Bartholomew Sharp

By: Jackie Heymann and Talia Slosson

Biography

• Lived: 1650-1690?• Active: 1664-1690 • Country of origin: England• Buccaneer • captured and destroyed 25 Spanish ships• plundered towns along the coast of South

America including Portobello • got away with being a pirate • Base of operations: Eastern Caribbean and

spent much of his time on a little island known as Nevis, Queen of the Caribbean

Biography Cont.

• Trouble for the Spanish

• Declared immunity from hanging by Deputy Governor John Russell

• John Russell declared him a privateer and gave him sanctuary

Bartholomew Sharp’s Flag

Fun Facts

• He lived longer than most pirates• He was brought up on Piracy Charges five

times (Including the one in Nevis) but talked his way out each time

• His last trial was at the Tower of London when he and the "Gentleman Pirate", Basil Ringrose beat the charges by supplying the British Navy with Spanish Shipping Charts of the Pacific Coast

Ship

• 400-ton flagship “Trinity”

• the former Spanish ship “Santisima Trinidad” (or “Holy Trinity”)

• Attacked and captured the smaller Spanish ship “El Santo Rosario”

• Capturing the maps and charts that were on board

One of Bartholomew Sharp’s Ships

Types of Ships

• The Sloop style of Pirate Ships - small ships, 100 tons carried about 75 pirates

• The Brigantine style of Pirate Ships - 150 tons, carried about 100 pirates

• The Schooner style of Pirate Ships - 100 tons, carried about 75 pirates

• The Frigate or the "Man-O-War" style of Pirate Ships - 360 tons carrying about 190 men

• The Square-Rigger style of Pirate Ships - 90 tons, carried about 70 pirates

Association with Other Pirates

• Basil Ringrose-prison (Tower of London)

• Edmund Cook- On board flagship (Trinity)

• His crew

Pirate Code of Conduct

EXAMLPES of some:• Pirate Code of Conduct 1 - Equal Voting Rights• Pirate Code of Conduct 2 - Fair share of the loot

and pirates punishments for those who cheated• Pirate Code of Conduct 3 - Gambling was banned• Pirate Code of Conduct 4 - No lights at night - a

pirates sleep should not be disturbed• Pirate Code of Conduct 5 - Each pirate was

responsible for the upkeep of their weapons• Pirate Code of Conduct 6 - No Boys or women

allowed on board• Pirate Code of Conduct 7 - Penalty for Desertion

Code of Conduct Cont.

• Pirate Code of Conduct 8 - No fighting between pirates on board the ship

• Pirate Code of Conduct 9 - A Pension according to the severity of wounds

• Pirate Code of Conduct 10 - Shares of the loot or booty

• Pirate Code of Conduct 11 - Musicians available to play when required!

• These Pirate codes of conduct ensured a well-run and harmonious ship!