Steamer Transports won't move

[unmerged(110866)]

I built 10 Steamer Transports and deployed them in their home port. However, whenever I go to move them out to sea, I get the little black x that signals that a unit can't move there, and they I can't get them out of their home port.

All my other naval units work fine, including the old Clipper Transports.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

 

[unmerged(94581)]

Sorry I have no idea, but as a speculation: do steam ships consume coal when moving? If so, maybe you have none.

 

[unmerged(174561)]

maybe you're trying to move them into non-friendly waters?

 

[MannheimCouncil]

That sounds weird. You didn't build them at a lake or the Caspian Sea by chance?

There are no "unfriendly waters" and no coal is consumed when moving ships.

 

[Orm]

I've sometimes had the issue that if I click onto another stack of units when I order the movement it's not allowed. Are you perhaps doing that?

 

[Foxbyte]

Take a screenshot and post it on imgur.com or something? It is possible that home port is situated against a channel, and you're at war with the owner of it thus barring access. Or maybe ships can't disembark with 0 morale? Do ships start at 0 morale?

 

[lizardo]

Ships are always able to move.

There have been cases of 0 ship stacks, but even they move.