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Monday September 7th, 2020 - 9:02 am
The numbers of impressed sailors could be large, and the proportion grew steadily as the 18th century Royal Navy expanded. In the Seven Years War the evidence is that impressment was mainly used to top up numbers, with about a quarter of sailors being pressed. By the Napoleonic Wars this figure had risen to be over half. Naval historians also suspect that many of those listed as ‘volunteering’ may have done so to avoid the threat of impressment. Men who volunteered gained several useful advantages, including exemption from debt, a signing on bonus, and some say over which ship they would serve on.
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#pressgangs #navy
Press Gangs
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The press gang is deeply imbedded in our perception of the 18th century Royal Navy. The popular view is of warships, ever hungry for manpower, sending club-wielding thugs to raid sleepy coastal villag...Saturday September 5th, 2020 - 7:00 am
King George I has Enough of Piracy!
September 5, 1717: Having had enough of the scourge of piracy King George I issues a royal decree, the Act of Grace;
"By the King, A PROCLAMATION for the Suppressing of Pyrates
Whereas we have received information, that several Persons, Subjects of Great Britain, have, since the 24th Day of June, in the Year of our Lord, 1715, committed divers Pyracies and Robberies upon the High-Seas, in the West Indies, or adjoyning to our Plantations, which hath and may Occassion great Damage to the Merchants of Great Britain, and others trading unto those Parts; and tho' we have appointed such a Force as we judge sufficient for suppressing the said Pyrates, yet the more effectually to put an End to the same, we have thought fit, by and with the Advice of our Privy Council, to Issue this our Royal Proclamation; the said Pyrates, shall on, or before, the 5th of September, in the year of our Lord 1718, surrender him or themselves, to one of our Principal Secretaries of State in Great Britain or Ireland, or to any Governor or Deputy Governor of any of our Plantations beyond the Seas; every such Pyratee and Pyrates so surrendering him, or themselves, as aforesaid, shall have our gracious Pardon, of, and for such, his or their Pyracy, or Piracies, by him or them committed, before the fifth of January next ensuing. And we do hereby strictly charge and command all our Admirals, Captains, and other Officers at Sea, and all our Governors and Commanders of any Forts, Castles, or other Places in our Plantations, and all other our Officers Civil and Military, to seize and take such of the Pyrates, who shall refuse or neglect to surrender themselves accordingly.
And we do hereby further declare, that in Case any Person or Persons, on, or after, the 6th day of September, 1718, shall discover or seize, or cause or procure to be discovered or seized, any one or more of the said Pyrates, so refusing or neglecting to surrender themselves as aforesaid, so as they may be brought to Justice, and convicted of the said Offence, such Person or Persons, so making such Discovery or Seizure, or causing or procuring such Discovery or Seizure to be made, shall have and receive as a Reward for the same, viz. for every Commander of any private Ship or Vessel ,the Sum of 100 l. for every Lieutenant, Master, Boatswain, Carpenter and Gunner, the sum of 40 l. for every inferior officer, the Sum of 30. and for every private Man the Sum of 20 l. And if any Person or persons, belong to, and being Part of the Crew, of any Pyrat Ship or Vessel, so as he or they be brought to Justice, and be convicted of the said Offence, such Person or Persons, as a Reward for the same, shall receive for every such Commander, the Sum of 200 l. which said Sums, the Lord Treasurer, or the Commissioners of our Treasury for the time being, are hereby required, and desired to pay accordingly.
Given at our Court, at Hampton-Court, the fifth Day of September 1717, in the fourth Year of our Reign.
George R.
God save the King"
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Tuesday September 1st, 2020 - 9:18 am
The discoveries include a large number of fragments of Greek building ceramics, Roman tegulas and imbrexes (overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering), as well as some intact Late Antiquity tiles. During the underwater inspections, the diving team managed to collect from the seabed about 100 ceramic fragments, half a stone Greek anchor rod, a stone battle ball and several relatively well-preserved amphorae. At this stage of the underwater research, it is assumed that the site at the foot of Cape Chiroza covered an area of 2000 square metres, the statement said.
sofiaglobe.com/2020/08/19/archaeology-fortified-hellenistic-centre-found-at-bulgarias-cape-chiroz...
