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The Flying Dutchman is perhaps the best known of all ghost ships, originating from 17th-century nautical folklore.
Myths and Legends[]
According to legend, it can never make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever. If spotted by another ship, its crew members will try and send messages to land, and is considered by sailors to be a bad omen.
Appearance[]
It is a ship that looks worn out and should not be able to continue sailing.
Modern Depictions[]
In the Disney movie series Pirates of the Caribbean, the Flying Dutchman serves as the ship of Davy Jones, captain for life and (originally) commissioned to ferry the souls of those who died at sea. The ship can only make port every ten years.
Gallery[]
The Flying Dutchman, as represented in Pirates of the Caribbean
"Flying Dutchman," by Ivan Onnellinen
Model of the Flying Dutchman
| Maritime folklore | |
|---|---|
| Legendary Sailors & Pirates | Blackbeard • Black Caesar • Jason • Sinbad the Sailor |
| Sea Monsters | Akheilos • Akhlut • Akkorokamui • Angeoa • Bahamut • Bakunawa • Bunyip • Cetus • Charybdis • Golden Clip Crayfish • Ḫedammu • Imap Umassoursua • Isonade • Jǫrmungandr • Keto-Esu • Kraken • Leviathan • Loch Ness Monster • Nuckelavee • Păl Raí Yûk • Porpoise people • Qaxdascidi • Quinotaur • Sazae-oni • Scylla • Sea lion • Sea serpent • Shiofuki • Stoor worm • Ugjuknarpak • Yamata no Orochi |
| Mermaids | Amabie • Anola • Ceasg • Chernava • Iara • Lamia • Nereid • Sirena • Sirenuca • Yawkyawk |
| Ghost Ships | El Caleuche • Fireship of Baie des Chaleurs • Flying Dutchman • Palatine Light • Phantom Canoe of Lake Rotomahana |
| Locations | Bermuda Triangle • Costa da Morte • Devil's Sea • Graveyard of the Atlantic • Graveyard of the Pacific • Libertatia • Terra Australis |
| Other | Moby-Dick • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |