![]() The Dauntless remained anchored at the Port Royal harbor when not in use, and it was from here that Captain Jack Sparrow and his accomplice, Will Turner, attempted to commandeer it following the raid. " Sir, they've taken the Dauntless ! Commodore! They've taken the ship! Sparrow and Turner-they've taken the Dauntless !" ― Gillette to James Norrington Jack Sparrow and Will Turner taking the Dauntless. ![]() The Dauntless though fast for a ship of her class, was passed over in favor of the smaller, lighter HMS Interceptor for immediate pursuit of the pirates. The attack concluded with the withdrawal of the pirates, with the governor's daughter in tow. The Dauntless apparently did not participate in the battle, since Commodore Norrington himself remained at Fort Charles during the siege. ![]() However, after Norrinton was promoted as Commodore, the Black Pearl launched an attack on Port Royal to secure the last of 882 Aztec coins hoarded at Isla de Muerta. Captain Jack Sparrow himself pointed out that with a ship like the Dauntless, the much smaller HMS Interceptor seemed rather superfluous in comparison. Even the cursed crew of the Black Pearl showed fear at the vessel's name, such was her reputation. "Oh, the Dauntless is the power in these waters, true enough, but there's no ship as can match the Interceptor for speed." ― Captain Jack Sparrow and Murtogg īased out of Port Royal, the HMS Dauntless became known as the power in the Caribbean over the next eight years, presumably under the command of now- Captain Norrington, and was the scourge of many a pirate organization. " It's a fine goal to be sure, but it seems to me that a, a ship like that makes this one here a bit superfluous, really." Caught up in the investigation of the merchant vessel's wreckage, nobody aboard the Dauntless spotted the responsible party slip away through the fog, save the young Elizabeth. Sailing through a ghostly fog, with her bow emerging from it with an eerie creaking and groaning, it was the Dauntless that happened upon the wreck of a merchant vessel destroyed by the Black Pearl, and its crew saved the only survivor a young Will Turner floating on debris from the ship, who accompanied those onboard to Port Royal. At this time, Norrington served on board as a lieutenant, with Joshamee Gibbs as one of the crew. Young Elizabeth Swann aboard the HMS Dauntless.Ī first-rate ship of the line, the earliest known use of the Dauntless was that it carried Governor Weatherby Swann and his daughter, Elizabeth, from England to Port Royal, Jamaica eight years prior to James Norrington's promotion to the rank of commodore. Even a miniature one." ― Joshamee Gibbs concerning Elizabeth Swann " Bad luck to have a woman on board, too. Norrington ordered the crew to pursue their quarry regardless, but the hurricane proved too powerful to navigate and the Dauntless was destroyed. While Norrington was pursuing Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl, they came across a hurricane off Tripoli. The cursed pirates later staged a surprise attack on the Dauntless, in which Norrington's men defeated the pirates. After Elizabeth Swann was kidnapped by the cursed pirate crew of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow and Will Turner used the Dauntless in their plan to commandeer the Interceptor so they could sail it out to sea to save Elizabeth. From there, the Dauntless served as the power of those waters as the flagship of Norrington's men stationed at Port Royal. The Dauntless was used to carry Governor Weatherby Swann and his daughter Elizabeth from England to the Caribbean, though they came upon the wreckage of a merchant vessel en route and rescued the sole survivor. Paired with the HMS Interceptor, both ships became the scourge of piracy in the Caribbean for years to come. As one of the Empire's most powerful warships and the renowned pride of the Royal Navy, the Dauntless was agile and fast for a ship of her size, and her 100 guns made her a force to be reckoned with. The HMS Dauntless was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy serving under King George II, most notably under the command of Commodore James Norrington. ![]() "Well, because.Because the HMS Dauntless, pride of the Royal Navy, is floating just offshore, waiting for you." ― Hector Barbossa and Jack Sparrow
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