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[edit] Blackbeard

Is the first HMS Ranger mentioned the one that is connected to the downfall of the pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard in 1718? Is there any evidence available?--Ginness (talk) 00:22, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

No, that Ranger did not enter service until 1747. J. J. Colledge does not list any ships of the Royal Navy bearing the name HMS Ranger that could have taken part, and his work is regarded as the definitive account of Royal Navy ships. It is more likely that the Ranger involved in capturing Blackbeard was a private ship, hired for the purpose of hunting him, and never actually formally commissioned into the Navy. Benea (talk) 03:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I've clarified this situation in the article. Benea (talk) 04:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)