Richard Shipton

Richard Shipton
Disappeared1726 (possibly captured)
Cuba
OccupationPirate
Piratical career
CommandsMerry Christmas, Royal Fortune, York, John and Mary

Richard Shipton (died 1726?; last name occasionally spelled Skipton) was a pirate active in the Caribbean, best known for sailing alongside Edward Low and Francis Spriggs.[1] In 1723 Shipton was elected captain of Merry Christmas,[2] and he subsequently captained ships such as Royal Fortune, York,[3] and John and Mary.[4] Forced to beach his vessel on western Cuba by pirate hunters,[5] in early 1726, he was found ashore in his bed[6] and presumed to have died shortly afterwards.[7]

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