Wicked Wench (galleon)

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Wicked Wench
Career information
Owner(s)	Pirate Captain
Captain(s)	Pirate Captain
Notable crew members	Auctioneer Old Bill Pooped Pirate Coote Billie How Albert
Technical information
Type	Galleon
Weapons	12-18 cannons
Battles	Attack on Puerto Dorado
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
Latest appearance	Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean

"Give 'em a broadside! Pound 'em lads! Pound 'em!"
"We're gonna sink your stinking ship yo!"
"Take 'em below! Clear the decks, lads."

―Pirate Captain and Spanish soldiers

The Wicked Wench was a pirate ship which sailed in the Caribbean Sea in the early 18th century. Under the command of the notorious Pirate Captain, she attacked the Spanish port of Puerto Dorado on Isla Tesoro.

History

A pirate captain aboard the Wicked Wench.

It is unknown how the Pirate Captain acquired the Wench. Some details of her hull and rigging imply that she was a Spanish vessel before she was captured by pirates and converted into a pirate ship.

At some point during the first half of the 18th century, the Wicked Wench sailed for Isla Tesoro, where her pirate crew attacked the Spanish town of Puerto Dorado. Though the Spanish soldiers from the fort managed to break the Wench's foremast with their cannon fire, the pirates succesfully invaded the town and captured its magistrate, Carlos. The ship's further fate is unknown.

Design and appearance

The Wicked Wench was a three-masted galleon. Her hull was painted red and black while her stern was decorated in crimson-red and gold colors. Her armament was composed of 12-18 cannons. Her firepower was strong enough to damage a stone fortress and allow her pirate crew to invade an unsuspecting town.

Behind the scenes

Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean

"Ah, these lubbers be brave ones, but likely to no avail if I knows anything about the likes of lads that sail the Black Mariah. Surrender they will."

―Unknown

The pirate galleon first appeared, albeit unnamed, in Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Although the ship was named "Black Mariah" in the 1966 soundtrack, the ship was later identified as "Wicked Wench" attacking the town of Puerto Dorado by the release of the 2005 book Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies by Jason Surrell. In the 2006 revamp of the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom versions of the ride, as well as the 2007 revamp of the Tokyo Disneyland version, the original Pirate Captain was replaced by Captain Hector Barbossa. In these versions, Barbossa was attacking the fort while pursuing Jack Sparrow.

The E Ticket memorial pin with the image of the Wicked Wench was released by Walt Disney Imagineering in December 2008.

The Wicked Wench flies the same pirate flag that was historically used by Richard Worley and Blackbeard.

Movie franchise

Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean featured a pirate galleon that was given the name Wicked Wench.

In a backstory for the first three films as well as various media, the Black Pearl was originally a merchant vessel called the Wicked Wench prior to being raised from the depths by Davy Jones.

The fifth film featured a flashback scene with a pirate vessel named Wicked Wench.

The Wicked Wench was referenced several times throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise:

• According to the official website, at least one promotion guide for the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, at least one action figure, the 2007 book The Pirates' Code Guidelines, the 2008 book Legends of the Brethren Court: The Caribbean, the 2011 book The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom, the Black Pearl was originally ship named the Wicked Wench. In most media, namely the Dead Man's Chest promotion guide, The Pirates' Guidelines, Legends of the Brethren Court, and The Price of Freedom, the Wicked Wench was originally an merchant vessel that Cutler Beckett gave Jack Sparrow command of as captain, on behalf of the East India Trading Company, based on a backstory featured in the screenplay and the "It's Just Good Business" deleted scene of At World's End.
• The flashback scene of Dead Men Tell No Tales/Salazar's Revenge featured a pirate ship named Wicked Wench that was under the command of Captain Morgan until he gave command to young "Jack the Sparrow" in a battle with Armando Salazar's ship, the Silent Mary.

Disney Parks

A miniature of the Wicked Wench is found at the Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar inside of a bottle. When guests of the bar order a drink called the shipwreck, the bottle comes to life and shows the ship sinking in a storm as cast-members role-play as pirates abandoning ship.

Video games

The Wicked Wench appears in several video games related to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The pirate galleon, albeit unnamed, appeared in the 2013 game Disney Infinity. In Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life, the 2019 crossover with Sea of Thieves, the Wicked Wench appeared as a spectral ghost ship captained by Hector Barbossa attacking Puerto Dorado, with several additional ghost ships seeming to be physically modeled after the Wench.

Other media

On February 11, 2011, various accounts related to the films posted "Pirate Lore" that said "Captain Jack Sparrow was not always a pirate, he spent several of his formative years on the sea as a merchant marine, and captained the Wicked Wench, the ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attraction."

The Wicked Wench bears some resemblance to popular depictions of the Jolly Roger, the pirate ship of Captain James Hook in Peter Pan, in various Disney media.

The Funko Pop "Wicked Wench Captain" toy was released in 2017.

Appearances

• Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean (First appearance)
• Disney Parks Presents: Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Little Golden Book)
• Virtual Magic Kingdom (Non-canonical appearance)
• Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources

• Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Sound Track of the Fabulous Adventure (First identified as Black Mariah)
• Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
• Spirit Of The Ride
• Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies (First identified as Wicked Wench)
• Dead Men Tell New Tales: Re-Imagineering the Attraction

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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