Tag: checking the facts ( reference )

daily life on a warship

lightsailing:

by tradition, each day would officially begin at noon, when the date and day of the week were changed on the log – board.

the day was split into watches of four hours, which were measured by a sandglass and were heralded by the ringing of a bell. sailors worked in watches, four hours on and four hours off, throughout the day and night.

  • 00:30 1 bell
  • 01:00 2 bells
  • 01:30 3 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 1 bell )
  • 02:00 4 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 2 bells )
  • 02:30 5 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 1 bell )
  • 03:00 6 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 2 bells )
  • 03:30 7 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 1 bell )
  • 04:00 8 bells ( 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 2 bells, pause, 2 bells )

4 am ( the middle watch ends, the morning watch begins )

the quartermasters, who kept time and steered the ship, woke the mates, midshipmen, and the lieutenant of the watch. the boatswain would stand at the hatchways and pipe “all hands” and would shout: “larboard ( or starboard ) watch, ahoy. rouse out there, you sleeper. out or down here.” the members of the watch would quickly dress and came on deck for muster before going to assigned stations and recorded all and any information to the log – board.

shortly after, the carpenter and boatswain came on deck to start any repair work while the cook began the preparations for breakfast. breakfast was usually oatmeal gruel called “burgoo” or “skillagolee”, which, if you couldn’t guess, was not well liked by the crew. another breakfast could be “scotch coffee” – dark, thick burned ship’s biscuit boiled in bad ship’s water. 

5 am

the watch would begin to wash down the decks and polish the planks with a heavy holystone. nooks and crannies were also polished by smaller pieces of holystone called prayer books. after the decks were polished, they would be swept and swabbed and then dried. other members of the watch would polish brass fittings so they would shine in the first rays of light.

7 am

the decks dried as the first lieutenant came on deck to look over the rest of the day’s work. 

7:30

the boatswain’s mates pipe “all hands, up hammocks.” the rest of the crew would then come on deck. 

8 am ( the morning watch ends, the forenoon watch begins )

after the last of the hammocks were stowed, the captain came on deck. he would give his approval of the ship and then the boatswain would pipe breakfast for the crew. 

8:30 am

finishing breakfast, they returned to their duties and the new watch came on deck, bringing with them bags and chests from the lower deck to clean them. many of the crew worked in “messes”, which were groupings based on their mess tables, to help prepare the main meal of the day, which was served at noon. others helped the captain and master of the hold restow the provisions in the warship’s hold. some performed maintenance chores, such as retarring the rigging or repairing a damaged cannon. those not on watch slept, socialised, or mended their clothes. 

11 am

the captain, having examined he midshipmen’s logs and the gunner’s, purser’s, boatswain’s, and carpenter’s accounts and having conferenced with the first lieutenant and others, might call all hands to witness punishment. in this case, the boatswain would rig a grating for flogging a seaman. 

12 pm ( end of the forenoon watch )

noon was observed after the midshipmen, master, and the master’s mates used dinner was served to the crew, who used sea chests as benches while eating. later, the crew would receive their liquor rations from tubs on the main deck and took them to the mess tables below decks. the issuing of grog ( a mix of rum and water ) began in the 1740s as a way to control liquor consumption and combat drunkenness. though the men received two rations of grog a day, which totaled to be about a pint, it was not the only drink available. beer was rationed out at a rate of a gallon per day, but it was only available in home waters or up to a month out at sea. in the mediterannean, sailors often received a pint of wine as their alcohol ration. 

the officers did not eat the crew’s rations, nor did they eat at makeshift tables. they ate in a dining room in the wardroom on chairs at a table, usually attended by a servant. the admiralty did not provide the officers their food like they did the common crew. the officers would appoint one of their own as the mess caterer and he purchased their food ashore, using their mess subscriptions. sometimes these subscriptions, billed to each officer, ran as high as sixty pounds per year, which was more than half a lieutenant’s annual pay. however, they were able to enjoy luxuries such as fresh meat, tea, sugar, and wine. 

