The Flying Dutchman is a fictional ghost ship, commanded by Davy Jones, which appears in the 2006 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and in the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Its name and origin is taken from the old sea legend of the Flying Dutchman. However there are significant differences between the legendary Flying Dutchman and the one seen in the film. The Pirates of the Caribbean films are a trilogy of pirate adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1020x574, 60 KB)Screenshots from the film. ... Davy Jones, 1967 Davy Jones, an actor and singer, was born David Thomas Jones on December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England. ... A Spanish galleon. ... The Flying Dutchman can refer to: The Flying Dutchman - a legendary ghost ship The Flying Dutchman (opera) - the English name of an 1843 opera by Richard Wagner called Der fliegende Holländer Flying Dutchman (dinghy) is a class of sailboat. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... In modern English, the term ghost ship has come to denote at least one of three separate (though occasionally overlapping) definitions, all of which involving, in one respect or other, unexplained circumstances. ... For other uses, see Davy Jones Locker. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... The Flying Dutchman by Albert Pinkham Ryder For other uses, see Flying Dutchman (disambiguation). ...

The look of the ship was inspired by the seventeenth century Dutch "fluyts" vessels and the Vasa, a Swedish warship which sank in 1628.^[1] However, the ship itself resembles a sailfish. The Flying Dutchman has 5 staysails making it easer to sail against the wind then running before the wind. It is covered in seaweed, shells, and many plants, probably from the ship's ability to dive into the sea. The ship is heavily armed with forty-eight cannons and two triple rotating cannons (an unusually heavy armament for a galleon), as well as the ability to summon and control the legendary leviathan, the Kraken. The Kraken is summoned by the Flying Dutchman's large rotating wheel and when fully rotated, it releases a frequency throughout the ocean depths, awakening the Kraken. It is said whoever controls the Flying Dutchman will control the seas. Species Istiophorus albicans Istiophorus platypterus Sailfishes (genus Istiophorus) are fish living in all the oceans of the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of minor characters in Pirates of the Caribbean. ...

History

Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow

At the end of book seven (City of Gold) the Dutchman surfaces beside the Barnacle.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Captain Jack Sparrow attempts to avoid paying his debt to Davy Jones by offering him Will Turner instead. Jack tells Will that a wrecked ship on a reef is the ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, and that is where he'll find the key to Davy Jones's Dead Man's Chest. As Will investigates the wreck, the real Flying Dutchman surfaces from beneath the waves. Will is then captured by Jones's crew. Davy Jones offers the dying survivors an opportunity to swear an oath to serve aboard his ship for a century or be condemned to the depths. Fearing death, most accept, but one sailor refuses and is killed. Because Will is neither dead nor dying, Jones takes him captive. Jones tells Jack he will not accept Will alone in exchange for Jack's soul. To settle their debt, he demands one hundred souls within three days. Otherwise, Jack must surrender or face the Kraken. Jack attempts to take Will back, but Jones keeps him as a "good faith" payment and demands another ninety-nine souls. Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional pirate and one of the primary characters of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Mans Chest (2006), and the as-of-yet unreleased third installment, At Worlds End (2007). ... For other uses, see Davy Jones Locker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Note: this article is on the poem, for information on the film see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest Dead Mans Chest, also known as Fifteen men on a dead mans chest is a sailors work song or sea shanty that was made famous when...

Will is reunited with his father, "Bootstrap Bill" Turner (originally named William Turner) on the Flying Dutchman. The harsh life aboard the ship is revealed as the crew is often whipped by the boatswain Jimmylegs. Will himself faces a flogging, but is spared from a more severe beating from the boatswain by his father, who is then forced to whip his own son. Bootstrap later tells him that the boatswain "prides himself on cleaving flesh from bone with every swing," and that his actions (flogging his own son) were done out of compassion. William Bootstrap Bill Turner is a fictional pirate in Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy. ... The boatswain on a modern merchant ship supervising cargo operations. ... This is a list of minor characters appearing in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean. ...

