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[-] VivaceMoss@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago

And privateering is piracy when you have the consent of a government to attack ships belonging to another government

[-] Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 3 years ago

Privateering usually meant the state's navy issued the ship and demanded a substantial share of the prize leading to creative accounting at sea. It was a deal taken typically by naval officers who might otherwise be tempted to desert when going on the account is offering better prizes and career options. (Desertion to piracy was a big problem in the Queen's Navee.)

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