Pirates. Pirates preferred to target large merchant ships along the shipping routes. Though most pirates targeted ships, some also launched attacks on coastal towns.
We often think of pirates as swashbuckling and. Pirate is the most general of the four terms.
Some pirates were so successful they became feared around the world and made millions of dollars by today's standards.
A person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them 2.
Some pirates were so successful they became feared around the world and made millions of dollars by today's standards.
During this time more than 5000 pirates were said to be at sea.
