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The Whydah Gally was a slave ship that became a pirate ship in the early 18th century. Originally built as a merchant vessel in England in 1715, it was captured by the notorious pirate captain "Black Sam" Bellamy in 1717. Bellamy rechristened the ship the Whydah Gally and it became his flagship. The vessel was heavily armed and reportedly carried a vast treasure.
Under Bellamy's command, the Whydah Gally sailed the Caribbean and the Atlantic coast of North America, plundering
The wreck of the Whydah Gally lay undiscovered for over 250 years. In 1984, marine explorer Barry