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Shortly after blockading Charleston harbor in May 1718, and refusing to accept the Governor's offer of the King's Pardon, Blackbeard ran Queen Anne's Revenge aground while entering Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, on 10 June 1718.
Jul 31, 2013 · It’s been almost 300 years since Blackbeard’s ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge run aground near Beaufort, North Carolina, in 1718, but he’s still one of the most fearsome pirates in history.
- Allison Meier
Mishaps Off the North Carolina Coast. Soon after leaving Charleston, Blackbeard's fleet tried to enter Old Topsail Inlet in North Carolina, now known as Beaufort Inlet. During that attempt, Queen Anne's Revenge and the sloop Adventure grounded on a sandbar and were abandoned.
Jun 4, 2019 · Perhaps, in the same way that Blackbeard marooned his crew as punishment for their mutiny and desertion, his ghost is marooned along the shores of Virginia and North Carolina on his own dead man’s chest – the wreckage of Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Jan 20, 2019 · For several months in 1717-18, Blackbeard used the Queen Anne's Revenge to effectively terrorize shipping in the Atlantic. Between the massive frigate and his own fearsome appearance and reputation, Blackbeard's victims rarely put up a fight and handed over their cargoes peacefully.
Blackbeard’s most famous use of the vessel was to blockade the port of Charleston, South Carolina in the May of 1718. Blackbeard used the Queen Anne’s Revenge, along with several other ships in his possession to line up across the bay of Charleston.
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Today you can walk in Blackbeard's footsteps at Historic Bath, one of 27 State Historic Sites. Plan Your Visit to Historic Bath. Learn more about piracy and maritime history at North Carolina's Blackbeard Museum exhibits, featuring artifacts from Queen Anne's Revenge.
