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. The shipwreck was discovered near Beaufort Inlet in 1996, and the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Lab in Greenville, NC is open for FREE educational tours of the exciting work undertaken at our facility! We conserve, document, and investigate the artifacts recovered from the shipwreck identified as the pirate Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge.
Largely undisturbed for nearly three centuries, the ship was rediscovered in 1996, and 60 percent of the site has now been excavated, yielding more than 400,000 artifacts — from anchors, bells and cannons to cookware, navigational instruments and surgical devices.
While trying to enter the inlet near Beaufort, North Carolina, the ship became stuck on a submerged sandbar, eventually sinking below water—out of sight and memory.
Coated with silver and wrapped in mystery, the artifact was handed over to the Peabody Essex Museum by the family of the celebrated writer Edward R. Snow.
300 Years After The Death Of Blackbeard, Divers Off Carolina’s Coast Made An Astonishing Discovery
Is Blackbeard's ship still in the ocean?
Explore his legacy with a four-day trip to the North Carolina coast to visit pirate hideouts, skulk around the town he called home, see the waters where his sunken ship is still submerged and explore the shoals where he met his end.
Legend has it, Blackbeard's ghost haunts the waters around Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. Aerial America visited the area - can you spot anything scary?
Black beard accumulated huge amounts of wealth, which would be worth about $14.8 million today. However many believe that this only scratches the surface and that Blackbeard's fortune remains hidden to this day.
In November 1717, the pirate Blackbeard, whose real name was Edward Teach, seized a French slave ship called La Concorde near Martinique and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge. The ship was carrying around 455 enslaved Africans. Blackbeard freed many of them, and some decided to join his pirate crew.
Blackbeard's Sword, Found! Archaeologists Discover Pirate Treasure Off North Carolina Coast. Circa 1715, Captain Edward Teach (1680 - 1718), better known as Blackbeard, a pirate who plundered the coasts of the West Indies, North Carolina and Virginia.
As you might assume from the name, Blackbeard had a long, bushy black beard, which was reportedly plaited and tied with ribbons. He even placed slow-burning, smoking fuses in the beard when attacking ships – a terrifying sight for potential victims.
Archaeologists working on a shipwreck off the North Carolina coast announced in January that they may have discovered a truly iconic relic of pirate lore: the sword of Blackbeard.
Blackbeard. Probably the most famous pirate to ever live. Blackbeard had a knack for theatricality and a startling portrait of him has ensured his image has lived on.
Blackbeard may have been the most notorious pirate of all. Fierce and ferocious-looking, he stood 6'4” tall and had wild eyes and an explosive temper. To add to the effect, he tucked slow-burning cannon fuses under his hat. See some Blackbeard relics.
John Ward was the inspiration for the character of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Ward's nickname was 'Sparrow' and he was known for his flamboyant style – much like the Hollywood icon. Ward so ingratiated himself with Uthman Dey that he was given a large plot of land in Tunis.
Today in Hampton History 1719 - British Lt. Robert Maynard returns to Hampton with Blackbeard's head hanging from his ship's bowsprit. Maynard had killed the notorious pirate in battle near Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
Blackbeard had no grave at all. His body was thrown into Pamlico Sound, his head given as a trophy to Spotswood, who had it displayed on a tall pole in Hampton Roads, at a site now known as Blackbeard's Point.
Van Augur, who is the sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates took little to no time in destroying one of the strongest members of the Big Mom Pirates. This has caused mayhem within the One Piece community because fans have known Van Augur for almost ten years but never knew how powerful he was.
Aldetha Teach was Blackbeard's 10th wife in Disney's 1968 movie, Blackbeard's Ghost. Before she died by burning completely at the stake by Blackbeard, who found out she was actually a witch, she put a curse on him that he will always be on Earth in limbo unless there'll be a spark of human goodness in him.
