenario 1: Land ho!</em> on page 5 of the <em>Catan: Explorers &amp; Pirates</em> rulebook:</p>
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<p><strong>Building a Settlement with the Aid of a Settler Ship</strong><br />
If either end of one of your settler ships points toward
the corner of a terrain hex, you may build a
settlement there.</p>
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<p>The additional note on the same page relating to building settlements upon discovering unexplored territories is just noting that Settler Ships are the only way to gain a foothold on the newly discovered territories.</p>
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<p>In the Catan Explorers and Pirates expansion, settler ships can convert to settlements upon discovering unexplored territories. Can settler ships also convert to settlements on the starting island?</p>

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# Settler ships on the starting island

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-22)

In the Catan Explorers and Pirates expansion, settler ships can convert to settlements upon discovering unexplored territories. Can settler ships also convert to settlements on the starting island?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-22. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

As long as you observe the usual Catan distance rule (2 paths between settlements) you can use a Settler Ship to build a settlement on any unoccupied intersection where all the adjacent hexes have been discovered.

This is set out in the [rules](https://www.catan.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/catan_e_p_2020_merged_200707.pdf) for *Scenario 1: Land ho!* on page 5 of the *Catan: Explorers & Pirates* rulebook:

> **Building a Settlement with the Aid of a Settler Ship**  
> If either end of one of your settler ships points toward
> the corner of a terrain hex, you may build a
> settlement there.

The additional note on the same page relating to building settlements upon discovering unexplored territories is just noting that Settler Ships are the only way to gain a foothold on the newly discovered territories.

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