The pirate ship was a
place to eat, sleep, fight, and attack other ships, enabling the
inhabitants to become rich from stolen goods. Once loot or
booty, as it is often called, was secured the ship provided a
storage place and a method of escape. No ship was originally
built for the exclusive use of pirates, so they were often
altered to carry more weapons or in some way make pirating
easier. Ships were acquired by pirates through force or by
mutiny... |