Fleur de la Mort

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Fleur de la Mort
Career information
Owner(s)	Laura Smith
Captain(s)	Laura Smith
Notable crew members	Left-Foot Louis Reece Silverback Billy Turner
Technical information
Type	Galleon French warship
Weapons	50 cannons
Affiliation	Crew of the Fleur de la Mort
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Age of Bronze
Latest appearance	The Tale of Billy Turner and Other Stories

"You're no longer aboard—or captain—of the Cutlass, Louis. May I remind you. You are a member of the crew of Fleur de la Mort. My ship. And you will do as I say."
"Fleur de la Mort?"
"Flower of death."
"Cheery."

―Laura Smith, Jack Sparrow, and Jean Magliore

The Fleur de la Mort, also called Fleur de la Morte, literally meaning the "flower of death", was a pirate ship. Previously owned and captained by the infamous pirate Left-Foot Louis, the Fleur was most notably under the command of Captain Laura Smith. The Fleur de la Mort's most remarkable feature was the its magical deep blue sails, sown by natives of Samoa, which allowed the ship to appear invisible to anyone not aboard. The crew of the Fleur de la Mort consisted of Mr. Reece, Silverback, and Left-Foot Louis, who returned to the Fleur after no longer being captain of the Cutlass. The crew of the Fleur de la Mort had dealings with young Jack Sparrow and the crew of the Barnacle, through the reunion of Laura's daughter, Arabella. Shortly afterwards, Louis and Silverback led a mutiny against Captain Smith, leaving only Reece to be a member of the crew.

History

"Speaking of ships, what we need to do is find the Fleur de la Mort. Immediately."

―Laura Smith

The Fleur de la Mort first came into Laura Smith's possession when she was working as a rumrunner. After being betrayed by Left-Foot Louis, Smith took the ship and started a life of piracy. For years, she sailed the Seven Seas.

Mr. Silverback onboard the Fleur.

Years later, Laura came across Louis again and allowed him to join her crew. Shortly after reuniting with Arabella, her daughter who was with young Jack Sparrow and the crew of the Barnacle, Laura welcomed them aboard her ship. They then uncovered a mutiny by Louis and Silverback. Smith was able to defend her ship though she lost all of her crew, except for Mr. Reece. After Jack and his crew return to New Orleans to find the entire city ruled over by the nefarious Madame Minuit, the combined crews of the Barnacle and the Fleur de la Mort defeated Madame Minuit and her powerful allies.

At some point, Billy Turner joined the crew of Fleur de la Mort.

Behind the scenes

"Captained by the pirate Laura Smith, the magical deep blue sails of the La Fleur de la Mort render her invisible on the open sea."

―Unknown

The Fleur de la Mort appears in Rob Kidd's Young Jack Sparrow series, beginning with the fifth book The Age of Bronze, later identified by name in the sixth book, Silver. For unknown reasons, likely a mistake, the ship's name was spelled as Fleur de la Morte in the following volumes, namely the seventh book City of Gold, and the ninth book Dance of the Hours. The ship was also named La Fleur de la Mort in the Pirates of the Caribbean PocketModel game.

Appearances

• Jack Sparrow: The Age of Bronze (First appearance)
• Jack Sparrow: Silver (First identified as Fleur de la Mort)
• Jack Sparrow: City of Gold (First identified as Fleur de la Morte)
• Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours (Mentioned only)
• Jack Sparrow: Poseidon's Peak (Mentioned only)
• Jack Sparrow: Bold New Horizons
• Jack Sparrow: The Tale of Billy Turner and Other Stories

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean PocketModel game (First identified as La Fleur de la Mort)

Notes and references

Pirate ships in Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirate ships Adventure – Black Barnacle – Black Bart's ship – Black Dog – Black Harbinger – Black Pearl – Black Pearl (frigate) – Buzzard – Centurion – Ching's flagship – Cobra – Cursed crew's pirate ship – Cutlass – Death Omen – Dolphin – Dragon – Dying Gull – Empress – Fancy – Fleur de la Mort – Fortune – Fuchuan – Ghostly Seadog – Gretchen – Grim Reaper – Hai Peng – Hanyu Pinyin – Harkaway – HMS Interceptor – Jack Sparrow's bilander – Jack Sparrow's corvette – Jack Sparrow's galleon – Jack Sparrow's sloop – King George's Amnesty – Kin Tai Fong – Kirbac – Koldunya – La Vipère – Misty Lady – Monkeebutt – Nemesis – Neptune – Ningpo – Otter – Paradox – Pearl – Phantom – Pirate galleon – Princess – Queen Anne's Revenge – Ranger – Red Dragon – Revenant – Revenge – Royal Fortune – Ruddy Rose – Satisfaction – Sea Nymph – Sea Star – Seref – Siren's Revenge – Smilin' Jack's ship – Song – Sparrow – Storm Reaper – Swift – Troubadour – Venganza –Victory – Wicked Wench (Isla Tesoro) – Wicked Wench (Captain Morgan)
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