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Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of
Privateer
American amphibious amateur-built aircraft
The Privateer Industries Privateer is an American amphibious amateur-built aircraft that was designed by John Meekins and Bill Husa and is under development
Privateer Industries Privateer
Privateer_Industries_Privateer
Patrol bomber of the US Navy, 1943
The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated
Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up privateer or privateering in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A privateer is a pirate operating on behalf of a government. Privateer may also refer
Privateer_(disambiguation)
American space company
Privateer Space is an American space company founded by Steve Wozniak, Moriba Jah and Alex Fielding. The company has a product called Wayfinder which
Privateer_Space
1993 video game
Commander: Privateer is an adventure space trading and combat simulator computer video game which was released by Origin Systems in September 1993. Privateer and
Wing_Commander:_Privateer
Motorsport entrant without manufacturer support
motorsport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile or motorcycle manufacturer. Privateers teams
Privateer_(motorsport)
Welsh privateer, politician in Jamaica (1635–1688)
Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From
Henry_Morgan
1996 video game
Privateer 2: The Darkening is a space flight simulation game that was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and published by Electronic Arts under the Origin Systems
Privateer_2:_The_Darkening
Game publisher
Privateer Press is a role-playing game, miniature wargame, acrylic paint, board game and card game production and publishing studio. Privateer Press is
Privateer_Press
A patent privateer or intellectual property privateer is a party, typically a patent assertion entity, authorized by another party, often a technology
Patent_privateer
privateer was captured by the Guernsey privateer Cynthia and taken in to Guernsey. La Dorine ( France): The brig was captured by the Jersey privateer
List of ships captured in the 18th century
List_of_ships_captured_in_the_18th_century
Canadian sea captain (1776–1824)
part of the Lane's Privateer Inn. Barss gained experience as a privateer against the French in the 1790s, serving in several privateer vessels, as an officer
Joseph_Barss_(privateer)
Privateer Holdings is an American private equity company that invests in the legal cannabis industry. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and employs
Privateer_Holdings
Video game series
to continue the Privateer franchise between 1995 and 2003, by either developing a sequel (Privateer 3) or an online game (Privateer or Wing Commander
Wing_Commander_(franchise)
Puerto Rican privateer in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
D. Miguel Enríquez (c. 1674–1743), was a privateer from San Juan who operated during the early 18th century. A mulato born out of wedlock, he was a shoemaker
Miguel_Enríquez_(privateer)
repulses the privateer American Tartar 1778, April 24 – USS Ranger captures HMS Drake (details) 1778, December – the Bristol privateer Tartar has an
List_of_single-ship_actions
British private vessel
The Liverpool was a British privateer that operated during the Seven Years' War. She made four cruises from June 1757 to March 1759, and took more than
Liverpool_(privateer)
Teazer was an American privateer schooner in the War of 1812 that the British captured and destroyed in January 1813. She is best known as the predecessor
Teazer_(privateer)
Intercollegiate sports teams of University of New Orleans
The New Orleans Privateers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of New Orleans (also known locally as UNO), located in the Lake Terrace/Lake
New_Orleans_Privateers
The British Royal Navy captured at least four French privateers named Adolphe during the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: French
French_privateer_Adolphe
1976 song by Stan Rogers
"Barrett's Privateers" is a modern folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired
Barrett's_Privateers
French privateers authorized by the French crown
Corsairs (French: corsaire) were privateers, authorised to conduct raids on shipping of a foreign state at war with the Kingdom of France, on behalf of
French_corsairs
List of ships with the same or similar names
witch, that is, a practitioner of witchcraft) was the name of several privateers that sailed during the Napoleonic Wars. Three were French vessels, but
Sorcière_(privateer)
The Ireland Privateer was a 1930s American two-seat, single pusher-engined monoplane sports flying boat which could be equipped as an amphibian. About
Ireland_Privateer
The Privateer Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Hixson, Tennessee, on the shore of Chickamauga Lake (United States). The club is also the
Privateer_Yacht_Club
Athletic teams representing SUNY Maritime College
The Maritime Privateers are an intercollegiate athletic program in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III representing the State
Maritime_Privateers
Resolution was a privateer lugger operating out of Guernsey in 1793. She made several captures, most notably of the French East Indiaman St.Jean de Lone
Resolution_(1793_privateer)
Governmental authorization of privateering
license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture vessels of a foreign state at war with
Letter_of_marque
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Washington moved south to New York City. Beginning in August 1775, American privateers raided towns in Nova Scotia, including Saint John, Charlottetown, and
American_Revolutionary_War
Sailing ship in 1610s Virginia
Main and Caribbean, the ship used Flushing, Netherlands, as a base of privateering. In records, Treasurer was commissioned by the Virginia Company of London
Treasurer_(privateer)
Dart was a privateer sloop out of Saint John, New Brunswick during the War of 1812. Dart took 11 prizes in her five-month run and two cruises before an
Dart_(privateer)
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
on the Barbary Coast of North Africa from 1516 to 1830. Founded by the privateer brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Reis (also known as the Barbarossa brothers)
Regency_of_Algiers
