Blackbeard

New Research Solves Mystery Of Blackbeard’s Pirate Ship

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A conundrum that surrounds the sunken wreck of Blackbeard’s pirate ship has been recently solved by new research. There’s been a longstanding mystery regarding how the vessel contained heaps of coal, considering it was before coal mining was even prevalent in America. However, scientists probably have an answer now.

Hoards Of Treasure

Introduced in the early 18th century, the 31.4-meter-long ship was a French slave-trading vessel that sailed in the Atlantic. Back in...

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A New ECU Research Untangles the ‘Blackbeard Lore’

  • It’s been speculated that Blackbeard intentionally ran his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, aground near Beaufort in 1718.
  • Now, more than 300 years later, new research from East Carolina University in Greenville shows that theory may hold water.
  • Dozens of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge about a mile off the coast suggests the vessel was riddled with leaks and was repaired using sheets of lead.

ECU research suggests Blackbeard intentionally grounded his ship,...

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