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- "This small fishing vessel was the first ship Jack Sparrow captained."
- ―Unknown
The Barnacle was a boat, a little more than a fancy fishing vessel. It was most notably used by young Captain Jack Sparrow and his ragtag crew during the quest for the Sword of Cortés. The Barnacle crew continued to use the boat in their further adventures. However, as the combined threat of the British Royal Navy and the East India Trading Company pursued Captain Teague's pirate ship, the Misty Lady, the Barnacle was destroyed by a blast of cannonfire meant for Teague's ship, which caused Jack great grief.
History[]
Voyages around the Caribbean[]
- "I know the perfect boat to use. An old, abandoned one in Salty Cove."
- ―Arabella Smith to Jack Sparrow
Little is known about the early history of this tiny boat, other than that it was a little more than a fancy fishing vessel with the name BARNACLE painted gaudily across the stern. The Barnacle was left abandoned at Salty Cove by the time young Captain Jack Sparrow embarked on his early teenage adventures, namely the quest for the Sword of Cortés. It was at Salty Cove that a young barmaid named Arabella Smith led Jack Sparrow to the Barnacle, with Fitzwilliam P. Dalton III joining the crew's journey to Isla Esquelética. There, Jean, Constance and Tumen joined, and helped locate Stone-Eyed Sam's lost city.[1]
Jack Sparrow on the Barnacle.
The crew of the Barnacle later fell under the spell of the Sirens, each swayed by their heart's desire, except for Jack, who traveled to Isla Sirena to negotiate with the mermaids and save his crew.[3] Following this adventure and the discovery of the Sword of Cortés, the spirit of Hernán Cortés transformed the Barnacle into a mighty warship, imbued with the power of the sword. The so-called Grand Barnacle sank a British warship and conveyed Jack to a second meeting with the merfolk. It was ultimately reverted when the spirit of Cortés was defeated.[4]
Jack later used the Barnacle during his search for the Sun-and-Stars medallion. During that adventure, the Barnacle sailed around the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans. After that, Jack and Fitzwilliam were left as the Barnacle's only crew.[citation needed]
Destruction[]
- "Now, 'Captain'. Please, vacate this ship. It is the property of the East India Trading Company."
"Over my dead body." - ―Fitzwilliam P. Dalton III and Jack Sparrow
During his escape from the combined threat of the British Royal Navy and the East India Trading Company, Jack Sparrow reclaimed the Barnacle from a traitorous Fitzwilliam, but it was later destroyed by a blast of cannonfire meant for Captain Teague's ship, the Misty Lady, the boat's destruction causing Jack great grief.[5][6]
Design and appearance[]
The Barnacle.
- "What in the Seven Seas could you possibly want this piece of pawnshop trash for?"
"Trash? The only trash I see here are two little boys lost at sea and a pathetic excuse for a seaworthy vessel!"
"Hold it there, mate. This is my pathetic excuse for a seaworthy vessel, and you're standing aboard it, so you might want to show it, and me, her captain, some respect." - ―Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones
The Barnacle appeared to be little more than a fancy fishing vessel, though it was well maintained even when left abandoned. The name of the ship was painted in gaudy lettering across its stern. When Arabella Smith happened upon the vessel at Salty Cove, six rapiers had been stowed aboard in a chest.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Barnacle first appeared in The Coming Storm, the first book in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow series by Rob Kidd.[1] By the tenth book, Sins of the Father, the Barnacle was destroyed.[5]
In Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song, the illustration of the sea beast mistakenly shows the Barnacle as a three-masted ship similar to a flute.[3] This illustration also appears in The Secret Files of the East India Trading Company, where the EITC official Sir Thomas Faye explains it's possible that Jack Sparrow himself drew the picture, deliberately exaggerating the size of the little boat.[6] While unconfirmed, the illustration may have been copied from page 3 of Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Story of the Robust Adventure in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.[7]
In the Disney Adventures short comic The Compass of Destiny!, Tia Dalma mentions "the leaky boat" from Jack Sparrow's past, which may have been intended as a reference to the Barnacle.[8]
The Barnacle was meant to appear in the graphic novel Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties, which was scheduled to be released in 2011.[9] But since the book was cancelled, it is unknown if its appearance is canon or not.
Appearances[]
- Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm (First appearance)
- Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song
- The Nosy Stranger
- Jack Sparrow: The Pirate Chase
- Jack Sparrow: The Sword of Cortés
- Jack Sparrow: The Age of Bronze
- Jack Sparrow: Silver
- Jack Sparrow: City of Gold
- Jack Sparrow: The Timekeeper
- Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours
- Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father
- Jack Sparrow: Poseidon's Peak (Mentioned only)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties
- Legends of the Brethren Court: Wild Waters (Mentioned only)
- Pirates of the Caribbean PocketModel game (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm
- ↑ Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father, pp. 90-98
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song
- ↑ Jack Sparrow: The Sword of Cortés
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Secret Files of the East India Trading Company, Young Jack Sparrow
- ↑ Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Story of the Robust Adventure in Disneyland and Walt Disney World
- ↑ The Compass of Destiny!
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties
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