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[[Image:Fortcharles.JPG|thumb|250px|Fort Charles during Norrington's promotion ceremony.]]
 
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|location=[[Port Royal]], [[Jamaica]]
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|interest=[[Fort Charles prison]]
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|notable=[[James Norrington]]
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|population=A [[British Royal Navy]] garrison<ref name="CompleteVisual">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide]]'', p.16-17 "Port Royal"</ref>
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|affiliation=[[England]]<br>[[British Royal Navy]]<br>[[East India Trading Company]]
 
|first=''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
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|latest=''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]''
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{{Quote|Apparently there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to-do up at the fort, eh?|[[Jack Sparrow]] to [[Murtogg]] and [[Mullroy]]|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}
 
{{Quote|Apparently there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to-do up at the fort, eh?|[[Jack Sparrow]] to [[Murtogg]] and [[Mullroy]]|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}
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'''Fort Charles''' was a stronghold located at the bustling harbor town of [[Port Royal]]. Located on a bluff overlooking the harbor, Fort Charles was one of [[England]]'s biggest government forts in the [[Caribbean]]. The fort served as the base of operations for [[British Royal Navy]] forces commanded by [[Commodore]] [[James Norrington]].
   
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Towering over the town, Fort Charles was supposed to protect the ships of the Royal Navy moored in the harbor below. The fortress also included the Commodore's office, [[Fort Charles prison|a dank prison cellblock]] and, in the center courtyard of the fort, a [[gallows]] to remind the townspeople just where they were. The [[cannon]]s that point out from the battlements were a menacing warning to [[pirate]]s cruising offshore. However, the fort's garrison was helpless after the town was [[Attack on Port Royal|attacked]] by the [[Cursed crew|crew]] of the ''[[Black Pearl]]''. Fort Charles was England's biggest government fort in the [[Caribbean]], until a battering from the cannons of the ''Black Pearl'' left the fort quite a lot smaller, boosting the pirates' power.
'''Fort Charles'''<ref name="VG">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Visual Guide]]'', p14-15: "Port Royal"</ref> was the [[Royal Navy]] fort at [[Port Royal]], base of operations of the forces commanded by [[Commodore]] [[James Norrington]], and later, [[Lord]] [[Cutler Beckett]] of the [[East India Trading Company]]. It was located on a bluff overlooking the main harbor.
 
 
==Layout==
 
The fort was dominated by a main courtyard used as a public execution area and a military command center. Closer to the port were the [[Port Royal prison]]s, from which prisoners could see both the fort's battlements and the harbor. The battlement's stone parapets were lined with cannons.<ref name="CotBP">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''</ref> Near the gallows was a graveyard used to bury those who were executed. <ref name="CotBPG">[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (video game)]]</ref>
 
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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[[Image:Jack Sparrow Hanging COTBP.jpg|thumb|left|350px|[[Jack Sparrow]] being set to hang.]]
Fort Charles hosted Norrington's promotion ceremony, and was also used as the venue for public executions of criminals and [[pirate]]s. [[Captain]] [[Jack Sparrow]] was set to be hanged at the gallows in the main courtyard, but was ultimately rescued by [[William Turner]] and escaped Port Royal aboard the ''[[Black Pearl]]''. It was damaged during the earlier attack on Port Royal by the ''Pearl'', at that time under the command of Captain [[Hector Barbossa]].<ref name="CotBP"/>
 
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The fort which later became known as Fort Charles was built immediately after the British conquest of [[Jamaica]]. Originally known as Fort Cromwell, the fort was renamed Fort Charles after the restoration of monarchy in England in [[1660]]. Fort Charles was the only military fortification in Port Royal which survived the devastating earthquake in [[1692]].
   
