SinisterCrimes

Accomplice

Thomas Tew

Born
Unknown
Died
1695
Record
Wikidata Q955871 · Wikipedia

Accomplice in Henry Every and the Ganj-i-Sawai

Rhode Island pirate whose sloop Amity joined Every's squadron; killed in a fight with a Mughal ship during the raid, his sloop falling behind the squadron.

1694–1696 · Arabian Sea, off Surat · Never caught

In 1695 Henry Every's pirates plundered the Mughal emperor's greatest ship. A worldwide manhunt followed. Six of his men hanged; Every vanished. Read the case.

Dated events

  1. Every joins Thomas Tew and other pirate captains at the mouth of the Red Sea.