1:30 pm

the next watch on deck was called to duty. alternatively, all hands were called to be exercised for ship’s drills such as fire, boarding, sail handling, gunnery, etc.

4 pm ( afternoon watch ends, first dogwatch begins )

the watch changed again. this four – hour period was split into two two – hour watches called dogwatches. during this time, a short evening meal was served, along with the second grog ration. just before sunset, the drummer beat to quarters and all hands reported to their battle stations for inspection by the officers. at this time, the master at arms often arrested anyone who was being rowdy or who had managed to drink too much of a friend’s rum. offenders were put on the black list and often clapped in irons through the next day. after the ship was reported as being in good order, the men were released from their battle stations and recovered their hammocks from stowage in the netting.

6pm ( first dogwatch ends, second dogwatch begins )

8 pm ( second dogwatch ends, first watch begins )

the watch was changed. those who just finished turned in for a few hours of sleep before the middle watch ( midnight to four am ). lights were extinguished so the ship could not be seen from a distance. the master at arms would begin his series of nightly rounds through the ship. everything was quiet, except for the regular sentry reports of “all’s well” from various stations. 

12 am ( first watch ends, middle watch begins )

source: Hattendorf, John B. “The Royal Navy During the War of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic War.” A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O’Brien, 3rd ed., Henry Holt and Co. LLC, 1995, pp. 17–20.

Mun Note: This is a complete timeline for my blog covering from 1650 – 1815 and including all canons and important character notes. The cliffnotes version for POTC can be found here, and the explanation behind the reassignment of Aubrey-Maturin characters can be located here. 

It is important to note that this is for my personal reference so that I do not have to jump around on my blog in search of where I placed the mathematics on any one character in order to figure out background setting details. 

This timeline is unique to my blog and should not be used as a resource, especially as 90% of it says ‘nope’ to canon disasters and affixes timelines based on various factors outside of the canon itself where things are vague and often mixed up. Canon and original information is also included so please bear that in mind when perusing this. 

This timeline is subject to update and modification as needed.

Uncharted Waters: 
Universal Verse Title: Pre-Jack Sparrow ( 1650 – 1690 )

  • 1650 – Julia Ward is born.
  • 1651 – King Charles II vs Rump Government: third of the English Civil Wars ends.
  • 1662 – Hal Gates is born.
  • 1672 – Weatherby Swann is born.
  • 1673 – Thomas Hamilton is born.
  • 1674 – Rebecca Swann, Weatherby’s sister, is born. // Anna Hamilton is born. 
  • 1677 – David Hamilton is born. // Bartholomew Beckett is born.

  • 1678 – Jonathan Beckett Jr. is born.
  • 1680 – Jane Beckett is born.
  • 1681 – Charles Vane is born.
  • 1683 – Adella Groves is born.
  • 1685 – Jandro de Villarreal aka John Silver is born.
  • 1686 – Rowland, son of Hal Gates, is born. // Eudora Groves is born. // Cutlet Beckett is born. 
  • 1687 – Stephen Maturin is born.
  • 1688 – Charles Vane is captured and sold to Albinus’ labor camp. // Barnaby, son of Hal Gates, is born. // Constance Groves is born.
  • 1689 – David Hamilton joins the Navy.
  • 1690 – Jack Sparrow is born. // Thomas Pullings is born.

To Free The Sea Of Piracy
Universal Verse Title: Jack’s Childhood ( 1690 – 1713 )

  • 1692 – David Hamilton passes his lieutenant’s examination.
  • 1693 – David Hamilton is accused of treason and escapes custody prior to his trial. // 

    Anna Hamilton is married as part of a bid to reestablish the family’s good name.

  • 1696 – Henry Avery makes a deal with Nassau’s governor, Sir Nicholas Trott, enabling the beginning of the ‘pirate issue’ on Providence Island.

  • 1697 – Daniel Gillette is born. // Abigail Ashe is born.
  • 1698 – 

    Anna Hamilton suffers a traumatic death.