 
In the late [[1720]]s, Fort Charles hosted [[James Norrington's promotion ceremony]], and was also used as the venue for public executions of criminals and [[pirate]]s. [[Captain]] [[Jack Sparrow]] was set to be [[Hanging|hanged]] at the gallows in the main courtyard, but was ultimately rescued by [[William Turner Jr.|William Turner]] and escaped Port Royal aboard the ''[[Black Pearl]]''. It was damaged during the [[Attack on Port Royal|earlier attack on Port Royal]] by the ''Pearl'', at the time under the command of Captain [[Hector Barbossa]].<ref name="CotBP" />
During the rule of [[Lord]] [[Cutler Beckett]] in Port Royal, Fort Charles hosted countless executions of those convicted of committing or associating with persons guilty of [[piracy]].<ref name="AWE">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''</ref> The [[Pirate Lord]], [[Capitaine]] [[Chevalle]] was held in the stocks here, prior to his execution, but was rescued by Jack Sparrow, who was visiting [[Tia Dalma]].<ref name="AWEvg">[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (video game)]]: "Port Royal"</ref>
 
   
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[[Image:Jack Will Fort Charles COTBP.PNG|thumb|right|350px|Jack Sparrow and [[William Turner Jr.|William Turner]] fighting off [[British Royal Navy|Royal Navy]] soldiers.]]
The song ''[[Hoist the Colours (song)|Hoist the Colours]]'', called forth by Hector Barbossa to unite the [[Brethren Court]] at [[Shipwreck Cove]], was sung by those facing the gallows at Fort Charles.<ref name="AWE"/>
 
 
During the rule of [[Lord]] [[Cutler Beckett]] in Port Royal, Fort Charles hosted countless executions of those convicted of committing or associating with persons guilty of [[piracy]].<ref name="AWE">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''</ref> The [[Pirate Lord]], [[Capitaine]] [[Chevalle]] was held in the [[Stockade|stocks]] here, prior to his execution, but was rescued by Jack Sparrow, who was visiting [[Tia Dalma]].<ref name="AWEvg">[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (video game)]]: "Port Royal"</ref>
   
 
The song ''[[Hoist the Colours (song)|Hoist the Colours]]'', called forth by Hector Barbossa to unite the [[Brethren Court]] at [[Shipwreck Cove]], was sung by those facing the gallows at Fort Charles.<ref name="AWE" />
Fort Charles also makes an appearance in [[Pirates of the Caribbean Online]]. Its layout is bit different from the movies. It is surrounded by an outer wall, the wall has a gate which leads to a path uphill where the entrance is located. A big staircase will lead into the interior of the fort. A crew member of Jack Sparrow's crew, [[Gordon Greer]], can be found imprisoned here.
 
   
 
==Layout==
== Notable inhabitants ==
 
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[[File:Fort Charles Hanging2 AWE.jpg|thumb|left|350px|People having anything to do with [[piracy]] being hung.]]
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Towering over the docks, Fort Charles guarded [[Port Royal]] from [[pirate]] attacks; at least that was the idea. In fact, the fort had too few [[cannon]]s, and its soldiers were better at drills and parades than warfare. The garrison finds it hard to defend itself, as well as it being impossible to protect the people of Port Royal. Pirates ruled the [[Caribbean]], and their ships were heavily armed. As cannonballs battered the stone walls of the fort, the ramparts are no place for someone like dithering [[Governor]] [[Weatherby Swann]], who quaked with fear at every blast.<ref>''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide]]'', p.18-19 "Governor Swann"</ref>
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With grand parapets atop her imposing stone walls and a beautiful arched bell tower designed with a distinct Spanish flair to showcase each and every radiant sunset, Fort Charles was an 18th century military base. The fortress also included the Commodore's office, a dank prison cellblock and, in the center courtyard of the fort, a gallows to remind the townspeople just where they were.
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The fort was dominated by a main courtyard used as a public execution area and a military command center. Closer to the port were the [[Port Royal prison|prisons]], from which prisoners could see both the fort's battlements and the harbor. The battlement's stone parapets were lined with cannons.<ref name="CotBP">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''</ref> Near the gallows was a graveyard used to bury those who were executed. During its early days of use the fort had a [[Union Jack|flag of Great Britain]] displayed, in its later days a [[East India Trading Company flags|flag of the East India Company]] was placed alongside the British flag. <ref name="CotBPG">[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (video game)]]</ref>
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==Notable inhabitants==
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[[Image:Fort Charles Hanging1 AWE.jpg|thumb|right|350px|People having anything to do with [[piracy]] awaiting their execution.]]
 