Archaeology: Fortified Hellenistic centre found at Bulgaria’s Cape Chiroza site
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The first stage of the excavations of a fortified Hellenistic site from the second to the first century BCE, located on Cape Chiroza between the Kraimorie district and the fishing village of Chenge…Monday August 31st, 2020 - 4:57 am
The purpose of maritime quarantine was to prevent disease from spreading. In the 14th century, governments began to understand that plagues were somehow being spread by sailors so they took steps to establish quarantine stations outside of cities where incoming vessels could be isolated and their men and cargos could be either proved healthy or quarantined before they and their goods were allowed into the city.
piratesurgeon.com/pages/surgeon_pages/nw_quarantine1.html
The Pirate Surgeon's Journal: Golden Age of Piracy: New World Quarantine Page 1
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This page examines the use of quarantine during the golden age of piracy. It looks at the plague, smallpox and yellow fever, the history of quarantine and the laws relating to it, how pratique was gra...Thursday August 27th, 2020 - 9:40 am
Lying in waters in the western Gulf of Finland, the largely intact vessel may have sunk in the early 1600s. "It became clear that this was an old wreck and a fluyt-type merchant ship. Fluyts were designed in the Netherlands and used as merchant ships in the 17th century. The ship was designed so that it could be sailed with a small crew, and so a lot of cargo could be carried."
yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/watch_finnish_divers_discover_well-preserved_17th_century_shipwreck/11...
Watch: Finnish divers discover well-preserved 17th century shipwreck
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Lying in waters in the western Gulf of Finland, the largely intact vessel may have sunk in the early 1600s.Very well preserved 👌👍
Thanks for sharing Queen Anne's Revenge
Mathew Fletcher
Sunday August 23rd, 2020 - 7:00 am
Blackbeard Captures Two Prizes!
August 23, 1718: Blackbeard and his crew on the 'Adventure [II]' spy two French merchant ships, one fully laden and the other in ballast, sailing Northward from the Caribbean island of Martinique. The 'Rose Emelye,' loaded with bags of cocoa and barrels of refined sugar, is in the company of the unarmed 'La Toison d’Or.' Both are returning to France via the Gulf Stream. After a brief and futile fight, and some damage to Blackbeard's 'Adventure [II]' and his crew, the pirates take both prizes and set course for North Carolina with one of the fully laden ships. The French crewmen are sent on their way in the other merchant vessel. nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR
![Blackbeard Captures Two Prizes!
August 23, 1718: Blackbeard and his crew on the Adventure [II] spy two French merchant ships, one fully laden and the other in ballast, sailing Northward from the Caribbean island of Martinique. The Rose Emelye, loaded with bags of cocoa and barrels of refined sugar, is in the company of the unarmed La Toison d’Or. Both are returning to France via the Gulf Stream. After a brief and futile fight, and some damage to Blackbeards Adventure [II] and his crew, the pirates take both prizes and set course for North Carolina with one of the fully laden ships. The French crewmen are sent on their way in the other merchant vessel. https://nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR](https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/115879905_2550253961744499_2262886329132068911_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=k2EPcNhuuzMAX9L34at&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=08eb0bb4d0fd20fa9935777c5dd14ccb&oe=5F800317)
Facebook hasn't taken this horrible beheading down?!
Wednesday August 12th, 2020 - 7:00 am
Pirate Bonnet Heads For Carolina!
August 12, 1718: On this day in 1718, "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet's sloop-of-war flagship the 'Royal James' and two other armed sloops, the 'Francis' and the 'Fortune,' captured a shallop as they sailed from Delaware Bay into the Cape Fear River. The 'Royal James' was Blackbeard's former sloop and armed with eight cannon. The other two sloops were similarly armed. All together, 46 pirates crewed them. The 'Royal James' was badly in need of careening with hurricane season quickly approaching and Bonnet had chosen the Cape Fear estuary as a reliable shelter against storms. For the next few weeks, Bonnet's crew made repairs to the 'Royal James' with materials salvaged from the captured shallop. In the coming month, reports of Bonnet's presence in the region would make their way to South Carolina Governor Robert Johnson, prompting him to issue an order for Militia Colonel William Rhett to command an operation "to destroy the pirate threat." nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR
Tuesday August 11th, 2020 - 7:00 am
Warrant Issued for Blackbeard's Arrest!