  • 1699 – Massacre at the de Villarreal estate. // Jandro is taken in by his father and Christened as Christopher John Hope. 
  • 1700 – Charles Vane escapes Albinus’ camp. // Thomas Hamilton marries Miranda.
  • 1701 – War of Spanish Succession begins.
  • 1702 – Charles Vane is recruited by Blackbeard. // Theodore Groves is born. // Queen Anne’s war begins.
  • 1703 – Jane Beckett grants her brother, Cutler, her savings so he can leave home after confronting their father in regard to their mother’s death. 
  • 1704 – Thomas Hamilton meets James McGraw.

  • 1705 – Jane Beckett marries Sébastien de Bac.
  • 1706 – Groves’ patriarch perishes. // Victorie de Bac is born. // Thomas Hamilton is taken to Bedlam. 
  • 1707 – Charles Vane betrays Blackbeard // Rebecca Swann has a daughter ( Rayna ) out of wedlock // Weatherby Swann marries Theodosia Hope. // Thomas Hamilton is sent to the plantation, letters speaking of his death are released. 
  • 1708 – Alexander Hope is born. // Henri and Cutler de Bac are born. // Thomas Hamilton’s parents are murdered. 
  • 1709 – Elizabeth Swann is born.
  • 1711 – Sébastien de Bac dies at sea.
  • 1712: Groves matriarch perishes and the family moves into the Caldwell servant house
  • 1713 – Daniel Gillette joins the army. // Queen Anne’s war ends.

Do Only What You Can Live With
Universal Verse Title: Price of Freedom ( 1714 – 1715 )

  • 1714 – Theodore Groves joins the Navy. // War of Spanish Succession Ends.
  • 1715 – Daniel Gillette makes lieutenant.  // Christopher Hope is sent into exile under the alias John Silver.  // Nassau experiences Much Nonsense. // Charlestown is sacked. // Jack Sparrow is branded a pirate by Cutler Beckett for refusing to transport slaves. 

Chasing Shadows And Drinking Gold
Universal Verse Title: Brethren Court ( 1716 – 1717 ) 

  • 1716 – Theodore Groves is named midshipman aboard Odessa. // Thomas Hamilton reunites with James McGraw. // The Surprise begins her chase of the Acheron. 
  • 1717 – Theodosia Swann dies. // Theodore Groves and the Gerard affair. // Abigail Ashe’s The Hope of Lady Tremaine serials are novelized. Birth of a Hero is printed toward the end of the year. // The Surprise captures Acheron, but is deceived. Lieutenant Pullings is overcome. 

We Are The Renegades
Universal Verse Title: Pre-COTBP ( 1718 – 1728 )

  • 1718 – Daniel Gillette makes captaincy; is seduced by Lord Wilson. // Theodore Groves is named lieutenant – six months later is transferred to Dauntless. // Abigail Ashe’s Jeanne series is novelized. Her debut novel, Of Liars and Thieves is published. 
  • 1719 – Weatherby and Elizabeth move to Port Royal. // Abigail Ashe’s The Monster of Maytown is printed, followed by the Chasing The Dragon collection. // Thomas Pullings is rescued from slavery by the EITC.  
  • 1720: Lord Wilson claims credit for a victory Gillette and his men obtained. // Abigail Ashe’s A Life of Hope is released. // Thomas Pullings joins Robby Greene’s fleet of pirates, siding against the EITC on account of the slave trade.  
  • 1721: Lord Wilson attempts to force Gillette’s retirement. Gillette transfers from service in the Army to the Navy, with agreement to steer clear of Lord Wilson and his affairs for the remainder of their lives. // Abigail Ashe’s novel, Shadows of the Past is printed.
  • 1722: Abigail Ashe’s novel The Queer Life of Mort is published. 
  • 1723: Gillette passes Navy lieutenants examination, joins Dauntless
  • 1725: Gillette withdraws Theodore Groves from an extremely dangerous relationship.

