HMS Interceptor

"Oh, the Dauntless is the power in these waters, true enough, but there's no ship as can match the Interceptor for speed."

- Murtogg

The HMS Interceptor was a ship of the Royal Navy and reknowned as the fastest ship in the fleet.

Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner commandeered the Interceptor to rescue Elizabeth Swann from Captain Hector Barbossa, using its speed to catch up with the Black Pearl at Isla de Muerta. Later, after Elizabeth's rescue, Anamaria and the absent Jack's crew attempted to outrun the Black Pearl. Unfortunately for the crew, their pursuers used the Pearl's sweeps to gain on the Interceptor. The vessel was boarded by Barbossa's pirates, and, after a fierce battle in which the Interceptor's mast was cut down, the crew was captured.

Held aboard the Pearl, the crew looked on helplessly as the Interceptor was destroyed.

Behind the scenes

 * The Lady Washington, a tall ship based out of Grays Harbor, Washington, doubled as the Interceptor, and was the only real ship used in the film. No "props" were used aboard, as everything seen on screen was a working part of the ship.
 * The captain of the Lady Washington was employed to give directions and advice to Johnny Depp for his scenes behind the wheel of the Interceptor.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl