How Blackbeard Tricked Out His Ship

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  • Опубліковано 13 лис 2014
  • When Blackbeard seized the Queen Anne's Revenge, it was almost the perfect pirate ship. It just needed a few explosive upgrades.
    From: SECRETS: Blackbeard's Ship
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  • @lickylick6483
    @lickylick6483 7 років тому +1366

    This is by far the best episode of pimp my ride

  • @plaguedoct0r
    @plaguedoct0r 6 років тому +937

    Title: "How blackbeard tricked out his ship"
    Video: "It had guns!"
    Gee, thanks.

    • @DreadX10
      @DreadX10 4 роки тому +49

      Not mentioning removing most of the superstructure to make more deck-space and thus room for more guns. Underwhelming video indeed.

    • @DanLoadan
      @DanLoadan 4 роки тому +5

      It was a non battle ship when he captured it, then he changed everything afterwards.

    • @adamwilson9232
      @adamwilson9232 3 роки тому +12

      No NoT aNy GuNs PiRaTe GuNs 40 Of Em! Lol I think the Smithsonian channel is losing brain cells

    • @davidtuttle7556
      @davidtuttle7556 3 роки тому +2

      Because 6 pdrs were large guns for the day....NOT.

    • @antonbrakhage490
      @antonbrakhage490 3 роки тому +3

      @@DreadX10 I've read that pirates would also remove extraneous structures to make the deck more open for combat, and to make the ship faster, though I'm not sure if Blackbeard did that to the Queen Anne's Revenge.

  • @harriscatbob8656
    @harriscatbob8656 5 років тому +495

    In world without gold, we might have been heroes!

  • @Coldstreamer17
    @Coldstreamer17 3 роки тому +93

    The Smithsonian channel has become the new History Channel, and the old history channel changed to the Alien channel

    • @johnkeith8072
      @johnkeith8072 3 роки тому +1

      The old History channel is now the QAnon channel...

    • @user-hd9nc7zp1v
      @user-hd9nc7zp1v 2 місяці тому +1

      Sky History 2 now.

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter 4 роки тому +29

    A "skilled carpenter" aboard a pirate ship: now THERE'S an interesting job.

    • @Captain_Cinnamon
      @Captain_Cinnamon Рік тому +1

      You were moslty pressganged because signing the pirate code also means hanging on the noose if you het caught

  • @sideshowbob
    @sideshowbob 2 роки тому +17

    In naval terms a 6 pounder is still merely a pop gun. The lightest 6th rate frigates (Royal Navy) or Corvettes (French) at 20 to 24 guns would have at least 9 pounders on their main deck. I always heard the basic LaConcorde armament when captured was 18 x 9 pounders, which Blackbeard added to, up to 40 guns, with most of the additions being "pop gun" types, 3 or 4 pounders with short barrels, more suited for pirating (disabling rigging, killing crew).Yes, Queen Anne's Revenge was impressive for a pirate ship, as, contrary to most TV shows / movies (Black Sails comes to mind), pirates rarely used full rigged ships, sticking to fast, shallow draft schooners, sloops, brigs. Eventually QAR fell victim to her shortcomings - too big, heavy, deep of draft for the typical marshy uncharted inlets frequented by pirates.

    • @tenhovergonha8739
      @tenhovergonha8739 Рік тому +1

      Thanks, you delivered more actual information than the video itself!!

  • @JackVermicelli
    @JackVermicelli 3 роки тому +101

    I hate that the narrator speaks in a dramatic grunt the whole time.

    • @sierrachief117
      @sierrachief117 3 роки тому

      Yeah, so annoying

    • @jamsohnson8579
      @jamsohnson8579 3 роки тому

      You'd expect more from the Smithsonian. Sounds a lot like the History Channel.

    • @bremg9185
      @bremg9185 3 роки тому +1

      every american documentary, discovery channel, history channel does this. Makes it horrible to watch, is the target audience children or is this a culture thing?