Stop Blowing Holes In My Ship
Universal Verse Title: COTBP ( 1729 )

  • 1729 – Thomas Pullings sails with Jack Sparrow again // Undead pirates are a Thing.

Got A Jar Of Dirt
Universal Verse Title: DMC ( 1730 )

  • 1730 – Gillette has a Bad Day in Tripoli and James Norrington experiences a Downward Spiral. 

No One Missed Me
Universal Verse Title: AWE ( 1730 – 1731 )

  • 1730 – Greene’s fleet suffers tremendous casualties in the EITC’s war against piracy. The Long Shot and the Queen’s Brigade along with captains Tafari and Saruca, as well as the fleet’s flagship Star Chaser and Captain Greene himself. The fleet continues to fly under his banner with Renegade Freedom as the flagship, and rumor of Captain Greene continuing to lead them. 
  • 1731 – Weatherby Swann dies. // James Norrington dies. // William Turner ?? either dies or becomes an eldritch horror depending on people’s interpretations lbr. 

Sailing For Recovery
Universal Verse Title: Pre-OST ( 1731 – 1750 )

Will Not Be Doing That Again
Universal Verse Title: OST & After ( 1750 – 1752 )

Pirates Do Not Require Pants
Universal Verse Title: DMTNT ( 1752 )

The Oceans Between Us
Universal Verse Title: PotC – Hornblower ( 1753 – 1792 )

  • 1754 – French – Indian war in North American theater begins
  • 1763 – Julienne Bouchard is born. French – Indian war ends.
  • 1768 – Elijah Grey is born.
  • 1771 – Andre Cotard is born.
  • 1773 – Eveline Cotard is born.
  • 1774 – Muharrem Ben Ali is born. Dominigo Yniguis is born. 
  • 1775 – American Revolution / War of Independence begins.
  • 1776 – Horatio Hornblower is born.
  • 1783 – American Revolution / War of Independence ends.
  • 1787 – Aspasie bouchard is born.
  • 1789 – Andromède Bouchard is born.
  • 1792 – Angelique Bouchard is born. // War of the First Coalition begins.

Most Disputes Die And Noone Shoots
Universal Verse Title: The Even Chance ( 1793 – 1794 )

  • 1793 – The French Revolutionaries execute King Louis XVI, and declare war on Great Britain and the Netherlands. 

Pick A Place To Die Thats High And Dry
Universal Verse Title: The Fire Ships ( 1794 – 1795 )

  • 1795 – Batvian Revolution. The Dutch fleet is captured and leadership is replaced by a Batvian Republic which cedes the territories of North Brabant and Maastricht to France.

Treat Him With Civility
Universal Verse Title: Duchess And The Devil ( 1795 – 1798 )

  • 1797 – War of the First Coalition ends.

  • 1798 – War of the Second Coalition begins.

Reckoning To Be Reckoned
Universal Verse Title: Frogs And Lobsters ( 1798 – 1801 )

  • 1798 –  War of the Second Coalition Continues. 

    //  Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French navy in the Battle of the Nile. Napoleon’s army is cut off from supplies and communication. 

Confess Your Sins / Pray That Heaven Or Hell Lets You In
Universal Verse Title: Mutiny / Retribution ( 1801 – 1802 )

  • 1802 – War of the Second Coalition Ends

Last Chance To Negotiate
Universal Verse Title: Loyalty ( 1803 – 1804 )

  • 1803 – Napoleonic Wars begin.
  • 1804 – Napoleon crowns himself emperor.

Face Your Opponent
Universal Verse Title: Duty & After ( 1804 – 1815 )

  • 1805 – Third Coalition // Battle of Cape Finisterre // Battle of Trafalgar
  • 1806 – Fourth Coalition.
  • 1807 – Fourth Coalition.
  • 1808 – Horatio Hornblower dies.
  • 1809 – Fifth Coalition.
  • 1813 – Sixth Coalition.
  • 1815 – Seventh Coalition.

Abigail’s Journal

Mun Note: This is a canon transcription word for word, because I mean to make headcanons off it eventually. For now however suffice it to say it was this monologue that created the entire arc for author!Abigail and that this flow is very much how her books read. There is something intimate and soft about her writing, which I imagine is what makes them so popular.

