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Artistic interpretation of Samuel Bellamy standing on the deck of a ship in a lightning storm

Samuel Bellamy

The PrinceBeneath the Waves

A fortune won in months. A legend sealed in one storm.

Born
c. 1689
Pirate career
1716–1717
Flagship
Whydah Gally
Final night
April 26, 1717
Discover the evidence

Where Legend Meets Physical Evidence

The Whydah's wreck preserves something pirate history rarely gives us: objects that can be studied beside the written record.

The marine-encrusted bell engraved The Whydah Gally 1716

The Ship's Bell

Recovered from the Whydah Gally, the engraved bell bears witness to Bellamy's flagship and her final storm.

Coins, jewelry, a cup, and a sea-worn chest representing cargo recovered from the Whydah

Lost Cargo

From luxury goods to colonial commodities, explore the treasure that made Bellamy one of the wealthiest pirates of his age.

Historic logbooks, handwritten records, ink, and a sealing stamp

Archive Evidence

Logbooks, court records, and contemporary accounts reveal the man behind the myth.

A Fortune Won in Months

  1. A captain emerges

    Bellamy rises to command after the crew removes Benjamin Hornigold.

  2. A fleet gathers

    His company captures vessels across the Caribbean and Atlantic.

  3. The Whydah

    Bellamy captures the Whydah Gally and makes her his flagship.

  4. The final storm

    The Whydah is lost in a violent nor'easter off Cape Cod.

  5. The record endures

    Recovered artifacts preserve the material record of Bellamy's final voyage.