In this post, I'll cover the Ships from the Pirates of the Caribbean Movie series - and indicate either what real-world ships they are based on, or give you the inspiration for them!
The Dying Gull
Starting with the most recent first, the latest ship to be introduced into the timeline of the Pirates of the Caribbean is the Dying Gull! Seen in the Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - the Dying Gull is designed after a single-masted sloop class and is portrayed by the Rainbow Gypsy which is a Scottish trawler. This Dying Gull features eight gunports, one swivel gun, and no visible cannons.
The HMS Interceptor
Pictured is the Ship "The Lady Washington" before it was repainted and dressed for the Movie.
Appearing in the very first installment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean Movie Series, the HMS Interceptor was a brig in the Royal Navy serving His Majesty King George II. This brig was believed to be the fastest vessel commissioned by the Monarch. In reality, the HMS Interceptor is portrayed by a replica of the Lady Washington ship which a Brig that sailed the waters of the Caribbean through the island of Saint Vincent during the latter half of the 18th century.
The Queen Anne's Revenge
This ship appeared in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is based on the nonfictional merchant sailing vessel which was launched from England in 1710 and was named the Concord. A year after the ship's launch, it was captured by the French and used as a slave ship. In 1717, near the island of Martinique, that the ship was captured and used as a vessel by pirates. By 1718, the notorious (real) pirate, Edward Teach, or better known as Blackbeard, captured the ship and ran it aground at Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. The Queen Anne's Revenge in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a modified Frigate.
The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman is one of the most notable fictional ships in the whole of the Pirates Of The Caribbean series. It is a combination of a galleon and fluyt ship which is a Dutch sailing vessel that is originally designed as a cargo vessel. One of the inspirations for the Flying Dutchman's look is the 17th-century real-life Swedish warship called the Vasa (you can read about my post about the Vasa here - https://keelhauling-4-fun-and-profit.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-vasa-almost-perfectly-preserved.html). This ghost ship was also inspired by the legend story of the ship with the same name or De Vliegende Hollander in Dutch. Although considered as 17th-century nautical folklore, many notable people in the 20th Century have reported sightings of the Flying Dutchman.
The Black Pearl
The ship that features the most is Captain Jack Sparrow's, Black Pearl. From the film's background, the Black Pearl was originally a merchant vessel that belonged to the East India Trading Company that was hijacked by Sparrow. Originally called "The Wicked Wench" it is an odd hybrid of a galleon and an East Indiaman.
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