By Linda Tancs
Queen Anne’s Revenge was the flagship of Edward Teach, also known as “Blackbeard,” during the period known as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” It ran aground off the coast of North Carolina in 1718 and remains one of the oldest shipwrecks discovered in the state. Since its discovery in 1996, the site remains largely undisturbed except for the conservation, documentation and investigation of artifacts recovered from the ship. That work is undertaken by The Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab in Greenville, North Carolina. Free tours of the lab are available by appointment only. Highlights include pieces of a real pirate ship, including a 12-foot anchor and parts of the hull structure itself, and a warehouse containing one of the largest collections of cannon excavated from a single wreck.
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