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Assassin's Creed: Awakening

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'''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag – Awakening''' is a manga adaptation of the ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' video game. It is currently serialized in the magazine Jump X, written by Yano Takashi and illustrated by Oiwa Kenji.<ref name="Jump X - AC4BF">[http://jumpx.jp/w/ac4/ Jump X: ''Assassin's Creed 4 - Awakening'' page (Japanese)]</ref> It was announced on Anime News Network in 9 July 2013,<ref name="ANN">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-07-09/welcome-to-the-n.h.k.s-oiwa-draws-assassin-creed-4-manga AnimeNewsNetwork: Oiwa draws ''Assassin's Creed 4'' manga]</ref> to which the first chapter was released on 10 August 2013. It has 39 pages in chapter 1.

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Great Inagua

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{{Quote|Aye. We'll make something of it in time. We could keep a fleet here, if we liked. And with a bit of fixing up, it'd be a decent place to call home.|Edward Kenway to [[Mary Read]], March 1716.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:A_Single_Madman_10.png|thumb|250px|''El Arca Del Maestro'' and the ''Jackdaw'' in the cove of Great Inagua]]
'''Great Inagua''' is an island of [[the Bahamas]], which was home to a sizable sugar plantation owned and operated by [[France|French]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Julien du Casse]] up until 1715. In September of that year, in order to claim ''[[El Arca Del Maestro]]'' for [[Nassau]], the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] assassinated Du Casse and subsequently took ownership of the island, including a [[Great Inagua cove|manor]] overlooking the cove. It is the third largest island in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas The Bahamas] at 596 sq mi (1544 km²) and lies about 55 miles (90 km) from the eastern tip of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba Cuba]. The island is about 55 x 19 miles (90 x 30 km) in extent, the highest point being 108 ft (33 m) on East Hill. It encloses several lakes, most notably the 12-mile (19 km) long Lake Windsor (also called Lake Rosa) which occupies nearly 1/4 of the interior. The population of Great Inagua is 969 (2000 census).

Over the next several years, Kenway invested heavily in the development of a settlement on the island, improving the docks, beachfront, and the manor itself. Following the [[United Kingdom|British]] reconquest of [[Nassau]] in 1718, Great Inagua became the new base for the remaining pirates of the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].

In October 1722, before leaving the West Indies to return to England with his [[Jennifer Scott|daughter]], Edward gifted the island to the [[Assassins]], who had elected to abandon their base in [[Tulum]] in the face of repeated Templar attacks.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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Man O' War

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The '''Man O' War''' (plural: '''Men O' War'''), or '''Galleon''', as the class was known in non-[[United Kingdom|English]] speaking countries, was a class of warship operated by, among others, the [[Royal Navy|British]], [[Spanish Navy|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese Navy|Portuguese]] navies.

The man-of-war was developed in England in the early 16th century from earlier roundships with the addition of a second mast to form the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrack carrack]. The 16th century saw the carrack evolve into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleon galleon] and then the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_the_line ship of the line]. The evolution of the term has been given thus:
Man-of-war. "A phrase applied to a line of battle ship, contrary to the usual rule in the English language by which all ships are feminine. It probably arose in the following manner: 'Men of war' were heavily armed soldiers. A ship full of them would be called a 'man-of-war ship.' In process of time the word 'ship' was discarded as unnecessary and there remained the phrase 'a man-of-war.'"
—Talbot ''in'' Henry Fredrick Reddall ''Fact, fancy, and fable'', 1892, p. 340During the [[Golden Age of Piracy|early 18th century]], the Man O' War was among the most well-armed class of warship in operation throughout the [[Caribbean]]. Each ship of the class bore three masts, and was capable of fielding up to fifty guns per side over three decks; on top of this, they were fitted with mortars, chain-shot, heavy shot and fire barrels, and possessed a hardened hull for improved robustness.
However, despite all of these major advantages, Men O' War possessed a major weakness in terms of their speed; as they were very slow, a well-armed, smaller ship could outmaneuver their broadsides and still land hits to destroy them.

==Legendary ships==
During the early 18th century, there were five "legendary" Men O' War that roamed the four corners of the Caribbean, each with their unique naval warfare styles and construction. Three of them belonged to the Royal Navy while two sailed under the flag of the Spanish Navy.

These five ships were significantly more well-armed and armored than any other Men O' War in the Caribbean, and provided a significantly greater challenge to any would-be attacker. Their distinguishing characteristics made them notorious throughout the Caribbean, and they were feared by servicemen and [[Piracy|pirates]] alike.

Each of these legendary ships was eventually sunk by [[Edward Kenway]]'s ''[[Jackdaw]]'', and their supply of gold, 20,000 reales on average, claimed by the pirate's crew.

==Notable Men O' War==
*''[[El Arca del Maestro]]''
*''[[Royal Fortune]]''

And five legendary ships;
*''[[La Dama Negra]]''
*[[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']]
*''[[El Impoluto]]''
*[[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']]
*''[[Royal Sovereign]]''

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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