August 11, 1718: Governor William Keith of Pennsylvania issues a warrant for Blackbeard's arrest based on the belief Thache is trading with merchants in Philadelphia. "Upon an Informacon that one Teach a Noted Pirate, who has Done the Greatest Mischeif of any to this Place, has been Lurking for some Days in & about this Town I have Granted a Provincial warrant for his being apprehended, if possible to be found, & Several other petty Informacons of Late gives me Cause to Suspect that many of the Pirates that have Lately Surrendered themselves & Obtained Certificates from this & the neighbouring Governments, do still keep a Correspondence with their Old Companions abroad. To Prevent the Evil Consequences, whereof I am of Opinion it will be Convenient on the Sixth Day of the Next Month When his Majesties Act of Grace to the Pirates doth Expire, to publish a Proclamation here, Certifying a fresh the Encouragements which his Majesty has been pleased, by his Royal Proclamation, to Offer to Such as Shall Seize & apprehend any of the Pirates So as that they may be brought to Justice, & also the Rewards promised to Such of themselves as Shall bring in Any of their Captains or Leaders with a Clause Certifying also the penalties which the Law does Inflict upon Such persons as Shall pre- sume to Lodge, harbour and Conceall any of these Robbers, whereby they will become Accessory to their Crimes." nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR
Thursday August 6th, 2020 - 4:26 am
Either during the First World War or after the conflict had ended, senior German naval officials believed that shortly after it was sunk, the Royal Navy had succeeded in obtaining secret papers from the wreck. The Germans believed that Royal Navy divers had entered the vessel and had recovered crucial intelligence information, including a detailed map of German minefields.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ww1-german-submarine-uc47-navy-flamborough-head-yo...
Horrors of submarine warfare in WWI revealed using new technology
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Exclusive: Archaeologists explore a German U-boat for the first time since it sunk 103 years agoTuesday August 4th, 2020 - 7:42 am
The sites presented in this online museum are located on the seabed off both Malta and Gozo. They reflect the various roles that the islands played throughout their history. Through the centuries the islands have borne witness to events such as the foundering of an archaic shipwreck, naval blockades, the impact of naval mines and intense aerial battles. We are proud to present sites that range from a 2,700 year old Phoenician shipwreck to First World War surface craft and, submarines and aircraft from the Second World War. The sites presented here also form part of various ongoing projects, such as the continued investigation and deep-water excavation of the Phoenician Shipwreck, and the recording and documentation of First and Second World War vessels and aircraft.
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#TheVirtualMuseum #Malta
The Virtual Museum - Underwater Malta
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Underwater archaeological sites are out of sight and more often than not out of mind. Through this virtual museum you now have the opportunity to explore these historic time capsules.Friday July 31st, 2020 - 7:00 am
On July 31, 1715 at 2 a.m., the hurricane struck with all of its fury as the winds shifted to east-northeast. Six treasure galleons made up the body of the fleet riding low in the water from the weight of the gold and silver. Two more fighting galleons brought up the rear. Dozens of heavy bronze cannon were concealed behind their gun ports to protect the $14 million in gold and silver. As the storm hit Ubilla and Echeverz shouted commands that couldn’t be heard by everyone. The last remaining sails were taken down; some captains tried to anchor as others took cover. The anchors failed to hold, and the ships’ hulls were shredded on the jagged reefs. On deck, no man could breathe the suffocating mixture of wind and water. In the blackness of night and storm, water poured into the holds. The priests on board gave last rites and the passengers offered confessions. For those washed overboard there was little hope. The seas picked up the massive galleons and flung them time and again against the first reef, then the second reef. Another round of waves turned the galleons on their sides or upside down as they tumbled toward the shore.
www.indianrivermagazine.com/when-pirates-scoured-the-treasure-coast/
#Jennings #Vane #Bellamy #pirates #treasure #1715Fleet #Florida #Hurricane
When pirates scoured the Treasure Coast
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One man. One crew. One ship can take on the entire British Empire without a hiccough or regret. However grandiose Bellamy’s assertion may sound today, it was not without sincerity.Thank you for posting. A fascinating story that continues to unravel since 1715..I'll be at Douglas Beach at low tide in Ft. Pierce, never know unless you go.
Thanks for the amazing history lesson.
