The Incredible Engineering of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge

How did Blackbeard turn a captured French vessel into Queen Anne’s Revenge—a pirate flagship reportedly armed with up to forty cannon? Explore the engineering behind its guns, ballast, rigging, hull repairs, pumps, and galley. Every extra weapon meant more weight. Every extra crew member meant more provisions. From La Concorde’s capture to the Charleston blockade and the ship’s grounding in 1718, discover how this famous vessel worked—and what its recovered artifacts reveal today. Was the grounding an accident or a deliberate decision? We examine the evidence behind the debate. Subscribe for more pirate history and the engineering of life at sea. #Blackbeard #QueenAnnesRevenge #PirateHistory