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History. 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.
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 as equally infamous.
Sep 6, 2024 · Queen Anne’s Revenge, French vessel briefly captained by the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard controlled the ship for about seven months in 1717–18, operating along the Virginia and Carolina coasts and in the Caribbean Sea before wrecking it off North Carolina.
An Increasingly Dangerous Pirate Force, 1717-1718. Leaving Bequia in late November, Blackbeard cruised the Caribbean in his new ship, now renamed Queen Anne's Revenge, taking prizes and adding to his fleet.
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 ...
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. The...
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Did you know Queen Anne’s Revenge did not always sail under that name? Come find out more about the history of La Concorde, a slave-trading vessel which later became the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s flagship.
