Pirates of Payne
(Cathy and Chris Payne)
(Wilma and Clay Helm)
(No, It;s Cdr Cranston and his wife Kaye)
(P/R/C U. Glenn Daughtridge, AP)
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On 14 March the RMPS helped host a
hospitality suite
in honor of the late Captain Henry Avery. As you can see from the
pictures
below several members were into the spirit of the evening. Pictures
were
provided by P/C H. Clay Helm, JN.
Henry Avery is most famous for being one of the few major pirate captains to retire with his loot without being arrested or killed in battle. In 1694 Avery was serving as first mate aboard the privateer Charles II under a Captain Gibson, then anchored at La Coruna, Spain. Avery and a few fellow conspirators succeeded in a mutiny and set Captain Gibson ashore. He renamed the ship the Fancy and sailed for the Cape of Good Hope.
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Pirates of Payne |
Pirates at the Helm (Wilma and Clay Helm) |
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this Commander Avery? (No, It;s Cdr Cranston and his wife Kaye) |
Captain Gibson
being put ashore! |
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must be the cabin boy. (P/R/C U. Glenn Daughtridge, AP) |
The
crew of Fancy. |
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