*[[James Norrington]]
 
*[[James Norrington]]
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*[[Gillette]]
 
*[[Gillette]]
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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*For ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', scenes in Fort Charles was built on a three-acre bluff on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los Angeles, on the site of Marineland, a one-time amusement park (near the Point Vicente Lighthouse seen in ''Pearl Harbor'').<ref name="CotBPProdnotes">[http://www.keeptothecode.com/pdf/POTCprodnotes1.pdf Pirates of the Carribean presskit], accessed Dec 9, 2006</ref>
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*In the first screenplay draft of [[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|''The Curse of the Black Pearl'']], [[Will Turner]] was originally meant to use a chair as his fulcrum to release [[Jack Sparrow]] from his cell, broking the cell's door in the process. After that, the two were to go to the docks of [[Port Royal]] to use a rowboat to steal the [[HMS Interceptor|HMS ''Interceptor'']]. Though the scene was filmed indeed, it was cut from the film's finished version.
 
*In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean Online]]'', the fort's layout is bit different from the movies. It is surrounded by an outer wall, the wall has a gate which leads to a path uphill where the entrance is located. A big staircase leads into the interior of the fort. A member of Jack Sparrow's crew, [[Gordon Greer]], can be found imprisoned here.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' {{1st}}
 
 
*[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (video game)]]
 
*[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (video game)]]
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Missing Pirate]]''
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' {{1st}}
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**[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (comic)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (comic)]]
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow]]''
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean Online]]''
 
*''[[The Capture of Jack Sparrow!]]''
 
*''[[The Capture of Jack Sparrow!]]''
 
*''[[The Buccaneer's Heart!]]'' {{Nc}}
 
*''[[The Buccaneer's Heart!]]'' {{Nc}}
 
*''[[The Escape of Pintel and Ragetti!]]''
 
*''[[The Escape of Pintel and Ragetti!]]''
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean Online]]''
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*''[[The Sleeping Island!]]'' {{Mo}}
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]''
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]''
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''
 
**[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (video game)]]
 
**[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)|''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (video game)]]
 
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' {{Nc}}
 
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' {{Nc}}
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*''[[LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game]]''
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*''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' {{Nc}}
   
 
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"Apparently there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to-do up at the fort, eh?"
Jack Sparrow to Murtogg and Mullroy[src]

Fort Charles was a stronghold located at the bustling harbor town of Port Royal. Located on a bluff overlooking the harbor, Fort Charles was one of England's biggest government forts in the Caribbean. The fort served as the base of operations for British Royal Navy forces commanded by Commodore James Norrington.

Towering over the town, Fort Charles was supposed to protect the ships of the Royal Navy moored in the harbor below. The fortress also included the Commodore's office, a dank prison cellblock and, in the center courtyard of the fort, a gallows to remind the townspeople just where they were. The cannons that point out from the battlements were a menacing warning to pirates cruising offshore. However, the fort's garrison was helpless after the town was attacked by the crew of the Black Pearl. Fort Charles was England's biggest government fort in the Caribbean, until a battering from the cannons of the Black Pearl left the fort quite a lot smaller, boosting the pirates' power.

History

Jack Sparrow Hanging COTBP

Jack Sparrow being set to hang.

The fort which later became known as Fort Charles was built immediately after the British conquest of Jamaica. Originally known as Fort Cromwell, the fort was renamed Fort Charles after the restoration of monarchy in England in 1660. Fort Charles was the only military fortification in Port Royal which survived the devastating earthquake in 1692.

