by PirateSTT | Sep 5, 2018 | Pirate Lore
Bartholomew Sharp came from humble beginnings. Born in England around 1650, he began his maritime career serving on a privateer during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. When the war came to an end, so did his privateer commission so naturally Sharp turned to piracy to make a...
by PirateSTT | Jun 8, 2018 | Pirate Lore
After making two successful voyages up and down the African coast, taking every ship in sight, Jean Hamlin headed back to St. Thomas to sell his plunder. As he neared the island of Nevis, a sloop was spotted sailing from Antiqua, and with very little effort Hamlin was...
by PirateSTT | Jun 7, 2018 | Pirate Lore
In early 1682, the French King hired Captain Peter Paine to sail his merchant ship, La Trompeuse, to French Guiana to pick up cargo consisting of sugar. Instead of returning to France, once the cargo was onboard, Captain Paine set sail for the island of Jamaica,...
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