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Armed private ships are commonly referred to as "privateers." These vessels were authorized by governments through letters of marque to engage in military actions against enemy ships during wartime, effectively acting as private naval forces. Privateers were often seen as a way to supplement a nation's naval capabilities without the expense of maintaining a larger navy.
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What are the armed private merchant ships given government authorization to attack and capture enemy ships.?
The ships were called privateers. The authorisations were called letters of marque.
Who armed private ships?
privateer
What are trading ships that are armed for battle in the revolutionary war?
they were called privateers
What did privateers do with ships thy captured?
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.
What is an Armed fleet?
A group of ships armed for war
What do you call a convoy of ships?
An armada . Another answer: A group of ships together for protection is called a convoy. An armada is specific to armed war ships preparing to attack.
What is a merchant vessel with concealed guns used to lure enemy ships?
It's called an armed merchantman.
What were merchant war ships called?
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".
What were merchant war ships?
Armed merchantmen.
Armed private ship?
Privateer
What is armed Private ship?
privateer
How many Spanish ships came out of the Spanish armada?
22 Galleons and 108 armed merchant ships
