Sea Dog's Bite
The Sea Dog's Bite was a British privateer vessel captained by Edward Thatch during his years of service to the British Empire before he became a pirate.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
On 27 January 1713, the Sea Dog's Bite intercepted and engaged Alexander Dolzell's Emperor, a privateer vessel which had recently turned to piratical acts, during its attack on the Amazon Galley. The crew of the Sea Dog's Bite quickly overwhelmed and eliminated the majority of the Emperor's crew before taking on a handful as replacement crew, including one Edward Kenway.[1][3]
On 28 July, Thatch learned about the Treaty of Utrecht, which brought an end to the War of the Spanish Succession and the need for privateers in the West Indies. With their future uncertain, Thatch informed his crew that they would be turning to piracy and that anyone who disagreed was free to leave. Edward Kenway and Charles Johnson were among the crew members that elected to continue serving under Thatch aboard the Sea Dog's Bite.[4]
Later that year, the Sea Dog's Bite docked in Kingston, as the crew had heard rumors of a wrecked treasure galleon filled with prizes to plunder.[5] After Kenway and three other crewmen rescued a Spanish sailor from the Royal Navy, he told them of the galleon's location in the Bahamas.[6] The crew subsequently sailed to find it, but discovered that the Navy Captain Blount had already seized the galleon's treasure chest,[7] and they were forced to steal it from Blount's camp.[8] As the Sea Dog's Bite sailed away with the prize, it was attacked by Blount's Man O' War. The crew successfully repelled the attack and sunk the enemy ship.[9]
In early 1714, Edward Kenway left the Sea Dog's Bite to join Abel Bramah's crew aboard the Jacobite, despite Thatch advising him against it.[10] On 22 September 1714, Israel Hands joined the Sea Dog's Bite as Thatch's first mate after impressing him with stories of his past voyages while in Nassau.[11]
In November 1717, Thatch captured a slave ship called La Concorde, which he renamed to the Queen Anne's Revenge and became his most famous vessel.[12] After assuming command of the new ship, Thatch left the Sea Dog's Bite to a French captain who had been part of La Concorde's crew.[13]
Crew[edit | edit source]
- Edward Thatch - Captain (until November 1717)
- Israel Hands – First Mate (September 1714 – 1717)
- Charles Johnson – Deckhand and Captain's Scribe (1713 – November 1717)
- Edward Kenway – Deckhand (January 1713 – January 1714)
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Sea Dog's Bite docked in Kingston -
The Sea Dog's Bite fighting Captain Blount's ship
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (first appearance; as "Thatch's ship")
- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal (first identified as Sea Dog's Bite)
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- Dead Men's Gold (first appearance)
- Caribbean Sea, 1713 CE (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag – Chapter 6
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 3 January 1713
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 27 January 1713
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 28 July 1713
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Dead Men's Gold – A Drunken Sailor
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Dead Men's Gold – Into the Rigging
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Dead Men's Gold – The Leviathan's Bones
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Dead Men's Gold – A Fistful of Doubloons
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Dead Men's Gold – Blood and Thunder
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Black Flag – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 22 September 1714
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – [citation needed]