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Captain Al "BlackheartedBanshee"
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The thing for some of us though is that there are different kinds of Pirates.Yes I am a land pirate as well. A biker is the last real pirate left.
I went through my Pics. and removed non-Pirate pics.Yes this is a Pirate site, But it can't be helped when you put non-Pirate pics on your own page and they show up on the main page album. It happens automatically ,but once enough pics are uploade...
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"The Vasa" a 17th Century Ship Recovered.(Special Thanks To Leyland Trueshot for the Detailed Info).
I uploaded some Pics and a Portrait of the Vasa . A 17th century war ship that was found, recovered,salvaged and seme-restored in Stockholme ,Sweeden. It was found in 150 ft of water back in the 1960's. They had to remove all the mud and silt. Plug holes and gun ports etc......... Start to lift until it reached the surface. At that point they drained the water for the most part. And after sitting on the bottom of the ocean for over 300 yrs , The VASA floated again. Now I am not one of those who… Continue
Posted on December 16, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments
Cannon Pics That I made from scatch. (Potato Cannons)
I am very proud of the cannons I made . I took the small one to a Halloween Party I went to . Since I went as a Pirate, it only seemed fitting that I have a Cannon. In case the East India Trading Co. happened about. We blasted away with the potato cannon balls and glow sticks . It made it easy to see at night and gave it a great effect. Plus if you load it with a small baby powder charge rapped in tissue , it gives it a great blast effect. Alot of people wanted one . So my gears started turnning… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2008 at 2:00am — 2 Comments
CANNONS!!!
Cannons are done. The fog cannon is out in the yard for Halloween smokeing away. Last week I took the 5 ft pneumatic/combustion cannon to my office and did a real test fire. I shot the block building with potatos . I can't wait to go camping so I can shoot the HELL!! out of it. At 60 psi I could barley see the potato shoot out. And same for when I hooked up the combustion chamber. I know,I know....... You guys want to see video. As soon as I can get one done, I will post it. If people would like… Continue
Posted on October 20, 2008 at 7:39pm — 3 Comments
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- At 2:11pm on October 2, 2009,
Broadside Dick "Pirate" said… - Aye brother, Nothing like modern day steele horse "Pirates" Ride free brother!...Don't forget thee Rum!!
- At 2:57pm on April 21, 2009,
Priscilla Prindragon said… - Captain Al! Thanks fer writing on me wall. Ye were me first, ya know...
Cheers!
The Pirate Princess
- At 1:47am on February 21, 2009,
Master Gunner L. SilverTongue said… - ahoy lad i found a bit more pics depicting the Vasa amoung alot o other ships of the rea lemme kno if'n ye want them also take a look at me photos an see what ye think mate perchance thar be a few ye blackhearted self would like or if'n ye wish an i have time as i'm drawing a azcorsair tavern sign as of now i could do ye an artist rendition o ye ship if'n ye would let me kno her class and styling EX:english galleon with naval or merchant rigging, french corvette with lateen or mediterean rigging, spainish royal or war galleon etc. lemme kno mate
- At 4:24pm on January 4, 2009,
Josanta said… - kidding you about being bored! LOL
Need to get your ship under way to pillage and plunder again!
Yo HO HO!
- At 9:28pm on December 17, 2008,
Master Gunner L. SilverTongue said…
- aye mate twas no trouble i assure ye i quite enjoy looking up the history of our fine ladies of the sea and i'll tell ye another ship you'd enjoy as well learning about as well the HMS Black Joke she was an anti slavery ship that started her days as the Henrietta which was oringally a cuban slave ship look her up she twas a beauty of a barque
- At 2:39pm on December 16, 2008,
Master Gunner L. SilverTongue said…
- Vasa (or Wasa)[1] was a warship that was built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden from 1626 to 1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. Vasa fell into obscurity after initial attempts at recovering her valuable cannons in the 17th century but was located again in the late 1950s, in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor. She was salvaged with a largely intact hull on 24 April 1961. She was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Wasa Shipyard") until 1987, and was then moved to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and, as of 2007, has attracted more than 25 million visitors.
Vasa was built top-heavy with insufficient ballast. Despite an obvious lack of stability in port, she was allowed to set sail and foundered a few minutes later when she first encountered a wind stronger than a breeze. The impulsive move to set sail resulted from a combination of factors. King Gustavus Adolphus, who was abroad on the date of her maiden voyage, was impatient to see Vasa join the Baltic fleet in the Thirty Years' War. At the same time, the king's subordinates lacked the political courage to discuss the ship's structural problems frankly or to have the maiden voyage postponed. An inquiry was organized by the privy council to find someone responsible for the disaster, but no sentences were handed out.
During the 1961 recovery, thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least 15 people were found in and around the hull of the Vasa by marine archaeologists. Among the many items found were clothing, weapons, cannons, tools, coins, cutlery, food, drink and six of the ten sails. The artifacts and the ship itself have provided historians with invaluable insight into details of naval warfare, shipbuilding techniques and everyday life in early 17th-century Sweden. When she was built, Vasa was intended to express the expansionist aspirations of Sweden and its king, Gustavus Adolphus, and no expense was spared in decorating and equipping her. She was one of the largest and most heavily armed warships of her time and was adorned with hundreds of sculptures, all of them painted in vivid colors.
info on the Ship you posted for us mate
- At 8:10pm on December 10, 2008,
Master Gunner L. SilverTongue said…
- Ahoy mate ye tattoos are cool as hell lad and mayhaps ye should change the name o ye ship to the Blackhearted Banshee? as its a cool name for a ship mate fair winds to ye
- At 6:48pm on November 9, 2008,
Captain Aries Thunderskull said… - Sounds like agrand plan, an I think ye'll do well..I havent seen their like or match anywhere!
- At 3:50pm on November 9, 2008,
Molly McDoe said… - Ahoy Mate, I like what ye did with the cannons. Sooo creative! Sounds like lots of fun too.
- At 10:03am on November 9, 2008,
Master Gunner L. SilverTongue said…
- ye guns look sweet mate i especially like the look of them kinda like a long 9 and cannonade aye? cant wait to see their regent and damage matie ye've got me on the edge o me seat a'waiting lol
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