Would either burn the vessel, let it go on it's way, set it adrift, or take the ship over for their own use. They had to be opportunists and having looted a ship, the pirates Also keep in mind that pirates could not build a ship to order like the merchants and military did. It was also rugged enough to cross the Atlantic ocean, and faired better in harsh sea conditions. Type piracy tactics that were practiced with the smaller sloops and schooners. This larger ship was the clear choiceįor battle or combat rather than the quick, hit and run Sails that were best in quartering wind, or fore-and-aft Her main sail could be fitted with either square That could carry around 100 pirates mounting over 10 cannons with aĬargo space about twice as big as the sloop. This was generally a 150 ton, 80 foot vessel Schooner could also reach 11 knots in a good wind.Īnother versatile ship the Brigantine was more of aĬaptain's ship for a pirate. Fully loaded she was still small enough to navigate the shoal waters and to hide in remote coves. She was favored by pirates of the North American coast and the Caribbean. Perhaps her greatest virtue lie in her shallow draft. The Schooner which came into widespread use around the last half of the eighteenthĬentury is a little of all of the best features in a pirate ship. The Sloop was often the ship of choice for hunting in the shallower channels and sounds. This relatively small vesselĬould carry around 75 pirates and around ten cannons. If the wind was favorable, a square topsail couldīe hoisted to give her a top speed that could on occasionĮxceed eleven knots. Her hull making her perhaps one of the swiftest vessels of The single-masted sloop had a bowsprit almost as long as To hide in relative safety in shallower coastal waters The speedĪnd shallow draft of these ships enabled the pirates Two of the pirates favorite types of ships were the sloop and the schooner. Regularly to keep the hulls smooth and clear of seaweed and other marine life. Pirates kept their ships in good order, careening them Also pirates wanted a quick escape if needed.
No good to spot a potential target only to have it out-sail you. Preference to those with the greatest speed as it would do Pirates of old used many types of ships, anywhere from a
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