Queen Anne's Revenge Essay

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Blackbeard was standing on the rim of the boat looking for somewhere to strike and rob the gold from someone else's ship. It was the first use of the Queen Anne’s Revenge… It got upgraded and was ready for whatever conflict it came across. The Queen Anne’s Revenge is a very adventurous ship which has interesting things to know, what it was, and if this ship has still present today… To start off, the Queen Anne’s Revenge is a pirate ship. Furthermore, the Queen Anne’s Revenge had belonged to Blackbeard, but when this ship was made, it wasn’t his property. Before, the ship's name was “La Concorde De Nantes”. The Ship was specifically made for slaves, but then Blackbeard stole it, upgraded to have 40 guns, a capacity of 300 pirates on the ship, and renamed it “Queen Anne’s Revenge”. In addition, this ship could carry 300 tons of pirate treasure and since it was 110 feet long, this ship was the largest one out of all the pirate ships created. Lastly, Queen Anne’s Revenge was well known for a victorious battle against “Scarborough”. (That was also another pirate ship) To conclude this subject, the Queen Anne’s revenge was a ship that had a big history of what it was built for, and it had went through a transformation for a bigger …show more content…
The Queen Anne’s Revenge had sunk in 1718 located in North Carolina, in Beaufort. Not only that, this ship had always had weapons such as spikes, or nails .Also, it was a flagship. A flagship is a main ship that belongs to a pirate, normally a captain. In this case, The Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard's ship. But, this ship originally belonged to a man named, “Benjamin Hornigold”. He was another pirate in charge of the ship before Blackbeard took it. As stated before, the ship was specially designed for slaves and Benjamin had been in charge of it. Lastly, the type of ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge is a “Guineaman”. So, there are quite a few things to know about this

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