Bartholomew Sharp

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Bartholomew Sharp
By Jackie Heymann and Talia Slosson
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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

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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

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Bartholomew Sharps Flag
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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

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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

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One of Bartholomew Sharps Ships
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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

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Association with Other Pirates

• Basil Ringrose-prison (Tower of London)
• Edmund Cook- On board flagship (Trinity)
• His crew

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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

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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!