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Offline Cannoneer

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Blackbeard's Boomers
« on: August 19, 2011, 10:26:29 AM »
A PDF on the armament of Blackbeard's flagship 'The Queen Anne's Revenge', which shipwrecked entering Beaufort Inlet off the North Carolina coast in 1718. This document contains some good pics accompanied by an informative text (I hope "Tropico" is watching).

http://www.qaronline.org/techSeries/QAR-B-09-01.pdf
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Re: Blackbeard's Boomers
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2011, 07:10:40 PM »
I'm from Eastern NC and have seen some of the relics the recovery team has pulled up... They're amazing to say the least. When I went through they had a freshly preserved cannon under sheet. It was amazing when we pulled them back to take a look. I wish I had taken pictures now. They had shot and other flintlock actions left and right.  Much of it has now been moved to the Maritime Museum in Beaufort for display. If anyone travels to the NC coast, it is worth the trip to the museum.
 
Bath, the home to Blackbeard is about a 2 hour drive from the museum, the oldest town in NC and has several remaining structures from Blackbeard.
 
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