The ships were called privateers. The authorisations were called letters of marque.
They Were Armed Private Ships With Private Captians set out to battle the british...they committed robbery also,but for slightly different reasons.They operate with permission and direction of a particular nation,to represent them during wartime and to attack certain ships in certain areas.
A group of ships armed for war
I presume you mean armed ships disguised to look harmless. Such ships used by the British in World War I were known as Q ships. Those used by the German Navy in World War II were known as "Auxiliary cruisers" -- I think the German word is "Hilfskreuzer".
The Spanish Armada brought with it 22 galleons and 108 armed merchant vessels.They fought an English force of 34 warships and 163 armed merchant vessels.This would mean about 200 ships
The ships were called privateers. The authorisations were called letters of marque.
They Were Armed Private Ships With Private Captians set out to battle the british...they committed robbery also,but for slightly different reasons.They operate with permission and direction of a particular nation,to represent them during wartime and to attack certain ships in certain areas.
A group of ships armed for war
Armed merchantmen.
Privateer
privateer
22 Galleons and 108 armed merchant ships
they were called privateers
A fleet. If armed, an armada.
Congress ordered two small ships to be armed to intercept British supply ships during the revolution
I presume you mean armed ships disguised to look harmless. Such ships used by the British in World War I were known as Q ships. Those used by the German Navy in World War II were known as "Auxiliary cruisers" -- I think the German word is "Hilfskreuzer".
A group of ships traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops and warships for protection.