Amazing history this
Tuesday July 28th, 2020 - 7:13 am
In late 2019, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones celebrated a federal appropriation of $500,000 for the Smithsonian “to support excavation, education, and community engagement around discovery of the Clotilda.” The letter says the NMAAHC is coordinating related programs through the Slave Wrecks Project. While work has been slowed by the epidemic, it says, “We are eager to provide a space to share our initial ideas with community members, gather your feedback, and listen to your ideas.”
www.al.com/news/2020/07/clotilda-plans-active-despite-delays-caused-by-epidemic.html
#Clotilda
Clotilda plans active despite delays caused by epidemic
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Variety of initiatives under way to build on confirmed discovery of slave shipMonday July 27th, 2020 - 8:28 am
The ship's plentiful cargo included 103 amphorae filled with all forms of agricultural products, numerous daily objects used by the crew and many other unique features, such as several Greek and Arabic inscriptions. They were swallowed by the sea and the sand, which preserved their secrets for centuries. Among the products found in the pottery were olives, dates, figs, fish bones, pine nuts, grapes and raisins. What also makes the site unique is that among the six types of amphorae identified by the archaeologists, two typologies had never emerged anywhere else. It has offered archaeologists unique insights into the life of the region at the time of the transition between Byzantine and Islamic rule, trade routes and ship construction.
www.jpost.com/israel-news/christian-muslim-symbols-found-in-7th-century-shipwreck-in-israel-636389
Christian, Muslim symbols found in 7th century shipwreck in Israel
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Moreover, the ship also offers important insights in terms of ship construction techniques.Tuesday July 21st, 2020 - 7:00 am
Blackbeard Returns To Piracy!
Late July 1718: Edward Thache sails for St. Thomas on his Spanish sloop, Adventure [II], to seek a commission as a privateer. But the lure of piracy is too great for Blackbeard and he returns to his old ways after stopping first in Philadelphia to sell some of his loot. Soon Thache and his crew sail into the Atlantic after hearing of the warrant for his arrest. nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge.
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #QARrrgh #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR #Philadelphia
![Blackbeard Returns To Piracy!
Late July 1718: Edward Thache sails for St. Thomas on his Spanish sloop, Adventure [II], to seek a commission as a privateer. But the lure of piracy is too great for Blackbeard and he returns to his old ways after stopping first in Philadelphia to sell some of his loot. Soon Thache and his crew sail into the Atlantic after hearing of the warrant for his arrest. https://nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge.
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #QARrrgh #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR #Philadelphia](https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/101528571_2448666528569910_7772287967386642778_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=3UwU9rDVRfwAX8dr25r&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=641e28add3fc99475100b67f403fd182&oe=5F7D166F)
Ahh yes, Colonel Rhett at Cape Fear. What a story.
❤️☠️☠️☠️❤️
The team that is working off the coast of SC near Beaufort is recovering artifacts from the Queen Anne Ship, fascinating to watch & follow!! ☠️ 🐒 🏴☠️⚓️
Friday July 17th, 2020 - 6:00 am
Blackbeard may have intended to run his pirate ship aground off the North Carolina coast, new research suggests. Clues from the 300-year-old Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck indicate there was likely a “major leak” onboard. “The grounding of QAR may therefore represent a premeditated move by Blackbeard to rid himself of a ship that he felt was no longer serviceable.” In 1718, the ship went onto sandbar near Beaufort, North Carolina. Footage provided by Nautilus Productions LLC.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article244270542.html#storylink=cpy
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Did Blackbeard’s ship run aground near NC on purpose? Clues emerge in new research
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The pirate’s vessel was shipwrecked more than 300 years ago.I think he faked his death to live out his days in peace with loads of treasure! where’s the body? where’s the gravesite ? precisely. 🏴☠️🏝 #blackbeardlives
The ship was forced to run aground.
I don't think it was an accident!!
Actually he wanted to rid himself of a too large a crew !!
i dont even think we will know for sure!
Marilyn Maz Willrich
Tuesday July 14th, 2020 - 6:07 am
For the past four years a team of archaeologists, rock art specialists, geomorphologists, geologists, specialist pilots and scientific divers on the Australian Research Council-funded Deep History of Sea Country Project have collaborated with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to find and record submerged archaeological sites off the Pilbara coast in WA.
www.inverse.com/science/ancient-aboriginal-archaeological-site/amp
We found an ancient Aboriginal site preserved under the ocean: Here's what we saw
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We report the first submerged ancient Aboriginal archaeological sites found on the seabed, in waters off Western Australia. When people first arrived in Australia as early as 65,000 years ago, sea lev...Tuesday July 7th, 2020 - 7:00 am
Blackbeard & Hornigold East of Cuba!
