Brand new Black Pearl Ship (Moderate Difficulty) Steel Model Kit by Metal Earth. Brand new box. Detailed exterior. Includes 25 parts. Highly detailed model kit. Difficulty level: Moderate. Officially licensed product. This model does not have any openings. Assembled dimensions approximately L-3.94 W-0.71 H-3.15 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.