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Ship rig. Speed. 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) under full sail. 3 knots (3.5 mph; 5.6 km/h) under oar, without wind. Complement. 160 men. Armament. 34 light cannon. Adventure Galley, also known as Adventure, was an English merchant ship captained by Scottish sea captain William Kidd.
Adventure Galley William Kidd ( c. 1654 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd , was a Scottish privateer . Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City .
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Adventure Galley, also known as Adventure, was an English merchant ship captained by Scottish sea captain William Kidd. She was a type of hybrid ship that combined square rigged sails with oars to give her manoeuvrability in both windy and calm conditions.
May 19, 2024 · Kidd sailed from Deptford on his ship, the Adventure Galley, on February 27, 1696, called at Plymouth, and arrived at New York City on July 4 to take on more men. Avoiding the normal pirate haunts, he arrived by February 1697 at the Comoro Islands off East Africa.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On 30 January 1698, Captain Kidd, aboard his ship Adventure Galley, spotted Quedagh Merchant about 25 leagues from Cochin, and raced to catch up with it. After approximately four hours, Adventure Galley caught up with Quedagh and hoisted a French flag for its colours, and Kidd commanded the other captain to board his ship.
Aug 25, 2021 · Kidd’s ship for the expedition, also paid for by his sponsors, was the Adventure Galley. Purpose-built in Deptford, London, the 287-ton three-masted ship could pursue a target in all conditions thanks to its mix of square-rigged sails, lateen sail, and banks of oars (46 in total).
Howard Pyle's fanciful painting of Kidd and his ship, the Adventure Galley, in New York Harbor. Kidd killed one of his own crewmen on October 30, 1697. While Kidd's gunner, William Moore, was on deck sharpening a chisel, a Dutch ship hove in sight.
