Here’s a start to my sacking of st Augustine moc! It has the Cagway pirate ship, 3 town building, and the fort! Though at the time it was a wooden for I really wanted to make it stone so it’s based on the one there now (idk how to spell it) the water will be very detailed with waves and the town side of the land will be raised
Here is my moc and interpretation of Robert Searle’s ship, the Cagway!
History
Originally an armed Spanish cargo ship, she was captured by Sir Christopher Myngs and then gifted to Robert Searle, who was a privateer working for the English crown at the time operating out of Jamaica.
Searle was fairly known by the English navy at the time but for none of the right reasons… he was not the best at complying or following regulations and it had resulted in him having his sails and rudder taken away multiple times.
However just as he is believed to have retired, the port he was in was attacked by a Spanish force… he quickly gathered his men, got to his ship, and gave chase. However would manage to catch and take one of the ships that just so happened to be carrying a French surgeon, a Mr Pedro Piques, who had a falling out with the governor of St Augustine, so he had no moral challenge informing the now pirates (as they no longer had a letter of marque) that there was a large amount of silver being held in St Augustine, as well as how to get past the defenses.
Searle and his men would sail north and on my 28th would enter the harbor sailing right past the defenses unnoticed. That night Searle would land 70 to 100 men attacking and taking the town.
Following this Searle would sail south where he would be arrested by the Royal Navy… however just months later he would be released as after hearing about his daring raid on St Augustine, Henry Morgan wanted his help in sacking Panama City.
Searle and his men would sail with Morgen and would blockade the city as Morgan’s men circled the city. During this Searle would decide that he wanted a new ship and out of all the choices he had… he picked the one that the Spanish had beached and were attempting to burn when he got there. However he managed to get her into the water and put the fire out taking her as his own.
Following this Searle would hunt for a treasure ship that had left Panama just days before, but would instead find a wine cash on a small island, where him and his men would drink… and drink… and drink… in fact, they drank so heavily that by the time they realized the treasure ship was anchored only 5 miles away with little to no armament, they were too intoxicated to get their own anchor up and had to sit and watch until the ship sailed away.
Searle would then retire and possibly die in a duel, however, like so many others, we most likely will never actually know what happened to Robert Searle.
The Ship
This moc contains around 2000 pieces, all 8 guns, a custom flag, working rudder, 2 detailed interiors 25 minifigures and is 35 inches long.
Here is my custom Jolly Roger for my Cagway MOC! It features an adaptation of a St. George’s Cross, as well as a skull and hour glass! Though it’s unlikely Robert searle would have actually had a black flag I wanted to make one anyway… So here we are!
I hope you like it!
My 2026 high school graduation cap that me and my dad painted! Featuring captain redbeard and starboard! (As well as the 26 taken from a general history of the Pirates page number...) hope you like it!