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2. Bartholomew Roberts - Wikipedia

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   Royal Fortune was found to be leaky and abandoned there. The pirates transferred to Sea King, which was renamed Royal Fortune. The new Royal Fortune made landfall off the Guinea coast in early June, near the mouth of the Senegal River. Two French ships, one of 10 guns and one of 16 guns, gave chase, but were captured by Roberts.

3. Thomas Sutton (pirate) - Wikipedia

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   In February 1722 Roberts's Royal Fortune and its two escorts were intercepted by the warship HMS Swallow under Captain Chaloner Ogle. The ensuing battle was fierce; Skyrme was maimed and Roberts was killed, and all three ships were captured. Imprisoned, Sutton was chained in the hold next to a man who prayed constantly.

4. 1722 in piracy - Wikipedia

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   February 10 - Roberts' ship, Royal Fortune, is overtaken and defeated by Ogle in HMS Swallow. Roberts is killed and his crew is captured. [5] March 28 - 52 of Roberts' pirates are sentenced to death at Cape Coast Castle.

5. HMS Fortune - Wikipedia

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   Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune: HMS Fortune (1512) was a ship in service in 1512. HMS Fortune (1522) was a ship in service in 1522. HMS Fortune (1627) was a ship, formerly the French Fortunee. She was captured in 1627 and last appears on navy lists in 1635. HMS Fortune (1649) was a 12-gun Royalist ship ...

6. Thomas Anstis - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Anstis (died April 1723) was an early 18th-century pirate, who served under Captain Howell Davis and Captain Bartholomew Roberts, before setting up on his own account, raiding shipping on the eastern coast of the American colonies and in the Caribbean during what is often referred to as the "Golden Age of Piracy".

7. Thomas Collingwood - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Collingwood (c.1730 – 1780) was a British Royal Navy commander, who served on HMS Fortune, HMS Siren, and HMS Jersey, among others. [1] Collingwood played an important role in the Battle of Grenada and the Battle of Martinique (1780).

8. Richard Shipton - Wikipedia

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   In 1723, Shipton was elected captain of Merry Christmas, [2] and he subsequently captained ships such as Royal Fortune, York, [3] and John and Mary. [4] Forced to beach his vessel on western Cuba by pirate hunters, [5] in early 1726, he was found ashore in his bed [6] and presumed to have died shortly afterwards. [7]

9. HMS Fortune (1778) - Wikipedia

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   On 19 October Fortune returned to Portsmouth from Mogadore. In November 1779 Fortune was under the command of Commander Lewis Robertson. He sailed for the Leeward Islands on 19 January 1780. Capture: On 26 April the two French frigates Gentille (40 guns) and Iphigénie (34 guns) captured Fortune off Barbuda. [4] The frigates belonged to Guichen ...