Will steals the key (to Davy Jones's chest) while Jones is asleep and escapes the Flying Dutchman in a longboat. Will is then rescued by the Edinburgh Trader, but as Jones discovers his key disappeared, he summons the Kraken to destroy it and try to retrieve the key. Will survives and stows away in the bow of the Flying Dutchman. Jones sets course for Isla Cruces where the Dead Man's Chest is buried. The Flying Dutchman landing party recovers the chest (although it is empty) but failed to capture Jack. Jones pursues the Black Pearl, but it outruns the Flying Dutchman. Vengeful, Jones again summons the Kraken which nearly destroys the vessel. All hands but Jack abandon ship as Elizabeth Swann chains Jack to the ship before setting off. Jack escapes and confronts the Kraken, which pulls the Black Pearl and Jack under the sea. Jones declares Jack's debt settled, but when he retrieves and looks inside the Dead Man's Chest, his heart was missing. Jones curses at Jack, but it is Lord Cutler Beckett who now possesses it. With it, Lord Beckett "controls" Davy Jones and the seas. This is a list of minor characters appearing in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean. ... This is a complete list of islands and other locations in the Pirates of the Caribbean films series. ... The Black Pearl, originally HEIC Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. ... Elizabeth Turner is a fictional character in the Walt Disney Pictures Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. ... Lord Cutler Beckett is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

The Flying Dutchman leading the armada.

Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman return in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End under the command of Lord Beckett, accompanying him to the South China Sea. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Filipino name Tagalog: Luzon Sea Portuguese name Portuguese: Mar da China Meridional Vietnamese name Vietnamese: The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ...

It is learned in the final chapter that the purpose of the Flying Dutchman is to ferry the souls of those who die at sea into the nether-world. The captain was picked by Calypso, goddess of the sea. He would be allowed to spend one day ashore with she who loves him dearly before taking his responsibilities to ferry souls for a decade. His heart would be put in the Dead Man's Chest and given to his loved one while he would hold onto the key. Calypso is a character from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest and a primary character in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, played by Naomie Harris. ...

Jones's sweetheart was, coincidentally, Calypso, and on the day he could go ashore, she was nowhere to be found. He felt betrayed, so he summoned nine pirate lords to the first Brethren Court and taught them how to bind Calypso in human form. Afterward, Jones abandoned his duties to ferrying souls, and consequently became the monstrous looking being he is. The Fourth Brethren Court was a meeting that took place in the fictional world of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, that occurred in the final film, At Worlds End. ...

It is also learned that he who stabs the heart of the ship's current captain must cut out his own heart and place it into the chest and become the new captain. This is revealed by Governor Weatherby Swann's soul; he had been executed by Lord Beckett for having learned this and for being of no further use. He gives this information to Captains Barbossa and Sparrow, Elizabeth and Will, and the crew of the Black Pearl just before they return to the world of the living after rescuing Jack. Will knows that the only way to save his father is by stabbing the heart of Davy Jones, but after learning of the fate which awaits the one who kills Jones, he becomes reluctant to carry out the task himself. Captain Sparrow also knows this, and is motivated into killing Jones so that he may become the next Captain, while also becoming immortal. Bootstrap Bill Turner has a conversation with Elizabeth while she is captive on the Flying Dutchman in which he says that his son, Will, must choose her over him and that she must tell Will not to try and save him. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

At the climax of the film, the Flying Dutchman leads the East India Trading Company (EITC) armada against the forces of the Brethren Court. The Flying Dutchman proceeds to battle the Black Pearl in a maelstrom created by Calypso. The ships exchange fire, and their crews swing across to engage in hand combat. Jack and Davy Jones fight over the Dead Man's Chest in the yardarm of the Flying Dutchman. Jack finally obtains Jones's heart and threatens to stab it, but Jones fatally wounds Will first. Jack Sparrow knows that the only way to save Will would be to have him stab the heart, which would result in Will becoming the new captain; he does so while Jones is occupied with "Bootstrap" attempting to avenge his son. The crew of the Flying Dutchman cuts out Will's heart and places it in the Dead Man's Chest. The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Saltstraumen maelstrom A maelstrom (or malström) is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. ... The fore royal yard on the Prince William. ...

