Experto Crede
The Experto Crede was a brig and former slave ship captained by the Assassin Adéwalé during the mid-18th century.
History
Following the loss of his previous ship, the Victoire, and his marooning on Saint-Domingue, Adéwalé managed to seize the Experto Crede in 1735. With her, Adéwalé sought to destroy the island's local slave trade, in support of the Maroon rebellion.[1]
Adéwalé notably utilized the Experto Crede to sink a number of pirate ships attacking the Vautour, to ensure the safety of the French Geodesic Mission, which had been infiltrated by the Maroons.[2] Two years later, he used her to attack a slave ship near Cumberland Bay, though the vessel ultimately sunk after its own escorts opened fire on it, resulting in the deaths of most of the slaves aboard.[3]
After leaving Saint-Domingue and returning to the Assassins, Adéwalé continued to use the Experto Crede as his flagship, and the vessel officially entered the service of the Brotherhood. Following the 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake, Adéwalé sailed the Experto Crede from Haiti to the Davenport Homestead, where he received supplies for the earthquake's survivors from the Colonial Assassins.[4]
In 1758, the Experto Crede supported the French in the Siege of Louisbourg and led a swarm of fireships against the Royal Navy. However, James Cook's ship, HMS Pembroke, sunk the fireships, forcing the Assassin ship to flee.[5] These actions later turned Adéwalé into a target for the Colonial Templars, who used the Morrigan, captained by Shay Cormac, to attack the Experto Crede while she was docked at the Île des Pins. Adéwalé spotted the incoming Templars and tried to use his ship's mortars to keep the Morrigan at bay, but the Experto Crede suffered considerable damage in the ensuing fight and the Assassin was forced to beach the ship in Vieille Carrière to save his crew. Shortly after, Adéwalé would be assassinated by Shay.[6]
Crew
- Adéwalé – Captain (1735 – 1758)
- Augustin Dieufort – Quartermaster (1735 – 1737)
Trivia
- The name of the ship is a Latin motto meaning 'believe the expert'.
- In its appearance in Assassin's Creed: Rogue, the Experto Crede is outfitted with the "Liberty" sails, the "Aries" figurehead and the "Jackdaw's wheel". It notably has fewer cannons than were available to the fully-upgraded Experto Crede in Freedom Cry.
Gallery
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Adéwalé burning the Experto Crede's old flag -
The Experto Crede fighting pirate ships -
The Experto Crede anchored in the Maroon hideout -
The Experto Crede at the Siege of Louisbourg -
The Experto Crede beached
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – A Ship of His Own
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Plant the Seeds
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Down with the Ship
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Lessons and Revelations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Men o' War
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Bravado
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