| Duke | |
|---|---|
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| Vital statistics | |
| Port | Bristol |
| Owner | Woodes Rogers |
| Captain | Woodes Rogers |
| Crew | Dozens of privateers |
| Passengers | Alexander Selkirk |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Frigate |
| Weapons | 36 cannons |
| Battles | Battle off the Coast of Mexico |
| Affiliation | Woodes Rogers |
| First appearance | Mentioned in: XXIII. |
The Duke was a frigate of 36 guns that Woodes Rogers used as his flagship during his career as a privateer during the War of the Spanish Succession.
History[]
Background[]
Woodes Rogers acquired the Duke and the Dutchess for a privateering expedition to hunt down a Manila galleon during the War of the Spanish Succession. Rogers was the expeditions commodore, commanding from the Duke with his brother Thomas.
At some point, they encountered their quarry, Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación y Desengaño. The Duke and Dutchess hounded the galleon for days, and by all rights the Spanish should have surrendered. Just before they did, the Spanish fired a shot at an almost impossible angle from a stern chaser that hit the Duke at the helm. Woodes’ face was seriously scarred, and Thomas was killed. Rogers then butchered the entire Spanish crew in revenge save for one, whom he deposited in Acapulco to spread the story.
Season Three[]
Woodes Rogers tells the story about the battle with the Spanish galleon to Eleanor Guthrie.
Season Four[]
Woodes Rogers flips through the pages of his book, Voyage Round the World. The Duke and Dutchess are mentioned as being Rogers’ ships on the expedition.
Rogers tells Captain Berringer the story about the battle with the Spanish galleon, particularly the part where he butchered the Spanish crew, a detail that was left out of both the book and the version he told Eleanor.
Quotes[]
"...By Captain WOODES ROGERS, Commander in Chief on this Expedition, with the Ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol."
- The first page of Voyage Round the World.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Duke and Dutchess were the ships used by Rogers for his privateering expedition in real life, and the Duke was his flagship.