The Interceptor
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The Interceptor is a fictional Royal Navy warship appearing in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Hailed as the fastest ship in the Caribbean, the HMS Interceptor is first seen when Jack Sparrow attempts to board it (with the intention of stealing it) while most of the Royal Navy is attending Commodore James Norrington's promotion ceremony. After Will Turner frees him from prison, Jack schemes to commandeer the Interceptor by pretending to hijack Norrington's command ship, the Dauntless, anchored in Port Royal's outer bay. While witnessing Jack's seemingly inept attempt to steal his vessel, Norrington proclaims Sparrow the worst pirate he's ever seen and sails out on the Interceptor to apprehend him. As he and his men storm the Dauntless, Jack and Will swing over to the unattended Interceptor and set sail. Norrington attempts to chase them, but Jack has disabled the Dauntless' rudder, rendering the ship unmaneuverable. As the Interceptor sails away, an officer admiringly remarks, "That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen." To which Norrington grudgingly concedes, "So it would seem."
Will and Jack sail to Tortuga to find a crew. Jack's old friend, Joshamee Gibbs recruits a group of misfits, including Anamaria, whose boat Jack stole and sailed to Port Royal in. To sway his new crew into joining their adventure, Jack (prompted by Will) offers the Interceptor to Anamaria in exchange for the one he "borrowed." The crew accepts, and they set sail for Isla de Muerta.
Arriving at Isla de Muerta, Jack and Will row ashore to rescue Elizabeth Swann from Barbossa. Will saves Elizabeth but, distrusting Sparrow, leaves him behind unconsious. The Interceptor escapes, but the Pearl overtakes them, and the two ships engage in battle. The better prepared (and immortal) crew of the Black Pearl defeats the Interceptor and take the crew captive. The Interceptor is sunk.
Because the Interceptor was destroyed, it does not appear in the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
[edit] In real life
The Interceptor is portrayed by the tall ship Lady Washington, a full-scale replica of the real Lady Washington, an 18th century sloop that was later refitted as a brig. More information about it is on the Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Collector's Edition DVD featurette called "Diary of a Ship."
While the Interceptor was an real tall ship, the other two vessles were fakes; the Dauntless was a barge with an outer wooden shell simulating a ship, and the Black Pearl was actually a set on land. A floating (non-authentic) Pearl was built for the second and third movies.
[edit] Trivia
The Interceptor was one of the ships that could be ridden in Kingdom Hearts II. In the game, it was destroyed by Luxord and his Nobody troops in an attempt to eliminate Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Jack Sparrow.
