A Black Pearl

Built for action this ghost ship could outsail any other.

A black pearl.

A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue specifically the mantle of a living shelled mollusk or another animal such as fossil conulariids just like the shell of a mollusk a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite in minute crystalline form which has deposited in concentric layers. Black pearls can be either natural or cultivated. The pearl s color is because of a dark liquid secreted by the oyster. The black pearl is a fictional ship in the pirates of the caribbean film series in the screenplay the black pearl is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails.

Captained by captain jack sparrow she is said to be nigh uncatchable indeed in the first three films she either overtakes or flees all other ships including the interceptor regarded as the fastest ship in the. Although manufacturers can dye pearls black it takes extremely rare conditions to. A natural black pearl is more expensive and mysterious than its classic off white cousins. And for good reason.

The black pearl was an infamous pirate ship originally named the wicked wench at one point it was sold and turned into a merchant vessel before turning back to piracy when it was re christened. With sails as dark as a moonless night and a hull painted to match this legendary ship of the seven seas was every inch a pirate vessel. In the wild only 1 oyster in 15 000 contains a black pearl.