And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A three-decker with the english ensign floatin above? The english empire may be piratical in nature, but then what nation wouldn't, when it can get away with it?
Damn right, and any pirate ship could rightly be called a scow, filled to the brim with garbage! I hate pirates!
The real navy had no respect for them. The man who took down Blackbeard was commanding a couple of sloops. If that Frigate would have been under a real crew and commander the young lieutenant and his sloops would have turned tail and run.
However, seeing the mangy flag of a cowardly pirate flying over that frigate not only gave the men courage to run straight into her, but gave them the heart to prevail against superior odds! Utter lack of respect for the scumbag pirate and his sorry crew.
That ship looks as if it could be a First Rate Ship of the Line, possibly Second Rate. It appears that about 36 gun ports appear on the port side, so add the same for the starboard side. Add Deck, bow, and stern chasers and it could easily reach 90 guns. The HMS Victory, with 100 guns, had a crew of over 800.
A ship like this would be considered the pride of the navy of a nation state in the Napoleonic Era, as this ship appears to be.
It's like a cruise ship.....with guns. 200 years ago an American could own and operate that ship fully armed and loaded with powder and ball without having to buy a license from the Government. Imagine that.......
A three-decker with the english ensign floatin above? The english empire may be piratical in nature, but then what nation wouldn't, when it can get away with it?
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Yeah... not even close on the picture caption. That is a main battle wagon of a rich nation, not some pirate scow.....
ReplyDeleteDamn right, and any pirate ship could rightly be called a scow, filled to the brim with garbage! I hate pirates!
DeleteThe real navy had no respect for them. The man who took down Blackbeard was commanding a couple of sloops. If that Frigate would have been under a real crew and commander the young lieutenant and his sloops would have turned tail and run.
However, seeing the mangy flag of a cowardly pirate flying over that frigate not only gave the men courage to run straight into her, but gave them the heart to prevail against superior odds! Utter lack of respect for the scumbag pirate and his sorry crew.
Like he said... pirate flagship
ReplyDeleteIt looks a lot like Lord Nelson's Victory...
ReplyDeleteThat ship looks as if it could be a First Rate Ship of the Line, possibly Second Rate. It appears that about 36 gun ports appear on the port side, so add the same for the starboard side. Add Deck, bow, and stern chasers and it could easily reach 90 guns. The HMS Victory, with 100 guns, had a crew of over 800.
ReplyDeleteA ship like this would be considered the pride of the navy of a nation state in the Napoleonic Era, as this ship appears to be.
ratings were at times changed to accommodate the commander's rank, per the O'Brien novels.
DeletePirates hardly had anything to even beat a Frigate yet alone a Man o War
ReplyDeleteHigh tech weaponry for it's time. I would love to see it under sail.
ReplyDeleteNice imagery but like a Kincaide mass-market piece full of mystical light and short on verisimiltude
ReplyDeleteYeah. Definitely a first-rate ship: the HMS Imaginary.
DeleteThat's a lot of rain for a perfectly calm sea.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a cruise ship.....with guns. 200 years ago an American could own and operate that ship fully armed and loaded with powder and ball without having to buy a license from the Government. Imagine that.......
ReplyDeleteAnd get a hunting permit to fight other countries or hunt pirates from the government.
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