![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Outraged by the deeds of the now semi-notorious pirate, merchants in that city joined and outfitted pirate hunting Spanish ship with the task to capture and punish Captain Calico Jack. He fought and captured this vessel with skill, but sadly for him, this battle happened within sight of the Port Royal harbor, in view of all the government officials and merchants stationed there. During one of his numerous runs he managed to gain control of the several larger ships, but the largest prize he ever managed to snatch happened to be from withing the holds of the large Jamaican vessel Kingston. The crew promptly elected John "Calico Jack" Rackham to be a new captain of The Ranger, while Vane and his supporters were allowed to leave on a small ship carrying a supply of food and ammunition.Īfter being promoted to a position of a captain, Calico Jack continued with the pirate runs that were mostly oriented toward smaller merchant and passenger transport vessels. On November 24, 1718, Rackham called to the vote in which Vane was removed from captaincy and branded as a coward. In the end of the discussion, 15 crew members supported Vane in the retreat, while the other 75 argued that if captured the French vessel would not only bring them large riches but also a new base of operation that would enable them to become pirate crew with one of the largest and best-equipped ship in the Caribbean. The retreat caused discord in the crew, with Rackham taking charge in accusing Vane of poor decision making. Vane was a seasoned sea commander at that time, and he saw that attacking such a large vessel was an impossibility for his small ship that recently went through several pirate raids and was in need of repair and resupply. The rise of the influence of Jack Rackham happened in 1718 after Captain Vane decided to retreat after at the end of the long pirate run he confronted large French warship that was least twice of the size of The Ranger. Captain Vane as one of the few famous pirates that operated out of the pirate heaven and trading base " New Providence" located in the Bahamas. The first historical recording of his presence in the New World comes from the crew manifest of pirate ship "The Ranger" under the command of Captain Charles Vane (1680 - 1721), where Rackham served as a quartermaster. ![]() What is known is that he was born in England on 26 December 1682 and that he (and presumably his family) moved to the New World around the start of 18th century. The early history of John Rackham's life is sadly no recorded in modern history. Captain Rackham earned his fame during the height of the ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ CALICO JACK FULLWhile the majority of pirate crews used designs that had a depiction of full human skeletons using some weapon, Calico Jack promoted an iconic pirate flag design that today represents a synonym for a naval piracy - black flag with white human skull and two white crossed swords beneath it. Another important impact that Calico Jack had on the modern image of pirates is his Jolly Rogers flag. The written publications after his death contributed greatly to the rise of his fame, and the eventual rise of the movement that romanticized pirate life enabled the myth of Calico Jack to grow. ![]()
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