Last night was the first of my journey home. Still, my dreams are haunted by the faces of those pirates that first captured me. Now I find myself in the custody of another band of pirates. I’m told they’re different – and I will say that so far these men have treated me civilly, even courteously. 

They’ve even afforded me the tools to keep this journal, and though they will almost certainly destroy these pages before we disembark, eliminating any record of their activities or their identities, just the act of putting my thoughts to paper has helped me feel myself again. To construct for myself an illusion, that I’m still on the Good Fortune, nearing the end of a long voyage. Recent events were themselves the nightmare, and that these men are simply sailors, tasked with delivering me home.

But it is only an illusion, and a fragile one at that. 

My father’s told me about these men, about their natures. So I know that, any appearance of civility from them is but a glimpse of the men they once were – a ghost, that shows itself only while the darker things that now govern their souls lay dormant. Though I am forced to wonder, if this illusion is no accident at all. 

Theatre, for my benefit, orchestrated by someone so awful, even monsters such as these have no choice but to dance for the tune he plays for them. 

Which leads me to the one thought I find most frightening and most difficult to dismiss. What happens when that man decides the theatre no longer serves his purposes, and he lets the monsters loose?

     [ After Nicholas Irvin is murdered cause buddy thought Silver gave him a “look” ]

From across an ocean, it is hard to know what a New World is. All I knew, were the stories I was told, of monsters and valiant men sworn to slay them. But now that I’ve nearly traversed the ocean that separates new world from old, I fear the stories I’ve heard may have clouded the truth more than clarified it. [ later edited ]

It would seem these monsters – are men. Sons, brothers, fathers. And it would seem these men fear their own monsters. An empire, a Navy, a king. My father. 

So much I’ve left behind me. London, my youth, and comfortable stories. So much lies ahead in Charlestown. A future and harder truths. I feel I must face it honestly, bravely. I must face it as my father’s daughter. And I believe that in order to do that, I have to tell these people that which I’ve kept from them. I have to tell them what I know.           

[ Edited Version ]

I fear the stories I’ve heard may have clouded the truth more than clarified it. And as so many of these stories were relayed to me by my father, I am forced to wonder if he is mistaken, or if his motives are something more deliberate than that. I fear the stories I carry with me are my sole comfort. From across an ocean, it is hard to know what a New World is. All I knew, were the stories I was told, of monsters and valiant men sworn to slay them.

Mun Note: It appears that before I can go any further on the blog I need to finally cave and set actual dates for the POTC timeline which – I have been openly avoiding from day one due to the fact Disney is all over the fucking map when it comes to continuity. 

I have one explicit date to work with and that is 1750 for the Stranger Tides timeline, where I have set Jack as being sixty years old. From there, it is all simple mathematics so to pin down events for the other mathematics I am going to have to resign myself to on this blog, this is going to serve as much as a reference as a headcanon. 

the-mad-march-hare42:

I just rewatched Pirates of the Caribbean and decided to look up the ‘Pirate Code’

And I found a set of rules made by Black Bart (one of the most famous Pirates ever) to keep the ship and her crew from falling apart and they are the most un-pirate like rules ever:

(Taken from A General History of the Pyrates, 1724)

I. Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.

(Translation: The ship is a democracy, one man one vote. Also, everyone is free to the alcohol and food on board except when there are rations)

II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because, (over and above their proper share) they were on these occasions allowed a shift of clothes: but if they defrauded the company to the value of a dollar in plate, jewels, or money, marooning was their punishment. If the robbery was only betwixt one another, they contented themselves with slitting the ears and nose of him that was guilty, and set him on shore, not in an uninhabited place, but somewhere, where he was sure to encounter hardships.

(Translation: You can buy new clothes and stuff when we pay you your share, but if you steal from the ship’s treasure we’ll leave you to die on an island (one pistol shot and all that). If you steal from someone else, they’re allowed to cut bits off you.)

