Before Scurvy Dogs :|SD|: there was another clan called Haunted Galleon ~{HG}~. And before Haunted Galleon, there was a clan called Seven Seas -=SvS=-. These were dark, frustrating, and often upsetting times for many people in the Battlefield Pirates community. I was originally in the Seven Seas clan. Unfortunately, it died soon after I joined. When I was in the Seven Seas, I met another clan member named Fred. Fred said, "We should make a new clan because -=SvS=- is dying." When I first heard this, I didn't want to believe him. After being in -=SvS=- for a few days, I found out he was right. On 7-21-05, Fred and I made a new clan called Haunted Galleon ~{HG}~. Two days later, the Seven Seas clan died. Lod and a few other -=SvS=- members started a new clan called Drunken Elite [-DE-].

Fred set up free forums. Soon after, we started to recruit. Our first recruit was PinkPimp. He was from another clan called Meet your Makers. When school started, Fred started to lose his free time. He got a girlfriend, and moved on with his life. Pink became a nuisance and was kicked out. Desperate for members, I recruited a lot of noobs. I tried my best to keep the clan going, but one person cannot run it. Another clan member named ChipsAhoy was the only one that tried to improve ~{HG}~.

On 9-30-05 Bazookabubblegun, ChipsAhoy, and Cpt. Cow left ~{HG}~. They made a new clan called Scurvy Dogs :|SD|:. However, Dogg, Kab, and myself stayed in ~{HG}~. Achtane decided to go clanless. After a day, I knew ~{HG}~ was hopeless. I told Dogg and Kab, I was going to try Black Buccaneers [BB]. When they heard this, they quickly joined :|SD|:. Achtane was soon to follow. When ~{HG}~ died, it consisted of ChipsAhoy, Bazookabubblegun, Flybones, Achtane, Cpt. Cow, Dogg, and myself. Kab was a recruit at the time. Seaworthy, a former member, joined :|SD|: shortly after it was made. ~{HG}~ became the foundation for the new :|SD|: clan.

After ~{HG}~ died, I took a few months off. During this time, I came up with a plan for a new clan. I looked at every clan in the Battlefield Pirates community, and took aspects I liked. For instance, [BB]'s maturity and loyalty and [-DE-]'s friendship. The Bilge Rats clan was created on 3-21-06 by me. Our clan stresses hardwork, honesty, maturity, friendship, and loyalty. <|BR|> will succeed where ~{HG}~ did not.

-Troy