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The pirate ship 'whydah' sank off the coast of US in 1717 why is it so famous?
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∙ 12y ago
it sank because i shagged your mum and it sank that's why.
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How many people died on on the whydah?
It is estimated that around 144 people died on the Whydah when it sank in a storm off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717.
Who was the Captain of the pirate ship Whydah?
The 3-masted Pirate Galley Whydah was commanded by Captain Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy. The Whydah was sunk during a storm off Cape Cod on April 26, 1717, taking Bellamy and the majority of his crew with it.Source Credit: Wiki (see links below)
When and where did the whydah sink?
On April 26, 1717 at Cape Cod..... well it was i think 15 min. after midnight..... so i guess it would be April 27, 1717. hope this helps! :)
How many people survived on on the whydah?
There were 146 men aboard the Whydah Galley when it wrecked on Cape Cod in 1717 - and only two of them survived. Seven men also survived from the Marianne, which was one of the other ships in Sam Bellamy's pirate fleet that also wrecked that night filled with bottles of Mediera wine. All nine of those survivors were captured and brought to trial in Boston.Two were set free (they had been forced by the pirates to work on the ship),one was sold into slavery whose name was John Julian,and six were hanged (yes, "hanged" is the proper word - not hung).-Jim Cunningham, staffWhydah Pirate Museum, Provincetown MAWhydah.org
Who captained the whydah?
from: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/whydah/print_pirates.html The Whydah sank off New England in April 1717. Her captain, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and 143 others died with her. Armed with Whydah clues and informed imaginations, historians have begun speculating about Bellamy's crew. Explore the real life of real pirates. = Capt. Samuel BellamyRogue Romeo = * Pirate captain of the Whydah. * English (probably from Devonshire). * Born in 1689. Mother died soon after. * Became a sailor in his teens. Probably saw combat. * Turned pirate at 26 or 27. Elected commander of a pirate fleet in 1716. * Captured more than 50 ships before age 29. "Black Sam" Bellamy went down with the ship in 1717. Sam Bellamy was in love. The object of his affection, according to Cape Cod lore, was Maria Hallett of Eastham, Massachusetts. Her parents liked Sam well enough but didn't think a poor sailor would make much of a husband. So in 1715 Bellamy went looking for his fortune. He and his friend Palgrave Williams started out as ordinary treasure hunters, looking for shipwrecks. They found none. Rather than return empty-handed, the legend says, the determined lover became a pirate-"Black Sam" Bellamy. It was the perfect job for him. In just a year of raiding Bellamy and his crew plundered more than 50 ships on the Caribbean and Atlantic. They were getting rich-quick. And they were rebelling against a world that had sentenced them to grinding poverty. Bellamy's crew called themselves "Robin Hood's Men" and lived by a remarkably democratic set of rules. Then came the coup of a lifetime. In February 1717 Bellamy captured the Whydah, a three-masted English slave ship. With her came gold and silver worth more than 20,000 pounds sterling-money earned from the sale of human beings. For men who might have earned two pounds a month as honest sailors, it was a fortune beyond belief. "Lads, we've gotten enough," Bellamy is said to have told his men. "It's time to go home." The pirate fleet headed to New England-and Maria. But triumph turned to tragedy on April 26, 1717. A fierce storm sank the ship, killing Bellamy and all but 2 of his 145 men.
What is the value of a 1717 US dollar?
The US mint was not in operation in 1717.Furthermore, there was no United States in 1717.
In 1717 this famous historical figure invented a pair of swim fins for his hand Who is he?
Benjamin Franklin ben Franklin
What is 1717 divisible by?
1, 17, 101, 1717.
In what century was the year 1717?
The year 1717 was in the 18th century.
Who was Edward England?
a very famous African coast pirate born in Ireland by the name of Edward Seegar. From 1717 to 1720 one of the ships he sailed was the pearl wich he also named it the royal James and later named it the Fancy. The fact that he would not kill captives unless totally necesary was the fact that led him to falldown when his crew mutinated against him when he refused to kill the sailors of the cassandra. after all this he fashioned a small raft that took him to st. agustine bay in Madagascar where he lived until 1720 begging for food.
How much is a 1717 U.S. dollar coin worth?
The U.S. Mint did not exist in the year 1717.
Who was the king of France during 1717?
the king of France in 1717 was Louis the 17th.
