Barry Clifford | |
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 Clifford c. 2009 | |
| Born | May 30, 1945 |
| Occupation | Maritime archaeologist |
Barry Clifford (born May 30, 1945) is an American underwater archaeological explorer.
Around 1982, Clifford began discovering the remains of the Whydah Gally,[1] a former slave ship captured by pirate Samuel Bellamy which sunk in 1717, during the Golden Age of Piracy. In 1988, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that 100% of the Whydah rightfully belonged to Clifford [1] Clifford opened his Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. A smaller selection of artifacts was previously on an international touring exhibition through a National Geographic/Premier Exhibitions joint venture, called Real Pirates. In 2022, a permanent museum named Real Pirates was opened in Salem, Massachusetts displaying more artifacts from the shipwreck.[2]