Cinque Ports (1703 ship)
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Cinque Ports was an English ship whose sailing master was Alexander Selkirk, generally accepted as a model for the fictional Robinson Crusoe. The ship was part of a 1703 expedition commanded by Willia
The small, barren island of Malpelo offered little to sustain the survivors of Cinque Ports' shipwreck
Privateer
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A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all
The French privateer Confiance (right) boarding the British East Indiaman Kent on 7 October 1800
A Dutch squadron engaging the Dunkirkers off Nieuwpoort in 1640
Greek privateer Lambros Katsonis raided Ottoman shipping in the 18th century
Woodes Rogers and his men searching Spanish ladies for their jewels in Guayaquil in 1709