Royal Fortune: Difference between revisions
imported>Crookandcharlatan Replaced content with " Category:Portuguese Navy warships Category:Templar ships Category:Pirate ships Category:Men O' War" |
imported>Crookandcharlatan Undo revision 648598 by Crookandcharlatan (talk) woah there, that was not my intention |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}} | |||
{{Era|AC4|4book}} | |||
[[File:AC4 The Royal Fortune.png|thumb|250px|The ''Royal Fortune'' anchored in Príncipe]] | |||
The '''''Royal Fortune''''' was a [[Man O' War]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]] and [[Sages|Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] from 1719 to 1722. Before that, the ship was known as '''''Nosso Senhor da Compreensão''''', and formed a part of the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Portuguese Navy|Navy]]. | |||
She was captured by the pirates Roberts and [[Edward Kenway]] off the coast of [[Mexico]] in 1719, and Roberts retained control of the ''Royal Fortune'' for three years, until Kenway pursued him to [[Príncipe]] in order to retrieve the [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]] in Roberts' possession. Upon seeing Kenway approaching, Roberts jumped from a cliff onto the ''Fortune'' to try to escape. | |||
While the ''Fortune'' was bigger and had more guns, it was slower than the ''[[Jackdaw]]'', allowing Kenway to catch up with it. After reaching the open sea, the ''Royal Fortune'' came under attack from the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Spanish Navy]], both of which were also after Roberts. The ''Jackdaw'' disabled the ship, allowing Kenway to board it, kill Roberts, and retrieve the skull. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*''Nosso Senhor da Compreensão'' is Portuguese for "Our Lord of Understanding". | |||
*The ''Fortune'' was one of the few vessels that could fire from the stern, hitting ships behind her. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | |||
The Royal Fortune - concept art.jpg|Concept art of the ''Royal Fortune'' | |||
Black Bart's Gambit 7.png|Roberts' crew commandeering the ship | |||
Black Bart's Gambit 8.png|The galleon firing at the pursuing Portuguese Fleet | |||
Murder and Mayhem 1.png|The ''Jackdaw'' alongside the ''Royal Fortune'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Reference== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' | |||
{{AC4}} | |||
[[Category:Portuguese Navy warships]] | [[Category:Portuguese Navy warships]] | ||
[[Category:Templar ships]] | [[Category:Templar ships]] | ||
[[Category:Pirate ships]] | [[Category:Pirate ships]] | ||
[[Category:Men O' War]] | [[Category:Men O' War]] | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 8 December 2015
The Royal Fortune was a Man O' War captained by the pirate and Sage Bartholomew Roberts from 1719 to 1722. Before that, the ship was known as Nosso Senhor da Compreensão, and formed a part of the Portuguese Navy.
She was captured by the pirates Roberts and Edward Kenway off the coast of Mexico in 1719, and Roberts retained control of the Royal Fortune for three years, until Kenway pursued him to Príncipe in order to retrieve the Crystal Skull in Roberts' possession. Upon seeing Kenway approaching, Roberts jumped from a cliff onto the Fortune to try to escape.
While the Fortune was bigger and had more guns, it was slower than the Jackdaw, allowing Kenway to catch up with it. After reaching the open sea, the Royal Fortune came under attack from the Royal Navy and Spanish Navy, both of which were also after Roberts. The Jackdaw disabled the ship, allowing Kenway to board it, kill Roberts, and retrieve the skull.
Trivia
- Nosso Senhor da Compreensão is Portuguese for "Our Lord of Understanding".
- The Fortune was one of the few vessels that could fire from the stern, hitting ships behind her.
Gallery
-
Concept art of the Royal Fortune -
Roberts' crew commandeering the ship -
The galleon firing at the pursuing Portuguese Fleet -
The Jackdaw alongside the Royal Fortune
Reference