  • @andres121231
    @andres121231 6 років тому +29

    Welcome to this week's, Pimp My Ride

  • @l.d.p.9365
    @l.d.p.9365 Рік тому +1

    Cousin Edward Teach was an educated and creative man. The cannon fuses smouldering in his beard was genius but he said later, "I nearly choked from the smoke! HAHA"

  • @GenScinmore
    @GenScinmore 3 роки тому +15

    More daka

  • @fozzylozzy1131
    @fozzylozzy1131 Рік тому +5

    A six pound cannon is tiny, surely this must be a mistake maybe they mean 36pound cannon, because if 6 pounders were her largest guns there's no way any ship larger than a brig would not be able to win in a battle against her no matter how many guns she had

    • @wolfdog7265
      @wolfdog7265 2 місяці тому

      36 is big. I mean huge, ship of the line stuff.

  • @teckGaReTy
    @teckGaReTy 3 роки тому +6

    Only the black pearl can outrun the Queen Anne’s revenge

  • @jacobhernandez4494
    @jacobhernandez4494 4 роки тому +51

    caption, how many cannons do you wan't on the ship?
    Blackbeard: "yes"

  • @samultaneous9615
    @samultaneous9615 7 років тому +15

    I'm sure Dutch and Portuguese ships were included in his list of attacked ships.

  • @Prashant-gb5ji
    @Prashant-gb5ji 7 років тому +112

    And Jackdaw? 😋😋

    • @lordshu007
      @lordshu007 6 років тому +10

      Weigh hay up and she rises!

    • @blazethefirekitsune2766
      @blazethefirekitsune2766 6 років тому +6

      YOU AT THE FORCOST YOU AT THE MAIN' LETS OUTRUN THIS HURRICANE

    • @reidparker1848
      @reidparker1848 4 роки тому +2

      Assassins Creed needs to die out already. A worthless, anti-Western, anti-Christian march through history. Weapon inaccuracies are everywhere, too. Throw in renamed Illuminati and Forerunners, and you have a terrible series.

    • @johnnybgoode2333
      @johnnybgoode2333 4 роки тому +6

      @@reidparker1848 it's not going anywhere buddy, especially with the success of Odyssey.

    • @reidparker1848
      @reidparker1848 4 роки тому

      @@johnnybgoode2333
      shame

  • @patriciawilson7550
    @patriciawilson7550 5 років тому

    I can't believe how good the Brain -a-thorn advertisings is they found me playing tunes on UA-cam! Every good song follows by a Brain-a-thorn commercial - brilliant!

  • @martinrochejocquelein1772
    @martinrochejocquelein1772 6 років тому +1

    I believe I read somewhere he had or used extra sails to increase his speed as well..the heavy laden ships were much laden ed down thus much slower..the extra guns helped in disabling the slower ships since they would normally shoot at the water line they were attacking.

  • @chrisr4309
    @chrisr4309 6 років тому +16

    Damn, too bad he got nerfed

  • @zeecaptain5351
    @zeecaptain5351 8 років тому +4

    1 mile. Damn that's like a howitzer

  • @bananabreadforsale6704
    @bananabreadforsale6704 6 років тому +20

    *Sees that ship coming towards your ship*
    *Jumps overboard* Not today

    • @Enormymous
      @Enormymous 6 років тому +1

      You don't know the difference between typing things and doing things :(

    • @bananabreadforsale6704
      @bananabreadforsale6704 6 років тому +1

      S Gomorrah I don’t? :( Now I’m sad :’(

    • @BullGator-kd6ge
      @BullGator-kd6ge 6 років тому +1

      Ill be like Aw Hell Naw!!! I aint gettin killed by a rum covered pirate

    • @bananabreadforsale6704
      @bananabreadforsale6704 6 років тому +1

      Gamerknight 999 I thought the same lol

  • @holyaura9317
    @holyaura9317 9 років тому +70

    Even tho blackbeard was a beast and imo the 2nd best pirate in history under Bartholomew roberts he wouldn't be a captain I would want to follow if I was alive during the time period pirates terrorized the seas. Blackbeard deliberately ran the Queen Anne's revenge aground. He wanted to basically kill or cut off a large portion of his crewmates because the treasure they collected at the time was not enough to go around as he had to many crewmates. The shift to the smaller sloop was a means of cheating those he left. To bad that didn't work out since admiral mayner outsmarted teach and killed him. Serves him right tho wasn't a caring captain

