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Permit Expires on: 09/07/22
A wide variety of vessels were used by pirates, but the sloop was the preferred one since it had good speed and a small draft which allowed it to travel in shallow waters. Speed was important for a pirate ship for two important reasons: a) it allowed the pirates to quickly overtake an opponent, and b.) it also allowed the pirates a quick escape if needed. A shallow draft enabled the pirates to hide in relative safety in shallower coastal waters where larger warships could not enter.
The Royal Fortune - Captained by Bartholomew Roberts in July 1719. A 10 gun Sloop originally Portugese, Roberts was sailing it when the rest of his fleet was stolen by Walter Kennedy while he was busy elsewhere on the Fortune. With the Sloop, he captured an 18 gun Galley, which he then traded for a 28 gun French ship, each successively named Royal Fortune. The Fortune, with the French Royal Fortune attacked St Kitts, looting one ship and burning two ships in September 1720. The ship was repaired at Saint Bartholomew and captured many more ships.
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