| 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.[1] 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 as transgressed the Code of the Brethren. It was also common for quartermasters to lead pirate boarding parties.[2]
Notable quartermasters
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- Logan - Wicked Wench[3]
- Jan van der Groote - Black Pearl[3]
- Undead Quarter Masters[4] - Phantom, Storm Reaper, Black Harbinger, Revenant, Death Omen
- Quartermaster - Edinburgh Trader[5]
- Quartermaster - Flying Dutchman[6]
- Quartermaster - Queen Anne's Revenge[7]
Behind the scenesEdit
- Joshamee Gibbs was referred to as Jack Sparrow's quartermaster in the first screenplay draft of The Curse of the Black Pearl.[8]
AppearancesEdit
- 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
SourcesEdit
- Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide
External linksEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Dictionary.com - quartermaster
- ↑ * Quartermaster on Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Price of Freedom
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean Online
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ↑ Wordplay: Pirates of the Caribbean first draft screenplay
