1721 in piracy

See also 1720 in piracy, other events in 1721, 1722 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.

Events

Atlantic Ocean

• November 15 - Philip Roche leads a bloody mutiny aboard an Irish ship and turns to piracy.

Caribbean Sea

• Undated (after April 18) - Thomas Anstis plunders 5-6 ships in the Caribbean, his men raping and murdering one female captive.
• Undated (after June 13) - George Lowther plunders several ships in the vicinity of Hispaniola.

Indian Ocean

• April 8 - John Taylor and Olivier Levasseur capture the Nossa Senhora do Cabo at Réunion island, robbing the returning 5th Count of Ericeira, Viceroy of Goa, of diamonds and other treasures worth £800,000.

West Africa

• April 18 - Captain Thomas Anstis with 70 men and a brigantine deserts Bartholomew Roberts to start his own piratical career.
• June 13 - George Lowther leads a mutiny aboard the Gambia Castle, renames her the Happy Delivery, and draws up articles of piracy for his crew.
• August - Bartholomew Roberts captures the Onslow at Sestos, near Cape Coast Castle. Roberts shifts his flag aboard the Onslow, renaming her the Royal Fortune.
• Undated (August or later) - Roberts' men attack and disperse 2,000 local tribesmen at Calabar.

Deaths

• March 29 - Charles Vane hanged for piracy at Gallows Point, Port Royal, Jamaica (born c. 1680.
• July 19 - Walter Kennedy hanged for piracy in London.