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The Treasure Fleet

2013-12-18T20:57:43Z

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{{Era|AC4}}
{{Memory Infobox
|image = The Treasure Fleet 1.png
|description = ''Shackled in bilboes in the hold of a Spanish treasure ship, Edward decides life would be better if he escaped.''
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|type = Main
|fullsync = <small>
*Free 23 pirates.
*Kill 3 guards from behind corners.</small>
|previous = [[Claiming What's Due]]
|next = [[This Tyro Captain]]
|ancestor = [[Edward Kenway]]
|location = [[Caribbean|West Indies]]
|date = 30 July 1715}}
'''The Treasure Fleet''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Edward Kenway]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst|a research analyst]] at [[Abstergo Entertainment]] through the [[Animus]].

==Description==
Locked up in the hold of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet|treasure ship]], Edward worked together to escape with a fellow prisoner, [[Adéwalé]].

==Dialogue==
*'''Soldier:''' ''(Supper. Eat it fast.)''
*'''Edward:''' ''You hungry?''
Together, Edward and Adéwalé escaped the bilboes.
*'''Edward:''' ''Now what's your plan, mate?''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Find my weapon and steal a ship.''
*'''Soldier:''' ''(God help us. I don't like the look of that storm coming.)''
*'''Soldier:''' ''(It looks like it's veering west, into the gulf. We might be safe.)''
Edward and Adéwalé reached their weapons.
*'''Edward:''' ''Christ, the seas are uneasy today.''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Hurricane coming!''
*'''Edward:''' ''Hurricane? Jaysus.''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''We're stealing a brig. Hey, take what you need!''
*'''Edward:''' ''Won't be a minute.''
Edward found a leather vest among the confiscated possessions, and used it to reinforce his robes, before making his way topside.
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''There's many prisoners held on these ships. Set them free, and they'll sail with us, no question.''
*'''Edward:''' ''So that's the idea then? Free what men we can, then find a fast ship to flee in?''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Aye. There's a brig in this fleet. I'll make my way to it.''
Edward saved the first group of prisoners.
[[File:The_Treasure_Fleet_5.png|thumb|250px|Edward freeing the pirates]]
*'''Edward:''' ''There's a catch to this favor. You're sailing with me.''
*'''Prisoner:''' ''I'd follow you to hell for this, mate!''
Edward saved another group of prisoners.
*'''Edward:''' ''Come on, lads! If we're to drown today, it won't be here!''
*'''Soldier:''' ''(Make ready to leave! That storm's nearly upon us!)''
*'''Soldier:''' ''(What of the prisoners?)''
Edward saved another group.
*'''Edward:''' ''There's a brig nearby just waiting for us to take her.''
Edward saved the last group of prisoners.
*'''Edward:''' ''We're going topside. Be ready.''
Edward then killed the brig's captain.
[[File:The Treasure Fleet 6.png|thumb|250px|Edward ordering the crew about]]
*'''Edward:''' ''Lay aboard, lads!''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Save your singing for davy Jones, you Jagabats! It's a hard wind coming!''
*'''Edward:''' ''The man speaks true! You lot weigh anchor. As for the rest, half on the foremast and half at the main! Let's outrun this hurricane!''
Edward then started his attempt to escape the hurricane.
*'''Edward:''' ''Keep watch on those galleons! See they don't give us trouble.''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''They won't. Far too slow for this weather.''
*'''Edward:''' ''Bark any orders you think wise, mate. We're up against it here!''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''These men know their place. They'll see us home. Look out man!''
*'''Edward:''' ''I see it!''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Waterspout! Steer clear of that thing!''
Edward and his crew managed to escape from the treasure fleet and the storm.
[[File:The Treasure Fleet 8.png|thumb|250px|Edward introducing himself to Adéwalé]]
*'''Crew:''' ''Godfrey Lijah, we made it!''
*'''Crew:''' ''Oh what a mess! Jaysus.''
*'''Edward:''' ''By God, we pulled this one straight from the Teeth of Neptune... I'm Edward. Much thanks for your aid back there.''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Adéwale.''
*'''Edward:''' ''Ever been to Nassau, Adéwalé?''
*'''Adéwalé:''' ''Not yet.''
*'''Edward:''' ''By God, she took some knocks, didn't she? I think I'll keep her. All hands aft, lads! We're taking this one home!''

==Outcome==
Edward and Adéwalé managed to escape, and Edward decided to keep the brigantine they used.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center" widths="180">
The Treasure Fleet 2.png|Edward and Adéwalé escaping the bilboes
The Treasure Fleet 3.png|Edward dispatching a guard
The Treasure Fleet 4.png|Edward donning the modified robes
The Treasure Fleet 7.png|Edward sailing through the storm
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Edward and Adéwalé assessing the damage done to the ship
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
{{AC4Memories}}
[[Category:Memories of Edward Kenway]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus Omega]]

Jackdaw

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{{Spoilerhd}}
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{{Quote|This country here is my best chance. This country called Jackdaw, where I know the names of all the citizens and they know mine, and we work together. Not always out of love, but to keep our country afloat.|Adéwalé to Edward Kenway.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].

Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Procurement==
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, Adéwalé, who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.

Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.

==Piracy==
{{Dialogue|Edward|It's a shaky feeling, sailing around with this much stolen cargo.|Hornigold|Get used to it. We'll need to take a few more prizes to make this a profitable day.|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold, after the ''Jackdaw'' took its first brig, 1715.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
The ''Jackdaw'''s first major act of piracy took place off of the coast of [[Nassau]] in 1715, when Captain [[Benjamin Hornigold]] showed Kenway how to succesfully take a ship. Soon after, it was used to transport Kenway to [[Cat Island]] to plunder a plantation, and eventually followed a Spanish [[Man O' War]], the ''[[El Arca Del Maestro]],'' through [[the Bahamas]] to its moorings at the Great [[Inagua]]. Kenway infiltrated the island, killed the French Templar [[Julien du Casse]], and took both the ship and the island. It was here that he would establish his own base of operations, and the ''Jackdaw'' could often be found moored at the docks in the cove.

The ''Jackdaw ''traveled across the West Indies Sea to the ancient city of [[Tulum]], home of the Assassins, where the crew members were soon taken prisoner by [[Laurens Prins]]. Kenway freed his crew and they returned to sea. Soon after, the ship took its first fort, located at [[Punta Guarico]], and made sail for Kingston.

==Schematics==
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, (with full upgrades) the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.

At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]]. The brigantine was able to disable and destroy any type of ship, given the proper strategy in battle.

She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent. The ''Jackdaw'' also had cleverly-placed swinging ropes secured both on deck and in the cross-masts that were used by the crew to swing from one ship to another.<ref name="AC4"/>

==Notable conflicts==
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.

The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].

==Crew==
*Edward Kenway - Captain.
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22) - Quartermaster.
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward) - Quartermaster.
*Numerous unnamed pirates

==Trivia==
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw], which is recited during the "[[Delirium]]" memory.
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window. There is also a bust of an unknown man in the right corner. Other cabin decorations include several flags, lanterns, a desk, and some chairs.
*The ''Jackdaw'' flies a generic pirate flag for most of the game. After the memory [[...Everything Is Permitted]], the flag changes to include the [[Assassin insignia]] around the skull.
*At elite level, most of the ''Jackdaw'''s equipment, including the swivel guns, broadside, and mortars, are golden. The elite hull upgrade also includes liberal gold and iron plating on the ship's hull and deck.
*After defeating all legendary ships, the Jackdaw gains a charge attack, allowing it to inflict greater damage on an enemy ship.
*The Jackdaw's Figurehead was later recovered from its wreckage by one of its previous quartermasters, [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Ad%C3%A9wal%C3%A9 Adéwalé] in 1735 near the west coast of the Hispaniola.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''
This Tyro Captain 3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''
</gallery>

==Reference==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Assassin ships]]
[[Category:Pirate ships]]
[[Category:Spanish Navy warships]]