The Whydah
The Whydah, also known as the Whydah Gally, was a British frigate originally built as a slave ship for Laurens Prins, and functioned as a pirate vessel for Samuel Bellamy before his death in 1717.
History[]
Named after a trading post on the West African Gold Coast, the Whydah was built in England in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport slaves across the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
In February 1717, Prins used the Whydah to transport a Piece of Eden – a "Fragment" – from Africa for the Templars. This had caught the attention of the Assassin Order, who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the Whydah was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates Olivier Levasseur and Alonzo Batilla, to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.[2] Prins narrowly survived the attack.[3][4] Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the Whydah from a ten-gun galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.[1]
The Whydah during the storm
Using the Whydah, Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near Virginia. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the Whydah then attempted to reach Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near Cape Cod, the Whydah was hit by a storm.[1]
It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the Whydah, killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.[5]
Trivia[]
- The Whydah was referred to as the "fastest ship in the West Indies" by Alonzo Batilla.[2]
- The Whydah Bell can be acquired by Edward Kenway's fleet for his art collection in Great Inagua.
Gallery[]
Appearaences[]
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: From Slavers to Pirates
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Pirates – The Whydah's Secret
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Laurens Prins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates – La Boca del Diablo
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