Christopher Newport

Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer. Serving as the captain of the , a ship which carried settlers to the Jamestown settlement in the colony of Virginia, he also had two other vessels under his initial command, the and the .
==Legacy==
In 1711, the Royal Navy privateer-recruiter Dylan Wallace mentioned Newport among other great privateers, in an effort to convince the sheep-farmer Edward Kenway to join up,Assassin's Creed: Black Flag – Chapter 7 which prompted him to later board the Emperor.Assassin's Creed: Black Flag – Chapter 12
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Black Flag 
==References==
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