Talk:The Black Pearl/@comment-10279726-20130619085020/@comment-1984959-20130619113800

It's a bit of both. A certain someone of importance (who will remain anonymous) said that her nautical expert says that while the Black Pearl has some aspects of a galleon (her high stern), in her decks and rigging she most resembles an East Indiaman. So yes, the Pearl most closely resembles an East Indiaman, but still has touches of Spanish galleon thrown in.

What's undeniable, however, is that she's a fantasy pirate ship, built to order to look like everyone's imagined image of a pirate ship. All we have are sources saying she's either ship type. Personally, I like to keep an open mind in saying that the Pearl's a hybrid of both types. It's possible as she isn't just an ordinary ship per say.