Jackdaw

2013-11-09T22:41:21Z

94.10.62.255: added the name of the ship before it came into the possession of Edward

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[[File:Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'']]
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of his quartermaster [[Adéwalé]], during his time as a privateer and [[Piracy|pirate]]. Upon securing it, Kenway named it '''Jackdaw''''','' after the bird of the same name.

Before Kenway's captaincy, it was a [[Ships|ship]] in the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]] named the El Dorado.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Schematics==
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had 26 sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' initially had six {{Wiki|cannon}}s with additional slots for another fifty,<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-04-assassins-creed-4-black-flag-preview-how-ubisoft-plans-to-hook-you-back-in Eurogamer: ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag preview: how Ubisoft plans to hook you back in'']</ref> and could employ additional upgrades such as four {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s, [[Naval mines|explosive mines]], {{Wiki|round shot}}, {{Wiki|heated shot}}, {{Wiki|chain shot}}, and {{Wiki|naval ram}}s.<ref>[http://www.indianvideogamer.com/features/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-information-blowout/18744 IndianVideoGamer: ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag information blowout'']</ref> It was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for when Edward explored the seafloor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag#Gallery|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' gameplay reveal trailer]]</ref>

The ''Jackdaw'' was also fitted with a rowboat. The rowboat was equppied with Harpoons that Kenway used for hunting whales and sharks.

==Crew==
*[[Edward Kenway]]
*[[Adéwalé]]
*[[Anne Bonny]]
*Numerous unnamed [[piracy|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].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/376348046411694080 Twitter - Darby McDevitt]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small">
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward whale hunting, 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''
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the Jackdaw
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Assassin ships]]
[[Category:Pirate ships]]

Jackdaw

2013-10-26T20:22:00Z

94.10.62.255: This is updated from the gameplay.

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[[File:Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'']]
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[Ships|ship]] captained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of his first mate [[Adéwalé]], during his time as a privateer and [[Piracy|pirate]].

==History==
The Ship was part of the Spanish Tresure fleet, it was aquired by Edward Kenway, Adewale and captive pirates during the formers escape from Templars.

The Ship was able to outrun the Spanish fleets and a large hurricane which sank the entire spanish treasure fleet. once clear of the hurrican Kenway decided on the name Jackdaw, after a girl he knew as a child.

==Schematics==
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had 26 sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' initially had six {{Wiki|cannon}}s with additional slots for another fifty,<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-04-assassins-creed-4-black-flag-preview-how-ubisoft-plans-to-hook-you-back-in Eurogamer: ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag preview: how Ubisoft plans to hook you back in'']</ref> and could employ additional upgrades such as four {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s, [[Naval mines|explosive mines]], {{Wiki|round shot}}, {{Wiki|heated shot}}, {{Wiki|chain shot}}, and {{Wiki|naval ram}}s.<ref>[http://www.indianvideogamer.com/features/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-information-blowout/18744 IndianVideoGamer: ''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag information blowout'']</ref> It was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for when Edward explored the seafloor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag#Gallery|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' gameplay reveal trailer]]</ref>

==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].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/376348046411694080 Twitter - Darby McDevitt]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small">
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward whale hunting, 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''
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Assassin ships]]
[[Category:Pirate ships]]

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