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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.
An illustration of Robert's crew drinking on land prior to the engagement A drawing of Robert's ships attacking merchant shipping off Ouidah. According to legend, at this time Black Bart Roberts was eating breakfast of salmagundi with Captain Hill of the captured ship Neptune aboard the Royal Fortune when one of his crew shouted that the Ranger was returning from her chase with the merchant ship.
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.
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.
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]
Fénix ( Spanish Navy): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 80-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. Fortune : The 14-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. Guipuzcoano ( Spain): Action of 8 January 1780: The armed merchantman was captured by the Royal Navy. Hussard ( French Navy): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy.
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 ...
HMS Swallow was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 10 February 1703. [ 1 ] Swallow was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Chatham Dockyard , and was relaunched on 25 March 1719.