• VivaceMoss@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And privateering is piracy when you have the consent of a government to attack ships belonging to another government

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      Privateering usually meant the state’s navy issued the ship and demanded a substantial share of the prize leading to creative accounting at sea. It was a deal taken typically by naval officers who might otherwise be tempted to desert when going on the account is offering better prizes and career options. (Desertion to piracy was a big problem in the Queen’s Navee.)