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"It's not like that, sir. This ship is haunted."
Bursar to Captain Bellamy[src]

The Edinburgh Trader was a 169-foot-long merchant cargo ship owned and operated by Captain Bellamy and his crew. Upon finding a wedding dress owned by Elizabeth Swann, who stowed away on board, the crew believed the ship to be haunted or that it was a spirit bringing some omen of ill fate, though later believed it brought good fortune after the "spirit" told them to pull in at Tortuga, where they made profit. When Will Turner was brought aboard the Edinburgh Trader, having escaped the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones sent the Kraken to destroy the ship.

History[]

"There's a ship passing by. I didn't raise the alarm. It's your chance."
Bootstrap Bill to Will Turner[src]

The ship was docked at Port Royal following Lord Cutler Beckett's arrival, and launched for the open water after Elizabeth Swann escaped from Beckett's custody. Swann stowed away aboard the Trader, disguised as a crewman, intending to reach Tortuga. To this end, she played on the superstitious nature of the ship's crew, using her wedding dress like a puppet to fool the sailors into believing the ship was haunted by a widow's spirit. She was ultimately able to persuade the captain to head for Tortuga. While there, the crew made a tidy profit "off the books."

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The Kraken destroys the Edinburgh Trader.

Later, back on the water, the crew picked up Will Turner, having escaped from the Flying Dutchman. However, Davy Jones had set the Kraken after him, and the legendary leviathan rose, dragging Captain Bellamy to the depths, and attacked the Edinburgh Trader. After smashing the masts and snatching crew members with its numerous tentacles, the Kraken brought its largest tentacles down on the ship, splitting it in two right down to the keel before dragging its remains underwater. Will Turner was the sole survivor, as the other six survivors were killed by Jones' crewmen after being brought aboard the Flying Dutchman.

Design and appearance[]

The Edinburgh Trader was a relatively large but moderately armed merchantman. It was a fully-rigged, three-masted ship armed with 10 4pdr cannons. Such a vessel would have been capable of carrying large amounts of cargo across the Atlantic Ocean and resisting the attacks of smaller pirate ships.[citation needed]

Behind the scenes[]

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The Edinburgh Trader lies docked in Tortuga at the end of the war against piracy.

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Notes and references[]

vdeCrew of the Edinburgh Trader
Captain: Bellamy
BursarCookDeckhandQuartermasterSailorElizabeth Swann
Captain: Bellamy
BursarCookDeckhandQuartermasterSailorWill Turner
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