With the upcoming new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell no Tales film, I thought I’d get into the spirit and build one of the most iconic ships from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series; The Flying Dutchman.

The ship as you see it is based upon a few pictures and deck plans that I have managed to find on the internet. The are quite hard to come by as this is a fictional ship used in a film. The hull is based on designs from real life Spanish and French galleons from the 17th century.  The sail plan, exterior, as well as a bit of the interior is based upon the films. I have not included a picture of the gun deck as it is largely plain and simple. However, I have managed to recreate the organ and room that Davy Jones uses and lives in.

Lore Overview of the Flying Dutchman:
The Flying Dutchman was an infamous supernatural ghost ship. Originally, the Dutchman held the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who dies at sea and ferrying them to the afterlife. During the Age of Piracy, the Dutchman would become a ship geared by many across the seven seas.

According to the legends and lore, the Flying Dutchman was given to Davy Jones by his love, the sea goddess Calypso, who gave Jones the duty of ferrying the souls who died at sea into the next world. After ten years, Jones would be free to come ashore to be wit Calypso. But when ever Davy Jones came ashore, Calypso was nowhere to be found. This ultimately resulted in Jones carving out his own heart,  and locking it in the Dead Man’s Chest. Jones abandoned his duty, instead wreaking havoc on the seas and unleashing the Kraken upon many vessels. He also preyed on wayward sailors lost at sea who wished to avoid death and final judgement, press-ganging them into his crew, eventually becoming part of the Dutchman itself.

Once again, all credit for the photos goes to @chailey

The Flying Dutchman Ad

If you came here to indulge in pictures of a ‘flying Dutch man’, this should satisfy your needs:

(Van Persie – The ‘Flying Dutch man’)

Once again, if you have a ship you would like to see me build, just suggest it down below. I like a challenge.