Barry Clifford

Barry Clifford
Clifford c. 2009
Born (1945-05-30) May 30, 1945 (age 79)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationMaritime archaeologist

Barry Clifford (born May 30, 1945) is an American underwater archaeological explorer.

Around 1982, Clifford began discovering the remains of the Whydah Gally,[1] a former slave ship captured by pirate Samuel Bellamy which sunk in 1717, during the Golden Age of Piracy. In 1988, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that 100% of the Whydah rightfully belonged to Clifford [1] Clifford opened his Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. A smaller selection of artifacts was previously on an international touring exhibition through a National Geographic/Premier Exhibitions joint venture, called Real Pirates. In 2022, a permanent museum named Real Pirates was opened in Salem, Massachusetts displaying more artifacts from the shipwreck.[2]

  1. ^ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/13/us/treasure-hunter-wins-right-to-ship.html
  2. ^ "Real Pirates Museum Brings Authentic Pirate Treasure and Stories to Salem claim". Retrieved 2023-09-13.