1,045 dmckay Members 4,729 posts 8,265 battles Report post #1 Posted June 6, 2017 Lotta good info in that pirate thread I did a few days back. Now, most said they were pretty much opportunists with small ships and a few cannon to pray on merchant vessels. I know their heyday was in the 17th and 18th centuries and the Caribbean was a cesspool of pirates....sorta. OK, did any of em have a serous bad azz ship such as a 36-40 gun frigate of that era? Captain Kidd? Blackbeard? Whomever? Was Kidd really a classic pirate? Etc. blah blab. I do know Kidd got his azz hung. Left to rot I recall from something I read as a kid. Did they really bury their treasure in chests on islands? Where is it? Has a REAL pirate chest from some small island of that era ever been found? Arrrrrrgh mate. Go ahead and shiver me timbers. RUM....set em all up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
53 [SOL-B] Cooper_Capt Members 217 posts 7,876 battles Report post #2 Posted June 6, 2017 Dead Men Tell no Tales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
125 [WOLFB] Geococcyx [WOLFB] Members 375 posts 9,916 battles Report post #3 Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts was probably the most "bad [edited]" pirate if you use ships taken as your measure. He sailed a number of different types of ships. But Roberts reportedly caught the Governor of Martinique, who was sailing a 52-gun French warship. He hanged on the governor and converted into the ship into the new Royal Fortune. Pirates generally - so I have read - did not burry their treasure. They spent it. Pirates were criminal and did not expect to live long - so why save money? "A pirates life is a short one but a merry one." Edited June 6, 2017 by Geococcyx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,199 Tachnechdorus Beta Testers 3,315 posts 27,013 battles Report post #4 Posted June 6, 2017 My favorite pirate was captain Peter Blood from that 1938 Movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
900 vonKaiser Alpha Tester 2,902 posts 6,252 battles Report post #5 Posted June 6, 2017 My favorite pirate was captain Peter Blood from that 1938 Movie But what about the great Pirate Yellowbeard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