III. No person to game at cards or dice for money.

(Translation: No gambling.)

IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o’clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck.

(Translation: Lights out at 8pm. If anyone wants to stay awake, you can go up top; some people are trying to sleep.)

V. To keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.

(Translation: Have a little pride in your appearance boys. You’re pirates for God’s sake…)

VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death.

(Translation: No women on board to distract the very lonely male crew who’ve been at sea for a long time. Note: Wives did sometimes join their husbands. And Women did end up disguising themselves and becoming pirates.)

VII. To desert the ship or their quarters in battle, was punished with death or marooning.

(Translation: Traitors and deserters will get thrown off the ship, sometimes with their blood inside their bodies)

VIII. No striking one another on board, but every man’s quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol.

(Translation: No fighting. If you do, take it outside (so to speak).)

IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared one thousand pounds. If in order to this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have eight hundred dollars, out of the public stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.

(Translation: You can’t leave the ship til you have helped plunder £1000. If you lost a limb or were badly hurt you were given £800.)

X. The Captain and Quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and quarter.

(Translation: Everyone is paid proportionately to their rank.)

XI. The musicians to have rest on the Sabbath Day, but the other six days and nights, none without special favor.

(Translation: Musicians get Sundays off.)

snubbingapollo:

houndsheart:

snubbingapollo:

So, your queer history lesson for the day:

Everyone’s heard that pirate’s call each other “matey”. What you probably haven’t heard is that the word matey comes from “matelote”.

In the Caribbean this word was used between buccaneers to signify a life partner. Matelotes could inherit from each other, shared space, fought together, could speak for each other when one was incapacitated or absent, and more often than not the relationship was romantic and sexual.

That’s right folks. Pirates had a term for their gay life partners.

In light of this, I present to you a new alternative for significant other and partner. Bring back matelote.

(You can learn more about the practice of matelotage in: The Origins and Role of Same-Sex Relations in Human Societies by James Niell)

Arrr! Matelotage was such a great idea!

In an age when the English Navy ran on “rum, sodomy and the lash,” (as noted in many writings of the time), homosexual relationships were punishable by death.

The result here was that in the English Navy, relationships went underground. Very often, they became forced, often between a superior and a subordinate. When English crews went on the account, becoming pirates, they looked for a way to legitimize relationships of honest affection.
Matelotage [French; meaning ‘seamanship’] , now used as an English word, became a term for a legal marriage between two men.

[…]

In pirate society (and only pirate society) two men could “marry.” They would exchange gold rings, and pledge eternal union. After this, they were expected to share everything.  Plunder and living spaces were obvious, but couples in matelotage were also known to share other property, and even women. If one of the partners was killed in action, pirate captains were careful to make sure that the surviving member received both shares of plunder, as well as any appropriate death benefits.

Simply put, homosexual relationships had been kept under wraps by people in fear for their lives because of draconian laws. Among sailors who had practiced this form of release themselves, it lost its sense of being alien, and so became accepted and legitimized as soon as they (by turning pirate) gained the right to make their own laws. {X}

Another excellent addition!

Units Of Measurement Cheat Sheet

  • PISTOL SHOT: 25 yards
  • MUSKET SHOT: 200 yards
  • GUN SHOT: 1000 yards
  • CABLE: 200 yards
  • FATHOM: 6 feet
  • LEAGUE: 6116 yards / 3 nautical miles
  • NAUTICAL MILE: 6116 feet ( present day: 6080 feet )
  • KNOT: 1 nautical mile per hour
    • Speed at the time was knots per hour as opposed to today, when it is simply recorded as knots.

Master & Commander: Timeline Adjustments

Up until recently I have been playing pretty loose and fancy free with timeline placements for the M&C crew; everything was set to a pirate’s life and that was the catch all with the exception of specially designed ship-related verses.

However, now that I am a bit more focused in what I am doing here just in general, I am declaring all prior threads to this post as ‘under revisement’ – they all still stand and nothing is being dropped, but some details may change in order to place them more properly into the timeline going forward.

