Queen Anne’s Revenge ship Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Queen-Annes-Revenge Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Queen-Annes-Revenge Also known as: “La Concorde” Written by Meg Matthias Meg Matthias is Senior Video Production Manager at Encyclopædia Britannica. Meg Matthias Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Sep 6, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Queen Anne’s Revenge, French vessel briefly captained by the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Blackbeard controlled the ship for about seven months in 1717–18, operating along the Virginia and Carolina coasts and in the Caribbean Sea before wrecking it off North Carolina. The shipwreck was discovered near Beaufort Inlet in 1996, and the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Though today Queen Anne’s Revenge is primarily associated with piracy—specifically, with the fearsome Blackbeard—it was not designed as a pirate ship. First named La Concorde, the ship operated for at least seven years ...(100 of 1023 words)

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