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Pirates Ahoy!
Pirates Ahoy!
The golden age of piracy was in the 17th and 18th centuries. These pirates were very scary, but also very skillful and knowledgeable.
Skills of a Pirate
Pirates had to be able to find their way across the oceans, keep their
ships afloat and keep their weapons is good working order. They also had to find food and water and be able to cure diseases and treat injuries.
Skills of a Pirate
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Galleons
Galleons
Pirates loved to capture ships that were carrying valuable cargo like
treasure. These ships were known as galleons. They were slow to get
moving, but once they were going, they were hard to stop or turn around.
Pirate Ships
Pirates liked to use small, narrow vessels such as a ketch to capture the galleons.
These ships were easy to manoeuvre into a good position so the pirates could board the galleons. Though, most pirates used
whatever ship they could steal. Pirate Ships
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Pirate Flags
Pirate Flags
Pirates fly scary flags to show others that they meant business. This was often
enough to scare their victims into surrendering. Each pirate captain
designed their own flag which was supposed to strike fear into others.
Compass
To find their way around the big oceans, pirates used a compass.
The Earth’s magnetic pull makes the needle on the compass point north. When you know where North is, you can work out where East, South and West are. Compass
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Constellations
Constellations
By using the position of the stars and constellations, seafarers are
able to work out their direction and latitude.
Telescope
A telescope magnifies objects that are far away.
Pirates used telescopes to spot other ships and find out if they were their
enemies or ships that they could capture.
Telescope
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Sextant
Sextant
A sextant is used to measure the angle between the Sun or the stars and the
horizon.The pirates used this instrument with
maps to work out out where they were.
Cutlass
A cutlass is a small, sharp swords that can be used with one hand.
The blades are usually made from steel. Cutlass
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Cannons
Cannons
To shoot a cannonball from a cannon, a team of pirates pushed gunpowder into the cannon before
adding the cannonball. Then the taper was lit.To shoot accurately, the cannon had to be set at the correct angle, taking into account the wind speed,
the speed of the ship and the speed that the cannonball would fly.
Treasure
The reason that pirates sailed the seas, was for the treasure.
Treasure such as jewellery, gemstones, gold and silver were precious because they were
rare. Gold stays valuable for a very long time because it won’t rot or rust away. Treasure
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Cannons
Cannons
To shoot a cannonball from a cannon, a team of pirates pushed gunpowder into the cannon before
adding the cannonball. Then the taper was lit.To shoot accurately, the cannon had to be set at the correct angle, taking into account the wind speed,
the speed of the ship and the speed that the cannonball would fly.
Treasure
The reason that pirates sailed the seas, was for the treasure.
Treasure such as jewelry, gemstones, gold and silver were precious because they were
rare. Gold stays valuable for a very long time because it won’t rot or rust away. Treasure
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Treasure Chest
Treasure Chest
Sometimes pirates had to fight for the treasure. Clever pirates kept their
treasure inside a chest which was locked with an iron lock. Some were said to have buried their treasure chests on deserted
islands and beaches.
Grub and Grog
Pirate ships didn’t have fridges on them, so to keep their food from going off, pirates
preserved it by taking the water out of it, salting it or pickling it in vinegar. They drink lots of rum and beer as these drinks killed germs. These germs would breed in water
making it unsafe. Grub and Grog
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Illnesses
Illnesses
Pirates suffered from man illnesses such as malaria, sunstroke, scurvy, seasickness, and
animal bites.Most ships had a doctor on board and a
medicine chest. They used herbal remedies to treat the illness.
False Limbs
Sometimes a pirate would be injured and lose their eye, arm or leg. Sometimes if
limbs were infected, they were amputated. These limbs would be
replaced with whatever was laying around.
False Limbs
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Parasites
Parasites
Pirate ships were home to many biting parasites such as fleas, nits, lice and bedbugs.
Many ships were also full of rats and shipworms. Shipworms burrow into the wood and is the cause to many ships falling apart.Pirates also had to deal with barnacles that
collected on the hull of the ship. These had to be removed as they slowed the ship down.
Smelly
Pirate ships did not have a shower or a proper toilet on them and pirates rarely bathed in the sea, so they smelled a lot. They also didn’t brush their teeth, so
they had lots of tooth decay and smelly breath. Smelly
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Animals
Animals
It is not known if pirates actually had parrots or monkeys on their
shoulders, though they did capture tropical animals to sell.
Walk the Plank
Sometimes the pirates tied up their victim and make them walk off a plank, but they didn’t do this very
often. Walk the Plank
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Davy Jones’ Locker
Davy Jones’ Locker
The pirates called the bottom of the sea the Davy Jones’ Locker. This
was where you headed if you died at sea, walked the plank or were on
a sinking ship.
Working on a Pirate Ship
There was also lots of work to do onboard a pirate ship. They had to
scrub the decks, keep watch, fix and adjust the sails, rowing, navigating
and steering. Working on a Pirate Ship
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Deception
Deception
A captain pirate was very deceitful. They tricked the enemy by keeping all weapons out of sight and by flying a
false flag such as the British or French flag.
Treasure Maps
Treasure Maps
A treasure map is a map that marks the location of buried
treasures.
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