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Thomas Tew (died September 1695), also known as the Rhode Island Pirate, was a 17th-century English privateer -turned- pirate. He embarked on two major pirate voyages and met a bloody death on the second, and he pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round.
During the 1690s, Thomas Tew (sometimes spelled as Too) was one of the most famous Red Sea pirates. King William III mentioned him by name in his Royal Warrant issued to Captain Kidd for his pirate hunting as a specially "wicked and ill-disposed person".
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Thomas Tew was a 17th century English pirate that was known to have invented the Pirate Round. Although he had only a very short lived career, Tew will always be remembered for his contributions to piracy in the Indian Ocean, the development of Madagascar and helping Henry Every capture the Grand Mughal fleet during the event known as the ...
Thomas Tew died at sea, far from his native Newport, where he had planned to live in peace and quiet during his declining years. In the three years of his pirate activity, Thomas Tew amassed a fortune worth $111 million today, and is considered the third wealthiest pirate in American history.
Thomas Tew was a famous pirate, whose headquarters was at Madagascar. He was mentioned by name as a specially "wicked and ill disposed person" in King William III's 1695 Royal Warrant to Captain Kidd, which commissioned him to hunt for pirates.
Thomas Tew, the Rhode Island Pirate was active in the 1690s in the Red Sea, based in Bermuda, Rhode Island and New York. Reports of his death in 1695 are a bit gory, but apart from this isolated incident he was very successful in his chosen profession.
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After being separated from his privateer partner George Drew in a storm, Tew abandoned the original mission and headed the 70-ton Amity south toward the Cape of Good Hope after convincing the crew of 60 to turn pirate.
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