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Chaloner Ogle-description In the summer of 1720, James Skyrme sailed from
Bristol as first mate of
Greyhound. That October off
St. Lucia, Bartholomew Roberts took over a dozen vessels, Sailing alongside Roberts, they captured a number of other ships and their crews. Later that year Roberts put into
Cape Lopez to
careen, replacing Sutton with Skyrme as captain of
Ranger. Once
Ranger was alone, Ogle sprung his trap and opened fire on the pirates. but
Ranger eventually struck its colors and surrendered. Five days after defeating Skyrme, Ogle returned to Cape Lopez and wiped out the rest of Roberts' fleet; Roberts died early in the battle.
Ranger itself survived the battle against Ogle's
Swallow, though it did not last much longer. Returned across the Atlantic as a
prize ship, it sank off
Port Royal when a hurricane devastated the town in August 1722. ==See also==