These details will be addressed in coming replies and will not affect anything written prior to this announcement – if you notice what seems like a continuity error in our thread, please consult this timeline.

  • Pre-Acheron: Falling under To Free The Sea Of Piracy, Do Only What You Can Live With, Chasing Shadows And Drinking Gold. These verses cover a twenty-six year span.

    For threads taking place a year prior to Acheron, it will be tagged under Chasing Shadows. For threads taking place two – seven years prior to Acheron, it will be tagged under What You Can Live With. Anything earlier ( which is highly unlikely, but worth noting ) will fall under To Free The Sea.

  • Chasing Acheron: Falling under Chasing Shadows, the chase of the Acheron takes place over the course of a year and a half.

  • Post Acheron: Falling under We Are The Renegades, which is a thirteen year span. Stop Blowing Holes In My Ship takes place eleven years after the Acheron’s events.

    • Thomas Pullings spends nearly two years press-ganged and tortured before being rescued by the EITC. These ships are later attacked for slaving by Robby Greene and his fleet – Thomas, despite being rescued by them, finds himself in opposition of the EITC for the practice and aids the pirates. He is transferred aboard Renegade Freedom under Captain Sparrow. 

      Thomas serves Renegade Freedom through to Stop Blowing Holes In My Ship at which point, he transfers to Sparrow again after meeting up with him and Gibbs in Tortuga, thus making him available through most POTC shenanigans. His profile has been adjusted to the solidified timeline. 

Horatio’s Chronology

Note: This is based on the notations of the films and my own personal headcanon as supplemented by various contextual hints in the show itself. Due to the fact the films are spread apart, verses with multiple years involved can be expanded on abundantly as the adventures we see on screen are hardly all that occur in that timeline.

Furthermore, while I have set the ‘canon’ for my Horatio’s death, events in verses and storylines are capable of subverting the situation – that said, as a general rule on this blog I will not write anything past 1820. 

( Fun semi-related fact: It is possible to be the direct grandchild of people born in 1790! Pushing past 1820 feels ‘too modern’ for this Age of Sail blog for a lot of reasons, but this one is just neat. )

  • Main Verse.

  • The Even Chance. 

    • 1793-94, age 17-18
  • Examination For Lieutenant
    • 1794-95, age 18-19
  • The Duchess And The Devil.
    • 1795-98, age 19-22
  • The Frogs And Lobsters.
    • 1798-1801, age 22-25

      • Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French navy in the Battle of the Nile on August 03, 1798. Napoleon’s army is cut off from supplies and communication.

  • Mutiny
    • 1801-1802, age 25-26

      • Sawyer was “one of Nelson’s own” and a “hero of the Nile”

  • Retribution.
    • 1801-1802, age 25-26
  • Loyalty.
    • 1803-1804, age 26-27

  • Duty

POTC – HORNBLOWER: TIMELINE

  • The English Civil Wars (1642 – 1651)

    • First (1642 – 1646) vs King Charles I / Long Parliament
    • Second (1648 – 1649) vs King Charles I / Long Parliament
    • Third (1649 – 1651) vs King Charles II / Rump Government

  • Seven Years’ War (1756–63)   

    • French and Indian War (1754 – 1763)  – North American theater
  • American Revolutionary War / War of Independence (1775 – 1783) 
  • French Revolutionary Wars (1792 – 1802)
    • War of the First Coalition (1792 – 1797)
      • The Even Chance – January 1793
    • War of the Second Coalition (1798 – 1802)

  • Nelson’s Battle of the Nile ( 1798 )

      • Mutiny-Retribution – July 1801 – January 1802

  • Napoleonic Wars ( 1803–1815 ) 

      • Loyalty – 1803
    • Third Coalition (1805)
      • Nelson’s Trafalgar ( 1805 )
    • Fourth Coalition (1806 – 1807)
    • Fifth Coalition (1809)
    • Sixth Coalition (1813)
    • Seventh Coalition (1815)