    • @ChopStixize
      @ChopStixize 9 років тому +23

      went out like a boss though

    • @holyaura9317
      @holyaura9317 9 років тому +26

      True 20 sword slashes and 5 bullet wounds before he got put down

    • @George-Hawthorne
      @George-Hawthorne 8 років тому +7

      +Indigo Aura IMO Peter Easton is the best since he is one of the few pirates that was never captured and retired with a considerable wealth

    • @2334animelover
      @2334animelover 8 років тому +5

      +Indigo Aura the actual reason that he grounded the queen anns revenge is cause its actualy not a good pirate ship to have while yes its bigger and can easily overcome any merchant ship it would come across pirates loved brigs sloops and schooners because they had shallow drafts and could run away from bigger naval ships like frigates queen anns revenge being of similar size of a frigate couldn't do this so after awhile it became more of a liability than a boon

    • @tommoore2012
      @tommoore2012 7 років тому

      2nd best? Then where does Jolly Roger fall into the conversation?

  • @tabicat3832
    @tabicat3832 7 років тому +18

    i love history of ocean or blackbeard

  • @the_ltz_guymaster7912
    @the_ltz_guymaster7912 6 років тому +206

    No ship can catch the black pearl

    • @hanssteyr3621
      @hanssteyr3621 6 років тому +4

      dedsec Thug but the one in the video is the Queen Anne's Revenge or you just referencing pirates of the Caribbean then fair enough those movies were great

    • @BMcCosmic
      @BMcCosmic 6 років тому +28

      What about the jackdaw

    • @danielweiss3810
      @danielweiss3810 6 років тому +3

      better hide in tortuga

    • @naverilllang
      @naverilllang 6 років тому +12

      Kato Ho Ten Soeng your sense of humor doesn't exist.

    • @mitchellhogg4627
      @mitchellhogg4627 6 років тому +1

      BMcCosmic didn't exist. And horrible game.

  • @jeffburnham6611
    @jeffburnham6611 3 роки тому +1

    It's amazing they found as many guns as they did considering the amount of hurricanes that have pummeled the area over the centuries. Big storms stir up lots of sand on the sea floor, many pf those would have been buried, uncovered, and swept along with the storm motion.

  • @francisco4benites
    @francisco4benites 4 роки тому +2

    I read he changed his ship almost completely and looked nothing like the way it was made making more cannon holes I read he had 50 cannons and making it skinnier as well as faster

  • @Tronter6000
    @Tronter6000 4 роки тому

    Any vessel within close range risked obliteration
    Smithsonian: It’s brighter here

  • @c.j.1089
    @c.j.1089 2 роки тому +6

    Blackbeard didn't seize the Queen Anne's Revenge. He seized _La Concorde_ and named it Queen Anne's Revenge.

  • @Erizedd
    @Erizedd 6 років тому +36

    Geez, I'm so disappointed with the Smithsonian Channel thus far. They seem to have a penchant for both bullsh*t and exaggeration. There was no need to exaggerate Blackbeard's story - it was already impressive without the need for such ploys.
    The biggest issue I have with this is how they try to hype the idea of his ships being decked out to 'obliterate' other ships. That was NOT why he designed it the way he did; Blackbeard didn't WANT to destroy other ships, he wanted to frighten them into submission without having to fire a shot. Merchant ships had valuable cargo and would surrender readily enough, and military ships were generally avoided wherever possible. That was kind of the point - it was psychology. He built up his fierce-some reputation because what the mind of a frightened sailor conjures from rumors is much more potent then any reality, and it was that certainty that made his work easier. Blackbeard was known to be intelligent, and for sure he got a real kick out of watching his psychology at work.

    • @bjahava
      @bjahava 6 років тому +2

      Did you watch the damn video? that is exactly what they said.

    • @bladeofveng
      @bladeofveng 6 років тому +1

      fear-some*

    • @annebonny5348
      @annebonny5348 4 роки тому

      Reminds me of Jack Sparrow who prefers negociations and intimidation over fighting too

  • @Sigma-my5hu
    @Sigma-my5hu 4 місяці тому

    What a beauty

  • @gabagoooby
    @gabagoooby 6 років тому +5

    Why would he bother when he could just use the tremor tremor fruit

  • @minddude1673
    @minddude1673 4 роки тому +1

    i like how they use the word "BEEFING UP"

  • @alexwhite2377
    @alexwhite2377 3 роки тому +14

    “32 guns is it?”
    “I lost count at 40”

    • @alexwhite2377
      @alexwhite2377 3 роки тому

      @P.B. I wrote it right...

