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.

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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
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

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pirate Captain Kidd shipCommanded Adventure Galley
subject surface form: Captain William Kidd