| Bayman Lieutenant | |
|---|---|
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| Vital statistics | |
| Title | Pirate |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Deceased |
| Ships | Spanish Man O' War |
| Relationships | Charles Vane (captain; deceased)
Jenks (quartermaster; deceased) |
| Appearances | First: XVII.
Last: XVIII. |
| Portrayed by | Joshua Ramsey |
The Bayman Lieutenant is a pirate under the command of Charles Vane. He had formerly been one of the Baymen under Albinus' leadership.
Biography[]
Background[]
The Bayman has been a pirate under the leadership of Albinus. After a successful career as a pirate, Albinus retired and began a timber business using his former crew as lumberjacks and foremen in addition to slave labor. They were based out of a large Camp on an uncharted island. Charles Vane, a pirate captain that was once a child laborer for the Baymen, returned to the island and killed Albinus, and the crew came under his command[1]. Vane then led them in ambushing Benjamin Hornigold's garrison in Fort Nassau and taking control of it. After threatening to use the fort's guns to sink the ships in the bay if any assault to retake it were made, Eleanor agreed to have Vane remain as Steward of the Fort.[2]
Season Two[]
The Bayman survives the Assault on Fort Nassau, and follows Vane to Charles Town. After waiting for nightfall, Vane and his men climb over the sides of the Spanish Man O' War and ambush Flint's crew, killing roughly 20 of them and capturing the remaining 50, whom they shackled and placed in the well deck. However, they were unable to sail away with their prize, as John Silver managed to evade capture and cut the forestay, causing the foremast to become extremely unstable. Vane goes below and subdues Silver and Vincent, his accomplice. However, the pirates are then informed by the Charles Town Militia's Boat Captain that Flint has been arrested and will be put on trial and executed. The pirates are warned that they have until the conclusion of the trial to depart, or their ship will be seized or sunk. Vane then announces to his crew that he is resolved to stay and rescue Flint, as Nassau is strongest when the pirates are feared, and one of her most feared captain's swinging over Charles Town is a statement they cannot afford[3].
The next morning, Vane prepares to depart with half his men to rescue Flint. Roughly half of them agree with him and think its a good idea, the other half do not. The Bayman Lieutenant is left behind on the ship along with Jenks, the quartermaster who is left in command. Eventually, Jenks decides to leave, however he doesn't have enough men to sail the ship. Yardley, the Lieutenant and several other Baymen go down to the well deck and the Lieutenant unlocks Silver's chains. Billy Bones and the rest of the crew object, and begin to fight with Jenks' men, but stop when Yardley threatens to have them shot.
Silver is brought before Jenks, and Vincent is also present. Jenks explains that he needs men to sail the ship, and that Vincent told him that Silver would be able to give him the names of ten men who would be willing to sail under Jenks. Silver, realizing that the rest of the men would be killed, refuses. Jenks then kills Vincent and has his men grab Silver and put him on the table. Jenks then begins hammering Silver's leg with the blunt end of an axe.
Meanwhile, Vane's men on shore take control of several portions of the Battery and begin firing the cannons on the town and on the Fleet. Larson informs them that the patrol ships are scrambling. Jenks orders him to raise the anchor, preferring to take their chances sailing then fighting the fleet. They then hear another knock at the door and Jenks yells, asking what his problem is after being given an order. Silver then chuckles and says that the real question is where are the Lieutenant's keys are, and if he's seen them since he removed Silver from his men. Silver's crewmates then burst through the doors, killing Jenks, Yardley, the Lieutenant and their men[4].
Trivia[]
- The Baymen were pirates and Buccaneers who fled the Spanish in Mexico to the area around what is now Belize City. They realized that they could make a living cutting and selling logwood, and used slave labor to do so.
- While credited as the "Bayman Lieutenant," he does not bear the formal rank of Lieutenant, but it is used in the informal sense of the word, which refers to anyone acting on the orders of superior.