    • @alexwhite2377
      @alexwhite2377 3 роки тому

      @P.B. all serious tho I did have 36 sorry about that, I hate miss quoting things and I did. My b

  • @patrickconlon1007
    @patrickconlon1007 6 років тому

    One of my favorite pirate

  • @conflict7269
    @conflict7269 Рік тому +1

    Legend always said 40 cannons

    • @wolfdog7265
      @wolfdog7265 2 місяці тому +1

      Should be about correct.
      16 large and 16 medium cannons on the gun decks, a few carronades and a few little guns on swivels on the upper deck.
      Queen Anne’s revenge could really ruin your day.

  • @orlandogopez7702
    @orlandogopez7702 3 роки тому +1

    "Nothing could outrun the QAR"
    Black Pearl:hmmmm..really

  • @SilentEdgeTv
    @SilentEdgeTv 2 роки тому

    Where did he get the canons from?

  • @jrh5544
    @jrh5544 6 років тому +3

    What about the El impoluto Spanish ship? Surely that was more frightening than the QAR

    • @hanifloka130
      @hanifloka130 4 роки тому +2

      I don't think it existed in real life.
      But in-game it certainly is.

  • @shorespecial
    @shorespecial 2 роки тому

    I wish I could watch the entire episode.

  • @NarrowAscent
    @NarrowAscent 3 роки тому +3

    How Blackbeard Tricked out his ship......Or Blackbeard put more guns on his ship lol

  • @JK-xp5jv
    @JK-xp5jv 6 років тому +3

    Pirates don't need heavy caliber cannons cuz that would sink a ship they r trying to capture. All they r trying to do is scare a enemy into striking their colors

  • @sachievargas4551
    @sachievargas4551 3 роки тому +9

    Can't believe this ship would still be in a bottle if ut wasn't for Barbosa

  • @APAstronaut333
    @APAstronaut333 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Smithsonian, did it have rims?

  • @Doctor_Kroom
    @Doctor_Kroom 9 років тому +38

    Zehahahahahaaa

  • @joedirt6212
    @joedirt6212 6 років тому +1

    Does it got Holley carbs

  • @RuffGhanor
    @RuffGhanor 5 років тому

    He only had it for six months? Or did i misheard it?

  • @yugare474
    @yugare474 2 роки тому

    Pirates where the first ricers and blackbeard was the best

  • @lgaff2378
    @lgaff2378 6 років тому

    Pimp my ride pirate special😂

  • @charliedallachie3539
    @charliedallachie3539 5 років тому

    In those days, it was like running your own battleship....if a military wanted to it took several ships, most just let pirates go. Not today though.

  • @user-zn4cv2lv3h
    @user-zn4cv2lv3h 6 років тому +27

    always blackbeard where is edward kenway ^-^

  • @peter4210
    @peter4210 6 років тому

    them graphics, 10 out of 10, I bet they have a whole room with 200 gtx Titan X just to render it

  • @VoyagerLife826
    @VoyagerLife826 3 роки тому +1

    Makes me want to play Assassin's Creed Black Flag again.

  • @divinusnobilite
    @divinusnobilite 6 років тому +1

    Only 6 months? Ouch. He should have stuck with a sloop.

  • @tres9007
    @tres9007 6 років тому +4

    Did they recover his sword that can control the ship and makes it move and spew fire from it's front? Just kidding!

  • @MoldyWormStudios
    @MoldyWormStudios 3 роки тому

    What about the flame throwers?

  • @jethrotapdasan1477
    @jethrotapdasan1477 4 роки тому

    Why the video has a small cannon

  • @keno5599
    @keno5599 3 роки тому

    blackbeard out here playing sea of thieves

  • @li6706
    @li6706 6 років тому

    That is so fucking badass

  • @picksmwm4058
    @picksmwm4058 5 років тому

    The Queen Anne's Revenge?
    Oh yeah yeah

  • @LighthouseLiars
    @LighthouseLiars 6 років тому +1

    He only sailed it for six months!?

