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Privateer ships of the United Kingdom (1 C, 45 P) Privateer ships of the United States (56 P) Pages in category "Privateer ships" The following 57 pages are in this ...
Magnus Heinason, Faroese, c. 1568–1578 privateer in Dutch service under the Dutch revolt and 1580s, and privateer and merchant in Danish service on the Faroe Islands c. 1578–1589; Piet Hein, Dutch, 1577–1629; Alonso de Contreras, Spanish, 1582–1641, privateer against the Turks under the banner of the Order of Malta and later commanded ...
These were private ships that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Pages in category "Privateer ships of the United States" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total.
This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners , steamboats , and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN.
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. [1] Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms.
The word "privateer" applies to any private citizen in the world who raises a ship and crew to engage in the destruction of enemy shipping for profit. Although specifically allowing attacks upon enemy warships, privateers are typically amateurs employed against commercial shipping because armed navy ships are more likely to fight back effectively.
Adolphe (1803 privateer lugger) Adolphe (1807 privateer lugger) French privateer Adolphe; Adventure (1804 ship) HMS Aglaia; French frigate Aigle (1782) Aimable Joséphine (1809 ship) HMS Alexander (1796) HMS Anacreon (1799) HMS Antigua (1804) HMS Arab (1798) HMS Argus (1799) Auguste (1808 privateer) Auguste (1811 privateer) HMS Avenger (1794)
1804, March 9 – French privateer Grande Decide captures British merchantman Caldicot Castle; 1804, March 25 or 28 – HMS Hippomenes captures French privateer Egyptienne; 1804, April – A French privateer captures the slave ship Sarah and takes her and her cargo of slaves into Guadeloupe; 1804, May 12 – A French privateer captures the ...