Will at the Flying Dutchman's helm with a scar over where his heart should be.

Jack escapes with Elizabeth while the Flying Dutchman is consumed by the maelstrom, but the ship resurfaces shortly afterwards with Will at the helm. The change of captains results in the entire crew reverting to their human forms, and the ship transforms back to its original form as an ornate Dutch fluyt. These changes would presumably last as long as the captain keeps to his mission of ferrying the dead, signifying the truth of what Tia Dalma had said about Davy Jones having become a monster after abandoning his task of ferrying souls to the after-life. The Flying Dutchman assists the Black Pearl in destroying the flagship of the armada, and the armada retreats. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 640 × 267 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 267 pixel, file size: 36 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from pirates 3 trailer disney pictures copytights This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 640 × 267 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 267 pixel, file size: 36 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from pirates 3 trailer disney pictures copytights This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by...

Will must perform his duty for ten years at sea, not allowed to set foot on land until the ten years are up; but first, he is allowed one day on land to be with Elizabeth, where they consummate their marriage. Will leaves the chest (with his heart inside) with Elizabeth for safekeeping, saying it had always belonged to her.

During the film, Gibbs mentions that a green flash may very rarely be seen in the sky at dusk or dawn; according to pirate superstition, this signifies that a soul has returned from death to life. It is suggested by the scriptwriters^[2][3] that the green light that flashes in the horizon when the Flying Dutchman reappears is a sure sign of "Will's soul returning to Earth for good", but there was also an identical green flash of light when Will disappeared with the Flying Dutchman to begin his task of ferrying souls to the next world. It could simply be that the Flying Dutchman triggers the effect whenever it shifts between the mortal world and the afterlife once every ten years. This debate was very heated until the writers of the film confirmed that, because Elizabeth remained faithful for the ten years that Will was at sea, that their intent was that the curse was ultimately lifted allowing Will to leave the Flying Dutchman to live out his life with his wife and child. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Life Aboard

The ship is more organic plant matter than timber and sail and is heavily encrusted with marine life that reflects its strong relationship to the sea. Similarly, because Jones abandoned his soul-ferrying duty, he and the crew bear a curse that gradually mutates them into anthropomorphic amalgamations of sea creatures. In the Dead Man's Chest DVD commentary, writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio mention that the crew actually become less and less human until they are literally absorbed into the Flying Dutchman. (Davy Jones knows this, but fails to mentions it to new recruits). One crew member, Wyvern, is so transformed that he is now integrated into the ship's hull. The crew has little or no human flesh remaining on them, although newer members, like Bootstrap Bill, are only partially encrusted with sea life. Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses: Amalgam, in chemistry, mining and dentistry, the result of the blending of mercury with another metal or alloy Amalgamation (mining), the process of separation of precious metals from ore. ... Ted Elliott is an American screenwriter and labor leader. ... Terry Rossio, born July 2, 1960 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is an American screenwriter screenwriting guru and film producer. ...

When a contract is made, a crewman's soul is forever bound to the Flying Dutchman. When Jones wailed in anquish after discovering his heart was gone, the crew joined in. In At World's End, the crew show a mindless devotion to their captain, chanting, "Part of the ship. Part of the crew". Bootstrap Bill is unable to stop himself from killing his son's ally and raising the alarm, but Will's death rouses his willpower sufficiently for him to attack Jones.

The Flying Dutchman submerged

The Flying Dutchman can submerge underwater, spending much of its time submerged and is rarely seen by other ships except when they are attacked. Above water, the ship usually appears below a recurring thunderstorm, unless it nears dry land. In one scene, Jones shouts to his crew, "Down!", indicating he wants the crew to take the ship under. All the crew then follow in shouting, "Down!" after which the ship begins submerging, while the crew remain at their work stations rather than moving to other stations, hinting that the ship itself responds to the command instead of the crew taking actions that cause it to descend. As the ship descends into the depths, two of Jones's tentacles can be seen holding his hat on, while his crew continues to work, unhampered by the rushing water and lack of air. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (851x358, 44 KB) From Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (851x358, 44 KB) From Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. ...

It is believed that Davy Jones has sailed on the Flying Dutchman for centuries. The crew rarely steps on land, and Davy Jones can do so only once every decade. Nearly all the crew members' time in servitude is spent toiling on board the ship. This appears to cease when they become part of the vessel, although even then they can still be useful, like poor Wyvern, who is now a wall sconce holding a lantern. For amusement, the crew play a game called Liar's Dice, in which they gamble years of service. Davy Jones regularly plays a massive pipe organ. He plays one piece more often than others, the same tune that also plays on his music locket, as well as one belonging to Tia Dalma. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The baroque organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Copenhagen The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by admitting pressurized air (referred to as wind) through a series of pipes. ...

When Will stabs Jones' heart in At World's End, he becomes the ship's captain and releases the surviving crew members from the curse that was wrought by Jones' neglecting his duty. They regain their human forms, and set to work ferrying the souls of those who die at sea.

Armament

Like other ships, the Flying Dutchman is armed with port and starboard guns. It carries forty-six sideboard six pound guns, twenty-three on each side; eighteen guns are located on the main deck, twenty on the gun deck, and eight on the upper deck: four on the quarter-deck and four in the forecastle. [2], [3], [4] The gunports on the gun deck are in the shape of demon faces, each one with a unique facial expression, with the ports appearing at the mouths. Its full broadside contains twenty-three cannonballs, called shot, and weighs one hundred and thirty-eight lbs. (62.652 kg). On the bow however, she mounts a pair of bow chasers, each in the form of a triple-barreled gun. Each separate barrel fires individually, but the trio rotates to present a fresh barrel to fire again in the style of a Gatling gun. The empty barrel can then be reloaded for its next turn. This enables the Flying Dutchman to continually fire at ships it is pursuing. When not in use, the bow chasers are concealed behind two doors carved in the shape of an angry demon's maw. A picture of the Dutchman's stern shown in the Essential Guide to Pirates of the Caribbean depicts two gun-ports, but it is unknown what kind of guns comprise this pair of stern chasers. Gun deck originally referred to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon in broadsides. ... A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. ... forecastle with figurehead Grand Turk Focsle of the Prince William, a modern square rigged ship, in the North Sea. ... USS Iowa Broadside (1984) A broadside is the side of a ship; the battery of cannon on one side of a warship; or their simultaneous (or near simultaneous) fire in naval warfare. ... Cannonball can refer to: The ammunition for a cannon. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... KG, kg or Kg can refer to several things: Kilogram, the SI base unit of mass. ... The chase guns, usually distinguished as bow chasers and stern chasers (or just chasers for short) were cannons mounted in the bow or stern of a sailing ship. ... An 1865 Gatling gun. ...

The Flying Dutchman also has the Kraken Hammer, a massive hammer to summon the mighty Kraken - a powerful leviathan that crushes and drags ships to their doom. The Kraken can also be summoned by the Black Spot. Any member of Davy Jones' crew can deliver the mark to a victim, but only Jones can remove it. Also, Jones can apparently reactivate a Black Spot that has been removed. When a man bears the mark, the Kraken seeks to destroy him and his possessions. The Kraken attacked a Turkish fishing vessel only because the crew found Jack's hat floating in the water. Attack survivors are often offered a choice of prolonged servitude to Davy Jones or death. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of minor characters in Pirates of the Caribbean. ...

Trivia

In the special features for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Johnny Depp mistakedly refers to the Flying Dutchman as the "Davey Jones flying crocodile machine," because he couldn't remember the name of the ship for his lines.

See also

• The crew of the Flying Dutchman
• List of fictional ships

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External links

• Flying Dutchman at the Pirates of the Caribbean wiki

References

1. ^ IGN - Pirates 2 Exclusive: Davy's Sinister Ship
2. ^ WordPlay Forums: "Ah, that Davy Jones curse thing ...", posted by Terry Rossio
3. ^ WordPlay Forums: "Still SPOILERS", posted by scriptwriter Ted Elliott