Adventure Galley
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Adventure Galley was the late 17th-century armed merchant and privateering ship most famously associated with the controversial voyages and piracy trial of Captain William Kidd.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed merchant ship
ⓘ
galley-frigate ⓘ privateer ship ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| approximateFateYear | 1698 ⓘ |
| armamentType | sails and oars ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | William Kidd’s capture of the Quedagh Merchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
William Kidd piracy trial
ⓘ
controversy over piracy versus privateering ⓘ voyages of Captain William Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
anti-piracy operations
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attacking French shipping ⓘ |
| captain | William Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfService | 17th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
English government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York investors ⓘ |
| conditionAtEnd | leaky and unseaworthy ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewType | mixed privateer crew ⓘ |
| designedFor |
chasing enemy ships
ⓘ
operations in light winds ⓘ |
| fate | abandoned and scuttled ⓘ |
| fateLocation |
near Madagascar
ⓘ
Île Sainte-Marie region, Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | English flag ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | infamous pirate ship ⓘ |
| legalContext | subject of later British piracy proceedings against William Kidd ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringVoyages | commissioned privateer under English letters of marque ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | historical accounts of piracy in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| notableCommander | William Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | combination of sails and oars for speed and maneuverability ⓘ |
| notableVoyage | voyage from England to New York and onward to the Indian Ocean under William Kidd ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
armed merchantman
ⓘ
privateer ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oar
ⓘ
sail ⓘ |
| purpose | privateering against French and pirates ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | central to the legend of Captain Kidd ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1696 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
London and New York investors
ⓘ
Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Nine Years' War era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain William Kidd