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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. | 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 | Before Kenway's captaincy, it was a [[Ships|ship]] in the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]] named ''El Dorado''.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
==Schematics== | ==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 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 | The ''Jackdaw'' was also fitted with a rowboat. The rowboat was equppied with harpoons that Kenway used for hunting whales and [[Sharks|sharks]]. | ||
==Crew== | ==Crew== | ||
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*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. | *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> | *[[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> | ||
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is [[Spain|Spanish]] for "the gilded one; the golden". | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel | 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'' | BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward whale hunting, while on board the ''Jackdaw'' | ||
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The Jackdaw was a brig captained by the Assassin, Edward Kenway, which he obtained with the help of his quartermaster Adéwalé, during his time as a privateer and pirate. Upon securing it, Kenway named it Jackdaw, after the bird of the same name.
Before Kenway's captaincy, it was a ship in the Spanish Treasure Fleet named El Dorado.[1]
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 cannons with additional slots for another fifty,[2] and could employ additional upgrades such as four swivel guns, explosive mines, round shot, heated shot, chain shot, and naval rams.[3] It was also equipped with a diving bell for when Edward explored the seafloor.[4]
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 pirates
Trivia
- Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a 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 the Eagle and the Jackdaw.[5]
- The former name of the ship, El Dorado, is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".
Gallery
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Concept art of the Jackdaw in combat with another vessel -
Edward whale hunting, while on board the Jackdaw -
The Jackdaw off the coast of an island -
The Jackdaw in combat with another vessel -
The Jackdaw in combat during a storm -
Developmental artwork depicting the Jackdaw
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Edward in his captain's quarters of the Jackdaw -
Concept art of the Jackdaw
References