Edinburgh Trader

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Edinburgh Trader
Career information
Port of registry	Port Royal
Captain(s)	Bellamy
Technical information
Type	Bark
Length	169 feet
Depth of hold
Weapons	4 cannons
Affiliation	Merchant marine
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Dead Man's Chest
Last appearance	Dead Man's Chest
Cause	Destroyed by the Kraken

"It's not like that, sir. This ship is haunted."

―Bursar to Captain Bellamy^[src]

The Edinburgh Trader was a 169-foot-long merchant vessel owned and operated by Captain Bellamy and his crew.

The ship was docked at Port Royal following Lord Cutler Beckett's arrival, and launched for the open water after Elizabeth Swann escaped from Beckett's custody. Swann stowed away aboard the Trader, disguised as a crewman, intending to reach Tortuga. To this end, she played on the superstitious nature of the ship's crew, using her wedding dress like a puppet to make the sailors believe the ship was haunted. She was ultimately able to persuade the Captain to head for Tortuga. While there, the crew made a tidy profit, "off the books".

Later, back on the water, the crew picked up William Turner, having escaped from the Flying Dutchman. However, Davy Jones had set the Kraken after him, and the legendary leviathan rose from the depths and attacked the Edinburgh Trader. The vessel was destroyed, and the crew killed. Will Turner was the sole survivor.

[edit] Behind the scenes

• The HMS Bounty doubled as the Edinburgh Trader. The Bounty had been constructed for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty, where it was used as the titular ship.

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Crew of the Edinburgh Trader
Captain: Bellamy Bursar – Cook – Deckhand – Quartermaster – Sailor – Elizabeth Swann
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Merchant ships in Pirates of the Caribbean
Merchant ships Earl King – Edinburgh Trader – Natalie – Princess – Seraph – Victory
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