Wreckage of Queen Anne 's Revenge lies off Wilmington , North Carolina . Staff from the department 's Underwater Archaeology Branch are focused on `` conducting a detailed assessment of the main mound to determine strategies for dis-assembly and recovery , '' according to the Queen Anne 's Revenge website . It was flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard . One of its anchors failed to surface .
Wreckage of Queen Anne 's Revenge lies off Wilmington , North Carolina . It was flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard . One of its anchors failed to surface .