July 1717: Pirates Benjamin Hornigold on board his 30 gun sloop Bonnett, and his second in command Edward Thache on another sloop are sailing in the waters East of Cuba. They seize two merchant ships in quick succession. One sailing for New York from Havana is carrying 120 barrels of flour, a commodity much in demand in the Bahamas. About a week later they capture another sloop from Jamaica headed for New York with a cargo of rum which the pirates liberate from their prey. The pirate crews then sail for Nassau in early August and offload their booty. nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge.
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #QARrrgh #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR
My uncle .
Like this
Tuesday June 30th, 2020 - 8:05 am
The trail ends at a beach overlooking Teach’s Hole, an area of the Pamlico Sound where Edward Teach, or Blackbeard, was killed in a battle with Lt. Robert Maynard in November 1718. Two months earlier, Blackbeard held a large gathering with other pirates such as Calico Jack Rackham and Charles Vane, according to local historian Philip Howard. For days, the pirates drank rum and ate roasted pig as they partied and parlayed.
www.pilotonline.com/news/vp-nw-springers-point-20200629-rw6yied7pffghkhzi6kpjnngpy-story.html
#Blackbeard #QueenAnnesRevenge #TeachsHole #ocracoke
Conservation group adds land and looks to expand trails on tract where Blackbeard partied
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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust plans to add trails to a tract where grow live oaks more than 200 years old and rare red cedars and Georgia sun rosesSonny Alejo a pirates life! Such a nest ecological and cultural area....going to have to check this out!
Been there lots of times. Neat place
Reagan Quarg Pirate 🏴☠️
some say the ghosts of the past still roam this here area! yo ho!
Marilyn Maz Willrich
HE WILL HAUNT ANYONE WHO DARES UPON HIS BEACH 😉
Saturday June 27th, 2020 - 6:32 pm
The pirates were predominantly made up of English men, but Irish, French, renegade Dutch, North African and other nationalities were also among their number. They transferred their base of operations from the West Country in England to coastal southwest Munster from 1603 onwards when the new king, James I, clamped down on piracy in England and the ports and harbours used by them.
www.southernstar.ie/news/into-the-deep-in-pursuit-of-pirates-off-west-cork-coast-4207168?utm_camp...
Into the deep in pursuit of pirates off West Cork coast | The Southern Star
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Ireland’s seabed is giving up the secrets of its swashbuckling past as underwater archaeologists from the Dept of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht’s National Monuments Service piece together cl...Saturday June 27th, 2020 - 7:00 am
A Slave Ship Arrives in Port!
June 27, 1717: 'La Concorde' arrives at the trading port of Juida (or Whydah), present-day Ouidah, Benin. During the next several weeks, the crew trades the goods they brought with them from Europe for 516 slaves and 14 ounces of gold dust. This gold dust would later be found on wreck site of the 'Queen Anne's Revenge.' It is estimated that more than half of the entire slave trade took place during the 18th century, with the British, Portuguese and French being the main carriers of nine out of ten slaves abducted in Africa. Around 2.2 million Africans died during the Middle Passage where they were packed into tight, unsanitary spaces on ships for months at a time. Measures were taken to stem the onboard mortality rate, such as enforced "dancing" (as exercise) above deck and the practice of force-feeding enslaved persons who tried to starve themselves. The conditions on board also resulted in the spread of fatal diseases and the suicides of the slaves who escaped by jumping overboard. Slave traders would try to fit anywhere from 350 to 600 slaves on one ship. Before the African slave trade was completely banned by participating nations in 1853, 15.3 million enslaved people had been transported to the Americas.
nautilusproductions.com/projects/queen-annes-revenge.
#Pirates #NautilusProductions #Blackbeard #Documentary #StockFootage #Shipwreck #Privateer #Archaeology #EdwardThache #copyright #QueenAnnesRevenge #McCrory #FriendsofQAR #NCDNCR #BlackbeardsLaw #NCFilm #Blackbeard300 #Tricentennial #QARrrgh #IntellectualProperty #lawsuit #Blogbeard #Kurohige #SlaveShip #QAR
