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{{Quote|If we nick some gunpowder and pine pitch, we can build a fire ship and send it straight at the blockade, blasting it to smithereens.|Edward Kenway planning to break through the Bloackade of Nassau, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|The Gunpowder Plot}}
{{Quote| If we nick some gunpowder and pine pitch, we can build a fire ship and send it straight at the blockade, blasting it to smithereens.|Edward Kenway planning to break through the Bloackade of Nassau, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|The Gunpowder Plot}}
[[File:ACAC Fireship.png|250px|thumb|Fireship at Tyre's harbor]]
[[File:ACAC Fireship.png|200px|thumb|Fireship at Tyre's harbor]]
A '''fireship''' was a [[wood]]en [[Ship|vessel]] deliberately set on fire, or rigged to explode, to be used against enemy ships. Employed throughout naval military history, its use declined with the adoption of metal-hulled ships.<ref>{{WP|Fire ship}}</ref>
A '''fireship''' was a [[wood]]en [[Ship|vessel]] deliberately set on fire, or rigged to explode, to be used against enemy ships. Employed throughout naval military history, its use declined with the adoption of metal-hulled ships.<ref>{{WP|Fire ship}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1190 [[Tyre]], the [[Templars]] used a fireship in order to halt the advance of [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] after he overpowered and killed [[Basilisk]]. As the fireship rammed into the ship he was on, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] narrowly leapt into the water for safety as it exploded.<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' – [[Always an End]]</ref>  
In 1190 [[Tyre]], the [[Templars]] used a fireship in order to halt the advance of [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] after he overpowered and killed [[Basilisk]]. As the fireship rammed into the ship he was on, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] narrowly leapt into the water for safety as it exploded.<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' – [[Always an End]]</ref>  
In March 1669,<ref>{{WP|Maracaibo#Pirate_attacks}}</ref> [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Henry Morgan]] destroyed the ''Magdalena'', one of the better equipped ships of the [[Spanish Navy|Spanish Armada]] using a fireship during the battle of {{Wiki|Maracaibo}}.<ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: Magdalena Emblem</ref>


In 1718, the [[British Empire]] hoped to curb [[piracy]] in the [[Caribbean]] and regain control of the port of [[Nassau]]. In order to do this, they, by way of Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] and Commodore [[Peter Chamberlaine]], set up a [[Blockade of Nassau|blockade]] and gave the local pirates a choice to take a pardon or be executed.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref> [[Edward Kenway]] hatched a plan with [[Charles Vane]] to steal British supplies of [[gunpowder]] and pine pitch to repurpose [[Jack Rackham]]'s ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'' into a fireship.<ref name="Gunpowder Plot">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Gunpowder Plot]]</ref> They managed to break through the blockage and escape from Nassau unharmed.<ref name="Fireship">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Fireship]]</ref>
In 1718, the [[British Empire]] hoped to curb [[piracy]] in the [[Caribbean]] and regain control of the port of [[Nassau]]. In order to do this, they, by way of Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] and Commodore [[Peter Chamberlaine]], set up a [[Blockade of Nassau|blockade]] and gave the local pirates a choice to take a pardon or be executed.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref> [[Edward Kenway]] hatched a plan with [[Charles Vane]] to steal British supplies of [[gunpowder]] and pine pitch to repurpose [[Jack Rackham]]'s ''[[Royal Phoenix]]'' into a fireship.<ref name="Gunpowder Plot">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Gunpowder Plot]]</ref> They managed to break through the blockage and escape from Nassau unharmed.<ref name="Fireship">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Fireship]]</ref>


[[File:ACRogue Fireship.png|left|200px|thumb|A couple of French fireships]]
[[File:ACRogue Fireship.png|left|250px|thumb|A couple of French fireships]]
 
