Editing Piracy (section)

==Known pirate shipwrecks==
To date, the following identifiable pirate [[shipwrecks]] have been discovered:

*''[[Whydah Gally]]'' (discovered in 1984), a former [[slave ship]] seized on its maiden voyage from Africa by the pirate captain [["Black Sam" Bellamy]]. The wreck was found off the coast of [[Cape Cod]], Massachusetts, buried under {{convert|10|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|50|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} feet of sand, in depths ranging from {{convert|16|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|30|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} feet deep, spread for four miles, parallel to the Cape's easternmost coast. With the discovery of the ship's bell in 1985 and a small brass placard in 2013, both inscribed with the ship's name and maiden voyage date, the ''Whydah'' is the only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever discovered.<ref>{{cite book|title=Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Maritime Underwater Surveys, Inc. ''403 Mass. 501.''|publisher=Massachusetts Supreme Court|date=1988|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2602674804977561500&hl=en|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624043754/https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2602674804977561500&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2007, the ''Wydah'' collection has been touring as part of the exhibit "Real Pirates" sponsored by [[National Geographic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/travel/12-amazing-sunken-treasure-discoveries-20130816?pageno=3|title=Sunken Treasures: The World's Most Valuable Shipwreck Discoveries|author=Burlingame, Liz|date=Aug 23, 2013|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826223843/http://www.weather.com/travel/12-amazing-sunken-treasure-discoveries-20130816?pageno=3|archive-date=August 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' (discovered in 1996), the flagship of the infamous pirate [[Blackbeard]]. He used the ship for less than a year, but it was an effective tool in his prize-taking. In June 1718, Blackbeard ran the ship aground at [[Topsail Inlet]], now known as Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. Intersal,<ref>{{cite web|title=Intersal|url=http://www.lat3440.com/|website=Intersal, Inc.|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125820/http://lat3440.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> a private firm working under a permit with the state of North Carolina, discovered the remains of the vessel<ref name="D. Moore. 1997 pp. 31"/> in 28 feet (8.5m) of water about one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) offshore of [[Fort Macon State Park]], [[Atlantic Beach, North Carolina]]. Thirty-one cannons have been identified to date, and more than 250,000 artifacts have been recovered.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.islandgazette.net/news-server1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9534:250000-pieces-|title=250,000 Pieces of Blackbeard from Shipwreck|editor-last=Killough III|editor-first=Willard H.|work=Island Gazette|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709054722/http://www.islandgazette.net/news-server1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9534%3A250000-pieces-|archive-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> The cannons are of different origins (such as English, Swedish, and possibly French) and different sizes, as would be expected with a colonial pirate crew.<ref name="D. Moore. 1997 pp. 31">{{cite journal|author= Moore, D. | title=A General History of Blackbeard the Pirate, the Queen Anne's Revenge and the Adventure| journal= Tributaries| volume =VII|date= 1997|pages= 31–35|publisher=North Carolina Maritime History Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110829-blackbeard-shipwreck-pirates-archaeology-science/|title=Blackbeard's Ship Confirmed off North Carolina|work=National Geographic News|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925015850/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110829-blackbeard-shipwreck-pirates-archaeology-science|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''[[Golden Fleece (pirate ship)|Golden Fleece]]'' (discovered in 2009), the ship of the notorious English pirate [[Joseph Bannister]], which was found by the American shipwreck hunters [[John Chatterton]] and [[John Mattera]] in the [[Dominican Republic]], at [[Samaná Bay]]. The discovery is recounted in [[Robert Kurson]]'s book ''Pirate Hunters'' (2015).<ref>{{cite book|author=Kurson, Robert| title= Pirate Hunters| year= 2015|location= New York|publisher= Random House|isbn=978-1-4000-6336-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Calendar of State Papers, America and West Indies|publisher= British National Archives}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Buisseret, David |date=2000|title= Port Royal Jamaica|location= Kingston|publisher= University of the West Indies Press|isbn=9766400989}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Buisseret, David |date= 2009|title=Jamaica in 1687|location= Kingston| publisher= University of the West Indies Press|isbn=978-9766402365}}</ref>