Harkaway

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Career information
Owner(s)	Jolly Roger
Captain(s)	Jolly Roger
Technical information
Type	War frigate
Weapons	14 main deck cannons 20 lower deck cannons
Affiliation	Brethren Court (formerly) Jolly Roger's Ghost Fleet
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Latest appearance	Pirates of the Caribbean Online

The Harkaway was a war frigate captained by the infamous undead pirate Captain Jolly Roger.

History

The Harkaway was a 17th century built frigate, in look very similar to a galleon, but much faster. It is unknown how Jolly Roger obtained her, though it is possible that the ship was commandeered by Jolly Roger from the French or the Spanish and turned into his flagship. The ship's crew was composed of Jolly Roger's victims turned into undead skeletons similar to Hector Barbossa's cursed crew.

War of Jolly Roger

Rambleshack

When the pirate escapes from the Rambleshack jail, the flagship appears and captured Bo Beck's ship the Grim Reaper, which was fleeing the island while Jolly Roger turned Bo Beck into a skeleton. As the player is thrown into the water, the Harkaway fired Firebrand rounds at the Reaper, knocking down the masts of the ship and then sinking the vessel.

Invasions

When Jolly Roger's forces attack Port Royal, Tortuga or Padres Del Fuego, the Harkaway arrived first under a dark rolling cloud. The ghostly ship pulled up to the dock to let Jolly's crew attack. However, his minions appear to go over the side and walk their way to shore.

Design and appearance

Although the ship's sails were ragged and nonfunctional, the ship moved rather fast, similar to the Black Pearl when its crew was under the curse of the Treasure of Cortés. The ship had the ability to teleport to other places, emerging from supernatural fog. It is unknown if Jolly Roger used his powers to teleport it or if it was just the ship's nature. The Harkaway could fire Firebrand broadside, it is assumable it also fired Fury and Thunderbolt cannonballs. Like all 17th century frigates, the Harkaway had a spritsail topmast at the end of the bowsprit.

Behind the scenes

The Harkaway near the Grim Reaper.

• During the Invasion of Port Royal, Invasion of Tortuga and the Invasion of Padres Del Fuego, the Harkaway has been spotted outside the invaded island, and leaves if Jolly Roger is defeated.
• The ship's name derives from the phrase "Hark away!", shouted to hunting dogs at the opening of a hunting match.
• In the fall of 2008, a Marceline Guild pirate named Sir Victor Mayhew told of a Harkaway ship coming soon. This was probably a hint of the Invasions, in which the flagship of Jolly Roger was to lead, while the undead troops storm down into the beaches of the attacked islands. The ship itself doesn't attack any targets, but instead waits for either a victory or loss of Jolly Roger, in which case it takes off and leaves the targeted island.
• Some videos shows the Harkaway without the bowsprit.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean Online

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean Online

Notes and references

Pirate ships in Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirate ships Adventure – Black Barnacle – Black Bart's ship – Black Dog – Black Harbinger – Black Pearl – Black Pearl (frigate) – Buzzard – Centurion – Ching's flagship – Cobra – Cursed crew's pirate ship – Cutlass – Death Omen – Dolphin – Dragon – Dying Gull – Empress – Fancy – Fortune – Fuchuan – Ghostly Seadog – Gretchen – Grim Reaper – Hai Peng – Hanyu Pinyin – Harkaway – HMS Interceptor – Jack Sparrow's sloop – Jack Sparrow's corvette – Jack Sparrow's galleon – Jack Sparrow's bilander – King George's Amnesty – Kin Tai Fong – Kirbac – Koldunya – La Fleur de la Mort – La Vipère – Misty Lady – Monkeebutt – Nemesis – Neptune – Ningpo – Otter – Paradox – Pearl – Phantom – Pirate galleon – Princess – Queen Anne's Revenge – Ranger – Red Dragon – Revenant – Revenge – Royal Fortune – Ruddy Rose – Satisfaction – Sea Nymph – Seref – Siren's Revenge – Song – Sparrow – Storm Reaper – Swift – Troubadour – Venganza –Victory – Wicked Wench
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