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Heart of Oak
06-16-2012, 08:25 PM
Tell us who your favourite privateer was? An why?
You know mine....

Germanicus
06-16-2012, 08:54 PM
Ęthelflęd aka The Lady of the Mercians

Eldest daughter of Alfred the Great of England. Became the military leader of the Anglo-Saxons after her husband's death in battle against the Danes in 911. Took command of the fleets to rid the seas of the Viking raiders

English
Life 872–918
Active years 911-918

Aces High
06-16-2012, 09:18 PM
One of my ancestors was the last pirate to be hung drawn and quartered and left to rot in an iron cage at the entrance to Chatham dockyard.

So him.....in fact i feel more affintity to him than any other of my ancestors.


My favourite story about British pirates is in a letter at the Greenwich maritime/naval museum on display there.
The letter was written by a British crown diplomat watching the Spansih fleets set sail from Havana harbour and went something to the effect.

"We watched the many ships set sail from Havana in the early morning,laden with gold from their south american colonies and riches on board.
After much firing of canons and flying of flags the ships formed a fleet and headed back to the old worlde to deliver their booty to the king of Spain.
Not long out of the harbour....over the horizon came into view a black dot which as she got closer was identified as a ship flying the British union flag at her jack mast....and upon sight of the Spanish boats quickly changed the flag to the death head crossbones and headed at full sail towards the whole Spanish fleet.

This set the Spanish fleet into such panic that all discipline was lost and at the sight of just one British privateer they headed back into harbour in a complete rout and shambles.

The privateer ship seeing this quickly headed back over the horizon to wait until a better time..........i must admit the sight of this sickened me knowing that the pirate boat was full of the worst dregs that Bristol...London...and Portsmouth had to offer...yet at the same time made me proud to be an Englishman knowing that just one of our ships could put such fright into a whole fleet".



That was the jist of the letter sent by this man to his wife....i cant remember it word for word and to see it you would have to visit the museum there.

Heart of Oak
06-16-2012, 10:28 PM
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If you have an hour or so watch this, I still think Edward Teach the English privateer named Black Beard of "the Queen Ann's Revenge" was the best. I liked his story n style.....

Leadchucker
06-16-2012, 10:51 PM
Blackbeard is mine. I visit one of his haunts every autumn on fishing holiday that of Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. His flag and name is everywhere on stores and marinas. Howard's Pub on Ocracoke is one of my favourite watering holes and the family that owns it is directly related to Black Beard's Quartermaster. Teach's Lair is where I launch my boat the times I take it down there. I've been known to strike the ensign and fly the Jolly Roger when there, how could you not?

Heart of Oak
06-17-2012, 04:48 AM
Blackbeard is mine. I visit one of his haunts every autumn on fishing holiday that of Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. His flag and name is everywhere on stores and marinas. Howard's Pub on Ocracoke is one of my favourite watering holes and the family that owns it is directly related to Black Beard's Quartermaster. Teach's Lair is where I launch my boat the times I take it down there. I've been known to strike the ensign and fly the Jolly Roger when there, how could you not?

You lucky basket.....

Jedthehumanoid
06-17-2012, 08:44 AM
Captain Pugwash for me....he had the best tune.

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Ably assisted of course by Seaman Staines and Master Bates :wink

Amarantine
06-19-2012, 07:27 AM
Johnny Depp-he is sexy!

Mago
07-24-2012, 09:41 AM
Francis Drake, el ladron de los 7 mares. Corsario, navegante y pirata Britanico, robo del nuevo mundo riquezas incalculables.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake[url]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/1590_or_later_Marcus_Gheeraerts%2C_Sir_Francis_Dra ke_Buckland_Abbey%2C_Devon.jpg

Graham
07-24-2012, 10:00 AM
Yarrr

William "Captain" Kidd he killed a man with a bucket. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Pyle_pirate_relaxing2.jpg/383px-Pyle_pirate_relaxing2.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Pyle_pirates_burying2.jpg/382px-Pyle_pirates_burying2.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Hanging_of_William_Kidd.jpg

Heart of Oak
07-24-2012, 10:34 AM
im supprised no one has mentioned, Capt Morgan....

PetiteParisienne
07-24-2012, 10:39 AM
I suppose he's not technically a pirate, but I've always been fascinated by Fletcher Christian.

Mortimer
07-24-2012, 10:43 AM
Captain Cook

Holle Bolle Gijss
07-24-2012, 10:43 AM
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Heart of Oak
07-26-2012, 11:31 AM
Ahoy there all me 14,231 hearties.
A Seaside town was invaded by 14,231 pirates-to smash a world record, Thousands of people dressed as Long John Silver broke the record for the most number of pirates in one place, In Hastings, East Sussex, on sunday. The previous record was 8,740 in Penzance, Cornwall...

