Bartholomew Sharp
By: Jackie Heymann and Talia Slosson
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
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
Bartholomew Sharp’s Flag
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
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
One of Bartholomew Sharp’s Ships
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
Association with Other Pirates
• Basil Ringrose-prison (Tower of London)
• Edmund Cook- On board flagship (Trinity)
• His crew
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
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!