  • @a1uplift212
    @a1uplift212 6 років тому +7

    Assassins creed black flag over here ayye

    • @jrh5544
      @jrh5544 6 років тому +1

      Blamer Blaze best game to exist

  • @gavinperumal8661
    @gavinperumal8661 3 роки тому

    Imagine having u boats fighting these pirate ships at this time!!

  • @brady1692
    @brady1692 3 роки тому

    Basically a floating tank 😳

  • @admiralfrazier306
    @admiralfrazier306 3 роки тому

    By God, this is a darling galley, Thatch. 32-guns, is it?
    I lost count at 40.

  • @keithsstepdad
    @keithsstepdad 3 роки тому

    wow. he put more guns. epic stuff. I wish this channel would stop appearing in my feed

  • @scubasteveandunderwaterroc3547
    @scubasteveandunderwaterroc3547 6 років тому

    why so many sales? Also could he have a diving Bell on his ship by any chance? Thanks for any one who does the research

    • @joedesalvo3316
      @joedesalvo3316 5 років тому +1

      it was originally a slave ship so it needed to be fast.. more sails, more speed... didnt want to lose many slaves over the journey so it had to be fast

  • @ortuignis3782
    @ortuignis3782 6 років тому

    Probably with gun-mounted shields

  • @trevor3194
    @trevor3194 6 років тому +5

    Really... only a 6 pound cannon? Most ships at the time would have used anything from 4-24 pounders. 24 and up would be seen on warships, but I’m sure some merchants used 12 pound long or medium cannons. By no means am I saying Blackbeard’s choice of weapons is bad. In fact it might be smart to use lighter cannons so he could out run larger ships of the line and frigates. We will never know.

  • @chippin_in5015
    @chippin_in5015 4 роки тому

    40 CANONS ON THE QUEEN ANNE, YOUR GANG CAN’T STOP IT!

    • @120masterpiece
      @120masterpiece 4 роки тому +2

      By standard naval armaments she didn't carry 40. It would literally be impossible for her to be armed with 40 guns. She could have at very, very most (and this is still ridiculous) carry 34 guns. She more than likely carried 24-28 4 - 6 pounder guns.

    • @daltonturner3113
      @daltonturner3113 3 роки тому

      @@120masterpiece They literally mentioned in the video about finding 32 guns so far, at the time of this video

    • @120masterpiece
      @120masterpiece 3 роки тому

      @@daltonturner3113 Yes, I know how many guns they found. They found 17 six pounders, 4 four pounders, 2 two pounders and several swivel guns.
      Now, you probably don't know what that means. It means if she did carry "40 guns", the rest were probably light swivel guns.
      What are swivel guns? Swivel guns are very small, portable guns mounted in iron yokes, usually fixed to the the bulwark of a ship. They are the weakest guns on a ship and are generally not included in a ship's armament description because they can be easily removed or added to a ship as needed. If you look up any ship, such as the USS Constitution, they usually don't include swivel guns in their armament.
      What does that mean when it comes to the QAR? When you compare the statement "she had 40 guns" to how a ship's armament was commonly described during the 18th century it misrepresents how powerful she was. To rate her comparative to other ships of that era she was a ship of about 20 guns, making her as powerful as a 6th rate Man-O-War. To say "she's a ship of 40 guns" would inadvertently make her a 4th rate, which is ridiculous considering the nature of her previous profession.
      So yes, by standard naval armaments of the time, which didn't include swivel guns, it would be impossible for her to have 40 guns because she didn't have the room to support 40 guns.
      Ok, I get it, people don't understand this, so I guess I'll just be as plan as possible. She wasn't as powerful as people think she was and any Royal Navy 6th rate ship could have easily defeated her in a battle.

  • @ArkstozSielvaIlVainEpei
    @ArkstozSielvaIlVainEpei 7 років тому +2

    666k subs
    hehe

  • @jackoswacko4189
    @jackoswacko4189 3 роки тому

    If you want to know what kind of ship it was then it was a galleon class Frigate

  • @guusvansprang5673
    @guusvansprang5673 7 років тому

    getting deckt out

  • @MoltenUprisingMK
    @MoltenUprisingMK 2 роки тому

    The Cadillac of the sea.

