Copy the necessary files (ship_pirate_small_cannon*) into the project.

Load the texture atlas with the following line of code:

SPTextureAtlas* atlas = [SPTextureAtlas atlasWithContentsOfFile:@"ship_pirate_small_cannon.xml"];

Create an array out of all textures starting with 00:

NSArray* textures = [atlas texturesStartingWith:@"00"];

Create a movie clip object and position it just above the original pirate ship, as shown in the following code:

SPMovieClip *cannonShip = [SPMovieClip movieWithFrames:textures fps:20.0f];
cannonShip.x = 200;
cannonShip.y = 50;

Play the animation with the following piece of code:

[cannonShip play];
[Sparrow.juggler addObject:cannonShip];

Add the animated pirate ship to the display tree as follows:

[self addChild:background];
[self addChild:enemyShip];
[self addChild:_pirateShip];
[self addChild:cannonShip];

Run the example to see the following result: