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General information
Location	Caribbean Sea
Points of interest	Devil's Throat Shipwreck Cove Shipwreck City
Notable inhabitants	Brethren Court Edward Teague
Societal
Affiliation	Brethren Court
Behind the scenes
First appearance	At World's End (video game)
Latest appearance	Wedlocked

"Look alive and keep a weather eye! Not for naught it's called Shipwreck Island. Where lies Shipwreck Cove and the town of Shipwreck."

―Joshamee Gibbs^[src]

Shipwreck Island was a tropical island in the Caribbean, located a day's sail off the northeast coast of South America^[1]. It was the location of Shipwreck Cove, which contained Shipwreck City. The only way to enter this island was through the passage known as the Devil's Throat.

HistoryEdit

Home to piratesEdit

Much of Shipwreck Island's history is shrouded in mystery. The inner portions of the island, Shipwreck Cove and Shipwreck City, were some of the main locations where pirates gather, particularly during the first meeting of the Brethren Court. Other than the pirates, very few parties were able to enter Shipwreck Island. In order to reach the center of the island, sailors were forced to pass through a narrow inlet known as the Devil's Throat, which claimed several ships every year.

In Shipwreck City, there were many places where people could gamble and drink, such as the Mermaid and the Drunken Lady. There were also many notable inhabitants who lived in the city, particularly pirates and wenches.

The Brethren CourtEdit

Throughout the Age of Piracy, the Brethren Court held many meetings at Shipwreck Island during their existence. The most well-known meeting of the Brethren occurred during the War Against Piracy, where the Fourth Court met in their stand against Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company. The decisive battle was held offshore of the island, where the pirates achieved victory over Beckett and Davy Jones, who were killed in battle.

LocationsEdit

Devil's ThroatEdit

Main article: Devil's Throat

"What is this place?"
"I don't know, but I don't like it."
"Welcome to the Devil's Throat."

―Pintel, Ragetti, and Hector Barbossa^[src] (deleted scene)

The Devil's Throat was the only way into the volcanic crater that housed Shipwreck Cove and Shipwreck City. Its treacherous passage has been known to claim several vessels every year. These wrecks were subsequently added to the assembly of derelict ships that comprised the city itself.

Shipwreck CityEdit

Main article: Shipwreck City

"Head straight back to Venganza. If you find Captain Barbossa there, tell him to come to Shipwreck City and wait for me in The Drunken Lady. "

―Jack Sparrow to Esmeralda^[src]

Shipwreck City was located in the crater of a volcano, and its mass was comprised of hundreds of wrecked ships. In the town of Shipwreck, there were many places where people could gamble and drink, such as the Mermaid and the Drunken Lady. There were also many notable inhabitants who lived in the city, like Edward Teague and "Stupid" Barnaby.

Shipwreck CoveEdit

Main article: Shipwreck Cove

"Shipwreck Cove is a fortress. A well supplied fortress."

―Ching^[src]

Shipwreck Cove was located in the crater of a volcano, and its mass was comprised of hundreds of wrecked ships. It was the main area where the pirates gather and used as a fortress. Pirate Hall was located somewhere within Shipwreck Cove.

Pirate HallEdit

Main article: Pirate Hall

"We must have arrived early."
"Let us meet at the Pirate Hall and in the meantime, I'm sure we can find our own...diversions."

―Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa^[src]

Pirate Hall was the chamber where the Pirate Lords assembled within Shipwreck Island to begin the meetings of the Brethren Court. The Pirata Codex was kept somewhere within this chamber.

Behind the scenesEdit

For At World's End, the scene where the Black Pearl and her passengers approached Shipwreck Island was filmed at Capucine Point on Dominica; other scenes relating to Shipwreck Cove were either digitized filmed on Stage 2 at Walt Disney Studios.^[2]
Coincidentally, there was an island named "Shipwreck Island" in the Spring 2005 issue a Disney Adventures comic titled The Treasure of Shipwreck Island!. In the comic, the island was the location of a treasure and had no wrecked or sunken ships. While in the films' universe, the island was named to justify the location as a city built out of sunken ships.