Osprey
07-26-2012, 11:36 AM
Favorite Seamen.
William Bligh. (Captain)
Alan Breck Stewart (Buccaneer, Soldier, Revolutionary)
Captain Flint (Fictional Pirate in Treasure Island)
Blackbeard. (Carribean pirate)

The Lawspeaker
07-26-2012, 11:39 AM
Piet Hein. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Pieterszoon_Hein) :thumb001:

Graham
07-26-2012, 12:56 PM
Captain Cook

Since when did the great Captain Cook become a pirate? :p

You're thinking of Captain Hook.

Heart of Oak
07-29-2012, 01:49 PM
I suppose he's not technically a pirate, but I've always been fascinated by Fletcher Christian.

He was the king of pirates, so they made him govener, he was still hanged for pirasie...

Osprey
07-29-2012, 02:01 PM
I suppose he's not technically a pirate, but I've always been fascinated by Fletcher Christian.

Fletcher Christian was a traitor to my hero Bligh :mad

Heart of Oak
07-30-2012, 10:46 AM
Fletcher Christian was a traitor to my hero Bligh :mad

Capt. Bligh was a real seaman, it was proven by his seamanship and the fact that he never lost his nerve...

Comte Arnau
07-30-2012, 12:40 PM
No doubt: Sandokan, the Tiger of Malaysia, along with his soul mate, the Portuguese Yanez, and the beautiful Pearl of Labuan. Best Salgari's creations ever, specially in The Tigers of Mompracem.

http://pasosdesandokan.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/sandokan1.gif

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-RBAz5XhjE/T9Iw14I4q0I/AAAAAAAACOA/XgaW-m1qS4U/s640/sandokan2.jpg

http://www.tendenciasfashionmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14_Sandokan_galeriaBig.jpg

http://www.blogter.hu/user_files/89611/sandokan.jpg

Heart of Oak
11-02-2012, 09:47 AM
Mines still capt.Blood...

Osprey
11-02-2012, 10:12 AM
Capt. Bligh was a real seaman, it was proven by his seamanship and the fact that he never lost his nerve...

And the fact that he safely led a group of seamen with food for 5 days to safety across 49 days of bad weather, hostile natives and empty bellies....

Atlantic Islander
11-02-2012, 11:23 PM
None, too many have attacked the Azores throughout history.

Gaijin
11-02-2012, 11:36 PM
Bartolomeu Portuguźs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu_Portugu%C3%AAs), he invented the Pirate Code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate%27s_Code), plus he knew how to irritate the Spanish.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/The_Buccaneers_of_America_7.jpg

Damićo de Góis
11-02-2012, 11:38 PM
^ Never hear of him, but he has some style :D

Heart of Oak
11-03-2012, 11:15 AM
None, too many have attacked the Azores throughout history.

Oh dear, my my just what can i do to right such a wrong...:picard1:

Virtuous
11-03-2012, 11:21 AM
:D

http://onepiece.edogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/luffy___one_piece_by_bdgiga.jpg

Leadchucker
11-03-2012, 01:12 PM
If you have an hour or so watch this, I still think Edward Teach the English privateer named Black Beard of "the Queen Ann's Revenge" was the best. I liked his story n style.....

Do take the time to watch this. It's very well done and I learned a few things about Mr. Teach and as Sinbad said "I like his style". I never know he was married and didn't know about the liason with the governor of North Carolina. He's still my favourite .

I hearby give the order "Splice the mainbrace" for Sinbad. :thumb001:


http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s480x480/404176_3576195338172_530287565_n.jpg

Atlantic Islander
11-03-2012, 09:26 PM
Oh dear, my my just what can i do to right such a wrong...:picard1:

Even Columbus was mistaken for a Pirate, that's how bad it was:


the major city Vila do Porto received a visit from Christopher Columbus on his way back from his first transatlantic voyage where he was mistaken for a pirate, arrested and interrogated.

TheMagnificent
11-03-2012, 09:38 PM
Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayreddin_Barbarossa), privateer before he became Grand Admiral (Kaptan-ı derya) of the Ottoman fleet.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Barbarossa_Hayreddin_Pasha.jpg

Germanicus
11-03-2012, 09:46 PM
Capt. Bligh was a real seaman, it was proven by his seamanship and the fact that he never lost his nerve...

Captain Bligh was chart maker for Captain Cook on the Endeavour during Cooks circumnavigation of the globe, he was'nt given this job lightly, he was a first class navigator.