What is the name of Captain Hook's pirate ship?
Answer
Jolly Roger
Answer
Jolly Roger
What is the name of Captain Hook’s pirate ship? Jolly Roger.
Captain Hook’s pirate ship is called the Jolly Roger. In Peter Pan’s story, the vessel is the pirates’ floating home and the setting for many confrontations between Hook and Peter. Disney’s 1953 film shows the ship anchored near Never Land, where Hook commands his crew with help from his first mate, Mr. Smee.
“Jolly Roger” is also the traditional name for a pirate flag, usually associated with a skull-and-crossbones design. That double meaning can cause confusion: in Peter Pan, Jolly Roger is both a familiar pirate expression and the proper name of Hook’s ship. It is not the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the historical ship associated with Blackbeard, nor the Flying Dutchman or Black Pearl from other fictional and maritime traditions.
After Peter defeats Hook, the pirates abandon the vessel. Peter then commandeers the Jolly Roger and, with Tinker Bell’s pixie dust, flies it to London carrying Wendy, John, and Michael. The ship therefore becomes more than a pirate setting: it briefly serves as the children’s magical route home.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026