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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	WhydahDeckACP.png\|Laurens Prins standing on the deck of the ''Whydah''		WhydahDeckACP.png\|Laurens Prins standing on the deck of the ''Whydah''
	WhydahHoldACP.png\|The hold of the ''Whydah''		WhydahHoldACP.png\|The hold of the ''Whydah''

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	[[Category:Pirate ships]]		[[Category:Pirate ships]]
	[[Category:Assassin ships]]		[[Category:Assassin ships]]
	[[Category:Frigates]]		[[Category:Frigates]]

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.

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	Named after a [[Ouidah\|trading post]] on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>		Named after a [[Ouidah\|trading post]] on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>

	In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>		In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]		[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]
	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Pirates'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	==History==		==History==
	Named after a trading post on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>		Named after a [[Ouidah\|trading post]] on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>

	In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>		In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.

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	[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]		[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]
	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near ~~{{Wiki\|~~Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

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	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near {{Wiki\|Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near {{Wiki\|Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden. They destroyed the ''Whydah'' ~~and killed~~ Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	==History==		==History==
	Named after a trading post on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>		Named after a trading post on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>

	In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>		In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]		[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]
	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near {{Wiki\|Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near {{Wiki\|Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden. They destroyed the ''Whydah'' and killed Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref ~~name="~~Pirates"/>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden. They destroyed the ''Whydah'' and killed Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	WhydahHoldACP.png\|The hold of the ''Whydah''		WhydahHoldACP.png\|The hold of the ''Whydah''
	AC4DB - Whydah Gally style Bell.png\|The bell of the ''Whydah''		AC4DB - Whydah Gally style Bell.png\|The bell of the ''Whydah''
			</gallery>

			==Appearaences==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mdat}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''

	~~</gallery>~~
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACP}}		{{ACP}}
			[[zh:维达号]]
	[[Category:Slave ships]]		[[Category:Slave ships]]
	[[Category:Pirate ships]]		[[Category:Pirate ships]]
	[[Category:Assassin ships]]		[[Category:Assassin ships]]
	[[Category:Frigates]]		[[Category:Frigates]]

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.

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	Named after a [[Ouidah\|trading post]] on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>		Named after a [[Ouidah\|trading post]] on the West [[Africa]]n {{Wiki\|Gold Coast (region)\|Gold Coast}}, the ''Whydah'' was built in [[United Kingdom\|England]] in 1716 as a massive galley with three masts, weighing three hundred tons. It was used by Laurens Prins to transport [[Slavery\|slaves]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>

	In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>		In February 1717, Prins used the ''Whydah'' to transport a [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece of Eden]] – a "[[Fragment of Eden\|Fragment]]" – from Africa for the [[Templars]]. This had caught the attention of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Order]], who sent Samuel Bellamy, an Assassin posing as pirate, to intercept the artifact. En route, the ''Whydah'' was attacked by Bellamy and the pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]], to which the latter managed to cripple the vessel, enough so for it to be taken by Bellamy as his flagship.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[The Whydah's Secret]]</ref> Prins narrowly survived the attack.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Laurens Prins]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Dutch Buccaneer and Slaver]]</ref> Afterwards, Bellamy and his crew converted the ''Whydah'' from a ten-[[Cannons\|gun]] galley to a twenty-eight gun galley.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]		[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]
	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Pirates'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.

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	[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]		[[File:AC3 naval ships.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Whydah'' during the storm]]
	Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near ~~{{Wiki\|~~Cape Cod}}, the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>		Using the ''Whydah'', Bellamy subsequently plundered several ships near [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]]. Along with Bellamy's other ships, the ''Whydah'' then attempted to reach {{Wiki\|Block Island}}, off the coast of [[Rhode Island]]. With the weather worsening, the ships soon lost contact with each other. On 26 April 1717, while near [[Cape Cod]], the ''Whydah'' was hit by a storm.<ref name="Initiates"/>

	It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>		It was at this time that the Templars attacked, believing that Bellamy still held the Fragment of Eden, which he passed to Alonzo for safekeeping immediately after taking the ship. They destroyed the ''Whydah,'' killing Bellamy and the entirety of his crew.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[La Boca del Diablo (memory)\|La Boca del Diablo]]</ref>

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	[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]		[[File:WhydahACP.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Whydah'']]
	The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.		The '''''Whydah''''', also known as the '''''Whydah Gally''''', was a [[British Empire\|British]] [[frigate]] originally built as a [[Slave ships\|slave ship]] for [[Laurens Prins]], and functioned as a [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Ships\|vessel]] for [[Samuel Bellamy]] before his death in 1717.