  • @eliot6989
    @eliot6989 6 років тому

    Pimp my pirate ship

  • @khalilg.riverafernandez1846
    @khalilg.riverafernandez1846 3 роки тому

    blackbeard used the queen annes revenge

  • @ATFprdepartment
    @ATFprdepartment 3 роки тому

    I’m sorry but it this narrator the same guy who voiced Manny Ortega in the Division 2?!??

  • @simplesandbox
    @simplesandbox 2 роки тому

    0:33 because Edward kenway dident reach him in time

  • @HaydenLau.
    @HaydenLau. 6 років тому

    40 cannon on the Queen Anne

  • @joshuaoliverie9801
    @joshuaoliverie9801 6 років тому

    Pimp my Ship

  • @ethaneaster1853
    @ethaneaster1853 8 років тому +10

    That ship class was a frigate

    • @joshlower1
      @joshlower1 5 років тому +1

      Ethan easter it’s a fucking galleon dumbfuck galleon. frigates weren’t around yet

    • @badcornflakes6374
      @badcornflakes6374 4 роки тому +2

      @@joshlower1 They did exist at the time and the galleon is only in pirates of the Caribbean. Learn some actual history, not from Disney movies.

    • @joshlower1
      @joshlower1 4 роки тому

      Bad Cornflakes galleon existed for hundreds of years and were used extensively in the Caribbean during the age of piracy. They were in fact, a Pirates favorite choice

    • @joshlower1
      @joshlower1 4 роки тому

      Frigates did not come until the late 16th century

    • @badcornflakes6374
      @badcornflakes6374 4 роки тому

      @@joshlower1 Frigates have been around longer than that.

  • @CreeperDude-cm1wv
    @CreeperDude-cm1wv 3 роки тому

    Obviously he gave it grade 5 dirty drives.
    Oh wait wrong universe

  • @colslaw69
    @colslaw69 6 років тому

    Leave the ship where she lies!

  • @nightlightabcd
    @nightlightabcd 6 років тому

    Didn't most pirates use smaller ships with shallow drafts to pounce upon their pray from the shores by ambush?

  • @minddude1673
    @minddude1673 3 роки тому

    now imagine the Fear of Enemy ships if a Certain pirate captain was able to Capture a Man o' war..

    • @eragonsargent8479
      @eragonsargent8479 3 роки тому

      that would have been insane, but he might have not had the fire power or the man power to capture and maintain one, at least not at first. to capture one he would need to find one with a skeleton crew to have any chance

    • @minddude1673
      @minddude1673 3 роки тому

      @@eragonsargent8479 Henry Avery probably had one of the most Powerful Pirate ships Afloat, it is said his Ship "The Fancy" (which he commanded between 1694 and 1695) was a Man o' War and was armed with over 46 Guns

  • @modernknightone
    @modernknightone 7 років тому +39

    "He outgunned any merchantmen that would have been on the waters at that time." REALLY? Aren't we forgetting East and West Indiamen and the Dutch designed Retourschips? That guy is a naval archeologist? These ships were not only much bigger than a Guineaman (Blackbeard's ship) but also boasted two full gun decks of larger guns 8 to 12 pounders and sometimes 16 pounders. Smithsonian, your reputation for scholarship and research continues in its decline. Why the obsession with blackbeard and all of these blackbeard videos? He was a very minor pirate active for less than two years with one of the worst records in terms of loot and prizes taken. He's not even on the same playing field in terms of brutality and atrocity with the truly blood-thirsty pirate captains. He was a small timer only remembered because of Daniel Defoe's writings, a century of bad Hollywood movies/videos like this one, a flashy name and idiots who don't study his REAL pirate contemporaries who by FAR outshine him. Why not some videos on Bartholomew Roberts, Avery or Laurens DeGraaf? Buccaneers Reef dot com

    • @Orbitten
      @Orbitten 7 років тому +7

      Blackbeard may not have been the most successful pirate of all time, but he did do some incredible things. He had a fleet of several small ships, fended off a powerful British warship, and put a blockade around an entire town. He was remembered not mainly because of his success, (although he was an above average pirate) but because of his daring. And just because of how intimidating he was. He may not have been even close to some of the best pirates like Bart Roberts or Ching Shih, but there is a lot to admire about him. Also he died like a boss.

