On June 7, 1717*, the crew of La Concorde set sail from Mesurade, in present-day Monrovia, Liberia, where they stopped two weeks prior to resupply necessities such as water and food.
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In the spring of 1717, Blackbeard had set up cOn March 19, 1717*, La Concorde was forced to return to the port of Mindin at the mouth of the river Loire. Bad weather from the start had driven the ship north along the French coast, and on March 17 they found themselves forced to moor at the island of Groix.
On April 1, 1717*, La Concorde made its second attempt to leave France headed for the coast of Guinea.
March 2017 is the start of an exciting period in pirate and maritime history. La Concorde, the French vessel that would later become Blackbeard’s famed flagship, began its final voyage on this day in 1717.