Charles Vane (c.1680 – March 29, 1721) was an English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. His pirate career lasted from 1716 to 1719. His flagship was a brigantine named the Ranger.Vane was among the pirate captains who operated out of the notorious base at New Providence in the Bahamas known as the "Pirates' republic", after the British abandoned the colony during the War of the Spanish Succession.