    • @modernknightone
      @modernknightone 7 років тому +5

      His so called "blockade" of Charleston was not really a blockade at all. Any fast or half decently armed ship could have easily bypassed his three ships. It was actually an idiotic stunt. If there had been a warship in harbor he would have been spanked. He also knew one would likely come soon enough - hence the very short duration of the "blockade" in which instead of requesting millions in ransom as in the case of Cassard with Curacao and Surinam or in DeGraaf's sack of Vera Cruz - his only request was medical supplies. Which "powerful British warship" did he fend off? Name please - enlighten me please! He died like a boss. Really? So when he jumped aboard the commandeered merchant sloop sent to find him - after throwing grenades aboard (believing everyone was dead or wounded) and Maynard's trap was sprung with everyone running up from below and surrounding Blackbeard - that was boss? The only cool thing about it was that he broke Maynard's sword. Half a dozen men mobbed him and stabbed him and shot him to death - they practically mutilated him to make sure he didn't get back up. A more boss ending would be a Hollywood style sword fight followed by him successfully holding off the entire ship's crew - didn't happen like that. Defoe's account also embellished the scene a little - something which he actually admitted in order to sell more books.

    • @Orbitten
      @Orbitten 7 років тому +6

      The blockade wasn't a very good one I agree, but it was a blockade none the less one Teach used to gain necessary medicine for his crew. And the act also boosted his infamy by a very notable margin. You see, Blackbeard's greatest strength was his use of intimidation. He knew the the blockade wasn't strong enough to hold, but he did it anyway because he knew it would get in the enemies heads. And as you probably know, Teach would put fuses in his hat to make him appear as a devil of the sea. Many merchant ships surrendered at the sight of him. You see, he wasn't the strongest pirate out there, but he knew his assets and he knew what would and wouldn't work. He was a great leader. Smart, and tactical. That can't be denied. The warship was known as HMS Scarborough. It was a 32 gun powerful warship most likely with tough broadside armor. He didn't manage to capture the ship, but fending it off was impressive enough. Now even though the Scarborough didn't have a log of this encounter, there are too many sources pointing to that being true. And as for his death, yes he did die like a boss. He may have been outnumbered, but it certainly wasn't a massacre. Blackbeard fought for a noteworthy amount of time before he died. And not going down after just one shot was impressive enough. And if he broke Defoe's sword, then they had to be fighting for at leased 20 to 30 seconds before Teach bit it. Swords, (especially flexing naval cutlasses) are very hard to break.
      Blackbeard was no Henry Every. But he was certainly an above average pirate and an excellent leader who knew how to use intimidation to his advantage.
      You really hate Blackbeard do you?

    • @modernknightone
      @modernknightone 7 років тому +3

      Actually I looked into this HMS Scarborough and experts say it probably never happened and that Captain Johnson (AKA Daniel Defoe) confused it with the HMS Seaford. He didn't break Defoe's sword - Defoe wasn't even there. He broke Lt. Maynard's sword. Maynard recounted the battle to Defoe who wrote down the only known narrative of it. It was a very small encounter with only about 20 to 30 men facing an equally sized complement. Defoe's account was clearly embellished as are many other things in his books. How big was that fish you caught??? Really? 10 feet long you say? Now that's a WHOPPER!
      I don't hate Blackbeard. I hate Blackbeard's notoriety for the same reason I hate Honey Boo Boo's. I believe it is undeserved because he was not a great leader or great pirate and was actually below average but is only remembered because of Daniel Defoe's writing, a memorable funny name and bad Hollywood movies. I think many great pirate captains of that time were far more terrible and great than blackbeard, but they never had a Daniel Defoe to write down their stories. The ones that we do know about were far greater than Blackbeard, yet everyone still seems to want to mention and talk about blackbeard - this is due to simple laziness IMHO because they don't want to take the time to simply research, study and read about the actual great ones. If they bothered to actually do this I think they would stop with the blackbeard love fest.

    • @ywla
      @ywla 6 років тому +3

      modernknightone blackbeard was actually native American according to meatspin.com, check your facts before you come on this site ever again.

  • @janro653
    @janro653 6 років тому +2

    Assasins Creed 4 Black Flag :)

  • @haoli6403
    @haoli6403 6 років тому

    take a modern day warship ez

  • @isengramm4280
    @isengramm4280 Рік тому

    Der schwarze Bart lebt. Hier brennt nicht nur die Lunte.

