Emperor
The Emperor was a privateer ship during the War of Spanish Succession, captained by Alexander Dolzell up until January 1713.
History
The Emperor was originally a merchant ship. At some point around the War of Spanish Succession, she was refitted to become a warship, carrying privateers of the British crown.
In 1712, forseeing the end of the war, the crew turned to piracy. In January of the following year, the Emperor captured the Amazon Galley, a merchant ship, but was in turn attacked by Edward Thatch, still loyal to the crown. During the fight, Dolzell disapeared in the sea and the majority of the crew was killed.
Crew
The crew was composed from men coming from all the British Empire (Englang, Wales, the colonies,...), with a third of the crew being of African ancestry, some of them being runaway slaves.
- Alexander Dolzell - Captain (unknown – January 1713)
- Trafford - First Mate (unknown – January 1713)
- Edward Kenway - Watchtower man (1712 – January 1713)
- Blaney - Sailor (unknown – January 1713
- Melling - Sailor (unknown – January 1713)
- Friday - Deckhand (unknown – January 1713)