The Queen Anne’s Revenge
Queen Anne’s Revenge was an 18th-century warship mostly known for being the ship of legendary pirate Blackbeard. It first served in the British Navy, but the vessel was later captured by the French and then by pirates from 1717. Although Blackbeard used the boat for less than a year, he captured some of the most incredible rewards of his time. In 1718 he abandoned it, escaping capture by the British by boarding a smaller nearby ship.
In 1996 what remained of Queen Anne’s Revenge were discovered, about one mile from Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. So far, thirty-one canons have been found, and more than a quarter of a million artifacts have been recovered. Because its one of the few pirate ships to be discovered, it is now listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