  • @madstrikepolice-dylan-3156
    @madstrikepolice-dylan-3156 6 років тому +2

    Sea of thieves brought me here yur‼️‼️

  • @agnostic47
    @agnostic47 3 роки тому +2

    "tricked out"? Is English not your first language?

  • @therebornguardian8944
    @therebornguardian8944 2 роки тому

    When a pirate has a fleet powerful enough that it could probably win the war for the sea In the American Revolution you know something's wrong

  • @kommandantburtmuller2337
    @kommandantburtmuller2337 5 років тому

    Black beard ship is a frigate but u are just showing a galleon and a 24 gun frigate blackbeards ship is a light frigate that have sails on the bow spirit

  • @jassonkhoo1223
    @jassonkhoo1223 8 років тому +3

    What happend if it fight a hms man o war

    • @TankerDelight
      @TankerDelight 7 років тому +3

      It would get obliterated, even the smallest of the Man-o'wars had at least 52 guns on them firing 12 pound projectiles.

    • @calebk5923
      @calebk5923 7 років тому +5

      Blackbeard, however, actually did go against a man o war. He was the only pirate to go against one and force it into retreat. Though he didn't destroy the man o war, he definitely won over it.

    • @meta9t2000
      @meta9t2000 7 років тому

      a few pirates had men of war, and Charles Vane has debated destroyed a man of war with a fireship.

    • @mauricedesaxe1745
      @mauricedesaxe1745 7 років тому +4

      Men of War were, quite simply, naval vessels of 5th rate higher. AC4, though a decent game, continues to mis-classify the ships of the line/capital ships as "men of war". To be realistic, 50+ gun ships were virtually always in Europe, fighting fleet actions as members of the line of battle. Blackbeard would most likely have encounterd a Frigate or a smaller ship-rigged vessel- men of war within their own rights. But, powerful enough to provoke a significant challenge. Men of War were not some great lumbering ships with triple decks, but simply well-armed warships. it's a broad term.

    • @mitchellhogg4627
      @mitchellhogg4627 6 років тому

      Mailman Maxim take an educated guess fucktard?...they dominated a third of the globe for a reason...

  • @TheDevilHydraProdsXXII
    @TheDevilHydraProdsXXII 7 років тому +4

    looks more like a brig then a frigate

    • @jacobbreitha2693
      @jacobbreitha2693 6 років тому

      WhitesnakeFan2002 brigs were usually small transport vessels because of their speed but frigates were warships that were a little bit smaller than a ship of the line and they were optimized for speed, power, and cargo load

  • @renbutt8142
    @renbutt8142 6 років тому

    interesting choice of language

  • @tjds29
    @tjds29 4 роки тому

    ZEE HAHAHAHAHA

  • @captainobvious9233
    @captainobvious9233 6 років тому

    Could it sink a modern Destroyer?

    • @jacobbreitha2693
      @jacobbreitha2693 6 років тому

      Captain Obvious no because destroyers use mk45 5 inch guns which can obliterate wood

  • @DeclanVH
    @DeclanVH 4 роки тому

    Wrong, Blackbeard travelled on a raft not a ship

  • @micahcantu5905
    @micahcantu5905 3 роки тому

    1:04 among us?!?!?!

  • @jordankilomusic151
    @jordankilomusic151 8 років тому +48

    Hms victory could destroy this thing

    • @CallMeBullyz
      @CallMeBullyz 8 років тому +35

      +JK Films No shit sherlock

    • @mikyong1
      @mikyong1 8 років тому +3

      Blackbeard will make it a tasty ship toast, this ship has powers

    • @Nemoticon
      @Nemoticon 8 років тому +8

      +Zero260Filmz Yeah... but it didn't. #Irrelevant

    • @ChrisCanadianHusky
      @ChrisCanadianHusky 8 років тому +2

      +Zero260Filmz Like a Bmw would destroy a lada at speed right?

    • @Apkans
      @Apkans 7 років тому +14

      Weren't they almost a century apart?

  • @johnkeith8072
    @johnkeith8072 3 роки тому +3

    Blackbeard was the best of the pirates.
    A lot of his crew were slaves freed by Blackbeard himself.
    By all accounts, he was as nice as the times allowed...