Brand new Black Pearl Ship Black Version (Moderate Difficulty) Steel Model Kit by Metal Earth. Brand new box. Detailed exterior. Includes 49 parts. Has a display stand. Difficulty level: Moderate. Highly detailed model kit. Officially licensed product. This model does not have any openings. Assembled dimensions approximately L-5.75 W-1.75 H-4.5 inches. No glue or paint is required but tweezers or similar tools are recommended. There once was a real ship named Black Pearl captained by Henry Morgan one of the world’s most notorious pirates. The Black Pearl which first sailed in 1669 fought many battles; the most famous of which was an invasion in Panama in 1671. The following year Captain Morgan was put in prison in England. Years later he returned to Jamaica as a judge and governor. Henry Morgan died in England in 1688 after a long illness.