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What weapon did pirates use to attack other ships?
Cannonballs
Who attack and rob ships at sea?
Pirates.
Who did sir francis drake sail for?
Sir Francis Drake was a 'Privateeer'. That is he was a sort of licenced pirate. All governmemts in those days licenced 'Privateeers' during time of war. They were supposed to attack ships belenging to their countrys eneamy. After the wars ended, many Privateeers became pirates. Sir Francis Drake was licenced by England, his country. When he sailed against the Spanish Aramada, he was part of a Royal fleet...that is the official English navy.Sir Francis Drake was a 'Privateeer'. That is he was a sort of licenced pirate. All governmemts in those days licenced 'Privateeers' during time of war. They were supposed to attack ships belenging to their countrys eneamy. After the wars ended, many Privateeers became pirates. Sir Francis Drake was licenced by England, his country. When he sailed against the Spanish Aramada, he was part of a Royal fleet...that is the official English navy.B.england
Why dont shipping companies like the somali pirates?
Because they attack their ships.
Why did pirates attack other ships?
because they had bad upbringings as children and they take their anger out on other ships when secretly, theyre all scared little children who need someone to stretch their arm out and give them a hug. pirates are people too, theyre just misunderstood.
Do pirates steal ships?
it is what pirates do
Why di the articles of confederation encourage pirates in Africa to attack US ships?
The articles of confederation encouraged the pirates to attack because under the aoc, US had little military power to protect their ships and congress could not draft troops and had to request them from states.
What is a difference between a pirate and corsair.?
Corsairs were given license by the authorities to attack enemies ships (they attack only enemies ships no french ships) while pirates were those who attacked any ships of any country including those of french.
What is the difference between a corsair and a pirate?
Corsairs were given license by the authorities to attack enemies ships (they attack only enemies ships no french ships) while pirates were those who attacked any ships of any country including those of french.
Did pirates searches for treasures?
not really like in the movies but they did attack british and american ships in the colonization of americas when the trade routes from britian and america ships would cross and they would attack the ship and take the "treasurers" on board. not like the pirates of the caribbean where they go into a cave. similar to todays samoly pirates that kill and take people for ransom in south east africa.
Ships with government permission to attack other ships?
Privateer
What is the thing that pirates go on at the top of ships to look for other ships?
the crow's nest
