Episode 2 of 2
Wreck off Wellfleet
- When
- 26 April 1717
- Where
- Wellfleet, Massachusetts
- Part of
- Wreck of the Whydah Gally
The Whydah Gally wrecked in a violent storm off Cape Cod on 26 April 1717, killing Bellamy and most of the crew.
A violent nor'easter storm drove the ship onto sand bar shoals near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The vessel was stranded in 16 feet of water, 500 feet from the coast. Bellamy and most of the crew perished in the disaster.
Sources
- Samuel Bellamy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
- Whydah Gally Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-09
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