The [[French Navy]] also made use of this tactic against the British, during the [[Seven Years' War]], during both the [[Siege of Louisbourg]]<ref name="Men o' War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Men o' War]]</ref> and the [[Battle of Quiberon Bay]].<ref name="Quiberon Bay">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Battle of Quiberon Bay (memory)|The Battle of Quiberon Bay]]</ref> In the first event, a small fleet of fireships, headed by the ''[[Experto Crede]]'', attempted to stop the British from reaching [[Louisbourg]] but efforts were rended useless by the actions of the [[HMS Pembroke|HMS ''Pembroke'']], who managed to sink enough fireships to clear the way for the British reinforcements to push through.<ref name="Men o' War"/> During the latter, the French decided to try and break through the British blockade installed off the coast of [[France]] with their flagship, the ''[[Formidable]]'', leading numerous fireships. Again, their efforts were thwarted by [[Shay Cormac]], this time captaining his own ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]''.<ref name="Quiberon Bay"/>
The [[French Navy]] also made use of this tactic against the British, during the [[Seven Years' War]], during both the [[Siege of Louisbourg]]<ref name="Men o' War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Men o' War]]</ref> and the [[Battle of Quiberon Bay]].<ref name="Quiberon Bay">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Battle of Quiberon Bay (memory)|The Battle of Quiberon Bay]]</ref> In the first event, a small fleet of fireships, headed by the ''[[Experto Crede]]'', attempted to stop the British from reaching [[Louisbourg]] but efforts were rended useless by the actions of the [[HMS Pembroke|HMS ''Pembroke'']], who managed to sink enough fireships to clear the way for the British reinforcements to push through.<ref name="Men o' War"/> During the latter, the French decided to try and break through the British blockade installed off the coast of [[France]] with their flagship, the ''[[Formidable]]'', leading numerous fireships. Again, their efforts were thwarted by [[Shay Cormac]], this time captaining his own ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]''.<ref name="Quiberon Bay"/>


During the [[American Revolution]], the use of fire ships was frequent. The {{Wiki|HMS Augusta (1763)|HMS ''Augusta''}} of the [[Royal Navy]] was lost to a number of [[Patriots|Patriot]]-released fireships while {{Wiki|Battle of Red Bank|sailing}} the {{Wiki|Delaware River|Delaware}}, with the explosion being heard up to 50km away.<ref name="Nexus DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Database: Explosion hazards]]</ref>
During the [[American Revolution]], the use of fire ships was frequent. The {{Wiki|HMS Augusta (1763)|HMS ''Augusta''}} of the [[Royal Navy]] was lost to a number of [[Patriots|Patriot]]-released fireships while {{Wiki|Battle of Red Bank|sailing}} the {{Wiki|Delaware River|Delaware}}, with the explosion being heard up to 50km away.<ref name="Nexus DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Database: Explosion hazards]]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 02:06, 16 February 2024

"If we nick some gunpowder and pine pitch, we can build a fire ship and send it straight at the blockade, blasting it to smithereens."
―Edward Kenway planning to break through the Bloackade of Nassau, 1718.[src]-[m]
Fireship at Tyre's harbor

A fireship was a wooden vessel deliberately set on fire, or rigged to explode, to be used against enemy ships. Employed throughout naval military history, its use declined with the adoption of metal-hulled ships.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

In 1190 Tyre, the Templars used a fireship in order to halt the advance of Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad after he overpowered and killed Basilisk. As the fireship rammed into the ship he was on, the Assassin narrowly leapt into the water for safety as it exploded.[2]

In March 1669,[3] pirate Henry Morgan destroyed the Magdalena, one of the better equipped ships of the Spanish Armada using a fireship during the battle of Maracaibo.[4]

In 1718, the British Empire hoped to curb piracy in the Caribbean and regain control of the port of Nassau. In order to do this, they, by way of Governor Woodes Rogers and Commodore Peter Chamberlaine, set up a blockade and gave the local pirates a choice to take a pardon or be executed.[5] Edward Kenway hatched a plan with Charles Vane to steal British supplies of gunpowder and pine pitch to repurpose Jack Rackham's Royal Phoenix into a fireship.[6] They managed to break through the blockage and escape from Nassau unharmed.[7]

A couple of French fireships

The French Navy also made use of this tactic against the British, during the Seven Years' War, during both the Siege of Louisbourg[8] and the Battle of Quiberon Bay.[9] In the first event, a small fleet of fireships, headed by the Experto Crede, attempted to stop the British from reaching Louisbourg but efforts were rended useless by the actions of the HMS Pembroke, who managed to sink enough fireships to clear the way for the British reinforcements to push through.[8] During the latter, the French decided to try and break through the British blockade installed off the coast of France with their flagship, the Formidable, leading numerous fireships. Again, their efforts were thwarted by Shay Cormac, this time captaining his own ship, the Morrigan.[9]

During the American Revolution, the use of fire ships was frequent. The HMS Augusta of the Royal Navy was lost to a number of Patriot-released fireships while sailing the Delaware, with the explosion being heard up to 50km away.[10]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Fire ship on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles – Always an End
  3. ↑ Maracaibo#Pirate_attacks on Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates – Alonzo Batilla's treasures: Magdalena Emblem
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – We Demand a Parlay
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The Gunpowder Plot
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The Fireship
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Men o' War
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Battle of Quiberon Bay
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR – Database: Explosion hazards
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