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Captain Samuel Bellamy ( c. 23 February 1689 – 26 April 1717), later known as "Black Sam" Bellamy, was an English sailor turned pirate during the early 18th century. He is best known as the wealthiest pirate in recorded history, and one of the faces of the Golden Age of Piracy.
On the return leg of her maiden voyage of the triangle trade, Whydah Gally was captured by the pirate Captain Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy, beginning a new role in the Golden Age of Piracy. Bellamy sailed Whydah Gally up the coast of colonial America, capturing other ships as he
Feb 12, 2021 · Archaeologists in Cape Cod have recovered six skeletons from the ruins of the Whydah, a British pirate ship that sank during a 1717 storm with 146 men —and a trove of treasures—on board.
- Isis Davis-Marks
Feb 23, 2014 · In a year, Black Sam Bellamy and his crew raided 54 ships along the U.S. East Coast and the Caribbean. All in all they captured treasure worth $120 million today, according to Forbes magazine. That made him the top-earning pirate.
Sep 30, 2021 · Captain Samuel Bellamy, aka 'Black Sam' Bellamy (d. 1717), was a British pirate active during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Bellamy’s final ship Whydah was wrecked off Cape Cod in a storm, and the pirate captain drowned along with almost all of his crew.
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May 30, 2019 · Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy (ca.1689-1717) was an English pirate captain who terrorized the Caribbean for a few months in 1716-1717. He was captain of the Whydah, one of the most formidable pirate ships of the age.
In the evening of April 26, 1717, Captain Sam Bellamy's ship Whdyah went down with all hands on board off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The wreck of the former slave ship turned pirate ship has spawned legend after legend of its Captain and onboard treasure.
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