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  • Calico Jack Rackham
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  • John Rackham started his career as quartermaster on the ship of Charles Vane, a pirate who was operating out of New Providence, Bahamas. At the end of 1718, Vane fired on a French vessel that he then discovered was a warship. Although he felt discretion and retreat was the better part of valor, his crew disagreed, and the next day he was sent off after Rackham was elected captain.
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Last
  • The Curse of the Black Pearl
Affiliation
Name
  • John Rackham
First
  • The Curse of the Black Pearl
Cause
  • His corpse hangs in Port Royal.
Alias
  • Calico Jack
Title
Weapons
Died
  • 1720-11-18
Gender
  • Male
Race
Born
  • 1682-12-21
Ships
  • William
abstract
  • John Rackham started his career as quartermaster on the ship of Charles Vane, a pirate who was operating out of New Providence, Bahamas. At the end of 1718, Vane fired on a French vessel that he then discovered was a warship. Although he felt discretion and retreat was the better part of valor, his crew disagreed, and the next day he was sent off after Rackham was elected captain.
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