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The ship that would be known as Queen Anne's Revenge was a 200-ton vessel believed to have been built in 1710. She was handed over to René Duguay-Trouin and employed in his service for some time before being converted into a slave ship, then operated by the leading slave trader René Montaudin of Nantes, until sold in 1713 in Peru or Chile.
Historical records tell us that the ship, christened La Concorde, was built sometime around 1710 near the French port of Nante. It was owned by a merchant named Rene Montaudoin, who initially used the ship for privateering during the War of Spanish Succession.
Jan 20, 2019 · On November 17, 1717, Blackbeard captured La Concorde, a French slaving vessel. He realized that it would make a perfect pirate ship. It was large yet fast and big enough to mount 40 cannons on board. He renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge: the name referred to Anne, Queen of England and Scotland (1665-1714).
Queen Anne’s Revenge. Written By Kellie Slappey. During the early 1700s, the Pirate Blackbeard terrorized the seas off the coast of North Carolina and became a notorious villain. His vessel, The Queen Anne’s Revenge, was equally infamous. In 1716, Blackbeard served as part of the Benjamin Hornigold’s crew.
A Queen in the Caribbean. Late in the fall of 1717, the pirates made their way to the eastern Caribbean. It was here, off the island of Martinique, that Blackbeard and his fellow pirates captured the French slaveship La Concorde -- a vessel he would keep as his flagship and rename Queen Anne's Revenge.
Jan 22, 2022 · On 22 November 1718, six months after Queen Anne’s Revenge had been run aground and abandoned, a bloody battle brought Blackbeard’s rule to an end.
Before being taken by Blackbeard in November 1717, the ship most popularly known as Queen Anne’s Revenge was a French slave ship called La Concorde de Nantes. 39 The ship was a 100 foot long frigate with three masts, and had either been built for or purchased by René Montaudouin in 1710. 40 Montaudouin was a prominent French slave trader ...
