The Black Pearl may look like a traditional merchant ship, but there's more to its identity than what's shown on screen. In the real world, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" creation is based on a ...

Lady Washington (left), the ship used to portray the HMS Interceptor in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” and its companion ship Hawaiian Chieftain (right) in Tacoma, WA. .

This design was scrapped for the sequel, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," where it was brought to life using a real ship called the Sunset, as revealed during a 2006 conversation with ...