In the late 1720s, Fort Charles hosted James Norrington's promotion ceremony, and was also used as the venue for public executions of criminals and pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow was set to be hanged at the gallows in the main courtyard, but was ultimately rescued by William Turner and escaped Port Royal aboard the Black Pearl. It was damaged during the earlier attack on Port Royal by the Pearl, at the time under the command of Captain Hector Barbossa.[1]

Jack Will Fort Charles COTBP

Jack Sparrow and William Turner fighting off Royal Navy soldiers.

During the rule of Lord Cutler Beckett in Port Royal, Fort Charles hosted countless executions of those convicted of committing or associating with persons guilty of piracy.[2] The Pirate Lord, Capitaine Chevalle was held in the stocks here, prior to his execution, but was rescued by Jack Sparrow, who was visiting Tia Dalma.[3]

The song Hoist the Colours, called forth by Hector Barbossa to unite the Brethren Court at Shipwreck Cove, was sung by those facing the gallows at Fort Charles.[2]

Layout

Fort Charles Hanging2 AWE

People having anything to do with piracy being hung.

Towering over the docks, Fort Charles guarded Port Royal from pirate attacks; at least that was the idea. In fact, the fort had too few cannons, and its soldiers were better at drills and parades than warfare. The garrison finds it hard to defend itself, as well as it being impossible to protect the people of Port Royal. Pirates ruled the Caribbean, and their ships were heavily armed. As cannonballs battered the stone walls of the fort, the ramparts are no place for someone like dithering Governor Weatherby Swann, who quaked with fear at every blast.[4]

With grand parapets atop her imposing stone walls and a beautiful arched bell tower designed with a distinct Spanish flair to showcase each and every radiant sunset, Fort Charles was an 18th century military base. The fortress also included the Commodore's office, a dank prison cellblock and, in the center courtyard of the fort, a gallows to remind the townspeople just where they were.

The fort was dominated by a main courtyard used as a public execution area and a military command center. Closer to the port were the prisons, from which prisoners could see both the fort's battlements and the harbor. The battlement's stone parapets were lined with cannons.[1] Near the gallows was a graveyard used to bury those who were executed. During its early days of use the fort had a flag of Great Britain displayed, in its later days a flag of the East India Company was placed alongside the British flag. [5]

Notable inhabitants

Fort Charles Hanging1 AWE

People having anything to do with piracy awaiting their execution.

Behind the scenes

  • For Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, scenes in Fort Charles was built on a three-acre bluff on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los Angeles, on the site of Marineland, a one-time amusement park (near the Point Vicente Lighthouse seen in Pearl Harbor).[6]
  • In the first screenplay draft of The Curse of the Black Pearl, Will Turner was originally meant to use a chair as his fulcrum to release Jack Sparrow from his cell, broking the cell's door in the process. After that, the two were to go to the docks of Port Royal to use a rowboat to steal the HMS Interceptor. Though the scene was filmed indeed, it was cut from the film's finished version.
  • In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, the fort's layout is bit different from the movies. It is surrounded by an outer wall, the wall has a gate which leads to a path uphill where the entrance is located. A big staircase leads into the interior of the fort. A member of Jack Sparrow's crew, Gordon Greer, can be found imprisoned here.

Appearances

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Sources

Notes and references

External links

Locations in Pirates of the Caribbean
Africa
Barbary CoastCalabarEgyptKermaSlave CoastTripoli

The Americas
BostonFloridaLouisianaMexicoNew OrleansNorth Carolina
PanamaPeruSavannahVirginiaYucatán Peninsula


Asia
BombayChinaHong KongIndiaNipponShanghaiSingapore


The Bahamas
AndrosNassauNew AvalonNew Providence


The Caribbean
AntiguaBlack rock islandCubaDevil's TriangleHangman's BayHispaniola
Ile d'Etable de PorcIsla De La AvariciaIsla CrucesIsla de MuertaIsla de Pelegostos
MartiniquePadres Del FuegoPort RoyalPoseidon's Tomb
Puerto RicoSaint MartinShipwreck IslandTortugaUnnamed Island


Europe
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LondonMarseillePortugalSpain


Other locations
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