Adventure galley

Adventure galley

Ship data Launch December 1695 Whereabouts Sunk on January 29, 1699

Ship dimensions and crew displacement 287 t   crew 150 men

Rigging and rigging Sail area 2,600 m² Speed under sail Max. 14 kn (26 km / h)

Armament 34 cannons

The Adventure Galley was the pirate William Kidd's battle ship .

She was launched in December 1695 in the Deptford shipyard on the Thames and was a mixture of sailing and rowing ship. A total of 2,600 m² of sails could be hoisted, with which a speed of 14 knots was possible. On each side of the 124-foot-long hull were 23 oars, which gave the ship a speed of 3 knots when fully manned. The frames were placed very close together, which is why the Adventure Galley was quite heavy for a ship of its class (287 t). The crew consisted of 150 men, the armament of 34 cannons.

The Adventure Galley , after a three-year pirate voyage without overhaul, was set on fire by its crew on January 29, 1699 and sank in the natural harbor of Sainte Marie , an island off the east coast of Madagascar . The remains of the ship were discovered in February 2000.

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  Map of the journeys of the Adventure Galley from 1696 to 1698

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  Charles Galley , a ship similar to the Adventure Galley

See also

• Silver discovery in front of Sainte Marie 2015

literature

• Douglas Botting: History of the Seafaring - The Pirates . Bechtermünz, Eltville am Rhein 1992, ISBN 3-86047-029-9 .

Footnotes

1. ↑ Angelika Franz, Verschollene Freibeuter: The Secret of the Dead Pirates , Spiegel Online from June 25, 2006, accessed on November 12, 2016