Queen Anne’s Revenge – Blackbeard’s Ship

Queen Anne’s Revenge was the name of a ship that belonged to Blackbeard, a notorious English pirate. Although he used the ship for less than a year, it was an effective tool in his prize taking. In 1718 Blackbeard grounded his ship at Beaufort Inlet (presently Carteret County, North California, United States) and the ship was destroyed. In late 1996, Intersal, the private contractor working for the state of North Carolina in marine recovery, discovered the remains of a vessel likely to be the Queen Anne’s Revenge.