In 1984, underwater explorer Barry Clifford and his Project Team discovered the site of the 1717 shipwreck of the Whydah off Cape Cod, the only verified pirate shipwreck ever discovered. For the past two decades, we have recovered and researched treasures from the Whydah, as well as from other sites connected to the history of piracy. Every shipwreck is a time-capsule, and each artifact tells a story. Over twenty years, we've collected a lot of pirate stories. To that end, this site is about pirate treasures lost and found -and about pirate mysteries solved and unsolved...

Coming to the Franklin Institute!

Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship" reveals the true story behind this vessel—a story more compelling than anything dreamt up by Hollywood...

  
Opening May 31st at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

Official Exhibition Site: piratesexhibit.com

Sponsored by the National Geographic Society

Featured Video Clip:

Film Clip of Whydah Cannon Recovery, 2007. © Historic Shipwrecks, Inc.

Shipwreck Diving in Cape Cod: the Pirate Ship Whydah

April 02, 2008 - April 03, 2008

Join the American Museum of Natural History beneath the waters of Cape Cod as we explore the famed wreck of the pirate ship Whydah.

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