Satisfaction
Henry Morgan was born in Wales in 1635. Some sources state that Morgan's father was Robert Morgan, a farmer. According to research in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the details of Morgan's life and career are unclear. However, their advancing age is evident. Satisfaction ship is also among the pirate ships that have been effective in clarifying his career.
Diplomatic relations between England and Spain began to deteriorate in 1667. Rumors of a possible Spanish occupation of Jamaica began to circulate. The pirates were authorized to act against the Spaniards. A letter was also written to the Pirate Morgan to gather the British pirates together and save the captives of the Spanish people.
Naming the Satisfaction Vessel
The battleship Le Cerf Volant, with fourteen guns, was captured by Edward Collier while commanding Oxford. Collier captured the French ship moored close to Morgan's ship in late December 1668.
The captured ship was later named Satisfaction, along with the famous pirate Morgan. This name finds its place in the list of famous pirate ships. Thanks to this ship, the pirates managed to dismantle the Spanish fleets. But the famous pirate ship, which managed to root out in the seas, could not achieve the same success against strong storms. He could not avoid getting lost in the dark waters.
Death of Henry Morgan
Famous pirate Henry Morgan died on August 25, 1688. A state funeral was ordered for the successful missions that the pirate Morgan had done following his death. Morgan's body was deposited in King's House for the public to pay their respects. A general amnesty was declared so that the pirates could pay their respects to the pirate Morgan without fear of arrest. The pirate Morgan was buried in the Palisadoes cemetery in Port Royal. For Morgan, a salute of 22 guns from ships anchored in the port was given.
Morgan, the owner of the pirate ships, was a wealthy man when he died. His fortune was worth £ 5,263. In his will, he left his fields and slaves to his wife, Mary Elizabeth. The childless couple's legacy was passed on to the children of his brother-in-law, Byndloss, upon the death of his wife.
On June 7, 1692, an earthquake occurred in Port Royal. The city's 33-acre size (about two-thirds) sank the Kingston harbor immediately after the mainshock. Palisadoes Cemetery, where Morgan's tomb is also located, became one of the points in the city that fell into the sea. Morgan's body could not be identified later. Satisfaction was also among the famous pirate ships that made history.