Quartermaster

For other uses, see Quartermaster (disambiguation)

The quartermaster that served aboard the Edinburgh Trader.

"Quartermaster. Get me six more pistols, remove the shot from all but two, but do not tell me which two."

―Blackbeard to Quartermaster

Quartermaster was a term used to describe the navigator of a naval vessel. The title was derived from the phrase "master of the quarterdeck", as the helm was located here.

Pirate quartermasters were commonly elected by the crew, and ranked higher than any officer aboard the ship, except the captain. Pirate quartermasters could veto the captain's decisions and often oversaw punishments and discipline for such crew members that transgressed the Code of the Brethren. It was also common for quartermasters to lead pirate boarding parties.

Notable quartermasters

• Logan - Wicked Wench
• Jan van der Groote - Black Pearl
• Undead Quarter Masters - Phantom, Storm Reaper, Black Harbinger, Revenant, Death Omen
• Quartermaster - Edinburgh Trader
• Quartermaster - Flying Dutchman
• Quartermaster - Queen Anne's Revenge

Behind the scenes

• Joshamee Gibbs was referred to as Jack Sparrow's quartermaster in the first screenplay draft of The Curse of the Black Pearl.
• Quartermaster is one the ranks a player can earn in Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas.

Appearances

• The Price of Freedom
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First appearance)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide

External links

• Quartermaster on Wikipedia