1978 board game by Scott Peterson
originally named Privateer, before being published by the Mendocino Game Company in 1995. The name of the game is apparently a combination of privateer and pirate
Pirateer
Ship authorized to attack by the Confederate States of America
The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping
Confederate_privateer
name. In 1798 she became a British privateer. The French captured her in 1799 and she became the French privateer Revanche. The British Royal Navy recaptured
Lord_Hawke_(1798_ship)
Pirate stronghold in the Bahamas (1713–1718)
Nassau was deemed the Republic of Pirates as it attracted many former privateers looking for work to its shores. While it was not a republic in a formal
Flying_Gang
other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive privateer teams never built their own chassis. Rob Walker Racing Team was the most
List of Formula One constructors
List_of_Formula_One_constructors
Spanish privateer and slave trader (1678–1747)
known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and merchant. He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo
Amaro_Pargo
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
USS Privateer (SP-179), later YP-179, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1930. Privateer was
USS_Privateer
A privateer was a private person authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Privateering was an accepted part
List_of_privateers
List of ships with the same or similar names
1917–1935), the lead ship of the Bellone class of submarines Several French privateers also bore the name. Bellone, involved in a naval battle in Loch nan Uamh
French_ship_Bellone
Insurgent privateers (Spanish: corsarios insurgentes) were private armed vessels recruited by the insurgent governments during the Spanish American wars
Insurgent_privateers
Topics referred to by the same term
corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber privateers operating from North Africa French corsairs, privateers operating
Corsair
British warship
the War of 1812 she was the US privateer Atlas. The UK captured her in 1813 and renamed her St Lawrence. The US privateer Chasseur recaptured her in 1815
HMS_St_Lawrence_(1813)
1812–1815 conflict in North America
increasingly effective blockade of the American coast, while American privateers and naval victories inflicted localised but limited damage on British
War_of_1812
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540–1596)
Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single
Francis_Drake
Acts of robbery or criminality at sea
predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples of such areas include the waters
Piracy
American privateer
Captain John Selman (1744–1817) was a privateer who served in the Marblehead Regiment and commanded the USS Franklin for George Washington's first expedition
John_Selman_(privateer)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Numerous French privateers have borne the name Vengeur ("Avenger"): Vengeur was a French privateer of 12 guns that HMS Blanche captured on 1 October 1793
French_privateer_Vengeur
lugger launched at Dieppe in 1803. She made several cruises as a French privateer and captured numerous prizes until January 1807 when the British captured
Adolphe (1803 privateer lugger)
Adolphe_(1803_privateer_lugger)
New Zealand actor (born 1972)
Natalie Wihongi, who was his makeup artist for the 2000 television film The Privateers. Together they have two sons, Hunter and Indiana. His second son, Indy
Karl_Urban
Warrior was an American privateer. Under the command of Guy Champlin, Warrior captured the brig Hope, the 4-gun convict transport Francis and Eliza in
American_privateer_Warrior
American rock musician (born 1944)
Life — — 200 1978 All in Good Time — — — 1987 Lone Steppenwolf (compilation) — — — 1997 The Lost Heritage Tapes — — — 2001 Heretics and Privateers — — —
John_Kay_(musician)
Attack on Panama in 1670/1671
known as The Sack of Panama, was a military expedition in which English privateers commanded by Welsh Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
Henry_Morgan's_Panama_expedition
This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list
List_of_pirates
types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN. Also included are special
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Privateer brig in the Napoleonic Wars
Rover was a privateer brig out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, known for several bold battles in the Napoleonic Wars. She was built in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia
Rover_(privateering_ship)
Irish emigrant to New England and privateer
Townsend, daughter of Captain Thomas Townsend, and went on to serve as a privateer. He later became an influential figure on Long Island. Thomas Jones was
Thomas_Jones_(privateer)
English captain and privateer
William Parker (died 24 September 1618) was an English captain and privateer, and also Lord Mayor of Plymouth (English seaport town of Plymouth) in Devon
William_Parker_(privateer)
English privateer (1554–1618)
Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 – 6 June 1618) was an English privateer and trader of the Elizabethan era. Lancaster came from Basingstoke in Hampshire.
James_Lancaster
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several French privateers have borne the name Rôdeur, French for "lurker": Rôdeur: from Calais commissioned in February 1807 under Captain Fourmentin.
Rodeur_(French_privateer)
Oiseau was a privateer brig from Nantes, commissioned in May 1797. She had a short, but highly successful career. In her three to four months of cruising
Oiseau_(1797_privateer)
2012 studio album by Mark Knopfler
Privateering is the seventh solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 3 September 2012 by Mercury Records
Privateering_(album)
resistance. The last schooner to be taken was Dolphin, which had been on a privateering cruise and consequently carried 100 men and 12 guns. Under her captain
HMS_Mosquidobit
John Drake (c. 1560–1600s) was an English privateer who attempted an ill-fated incursion against the Spanish Empire on the shores of the Río de la Plata
John_Drake_(privateer)
Scottish sailor
August 1511) was a Scottish sailor from Leith. He gained notoriety as a privateer, making raids against Portuguese ships. He was killed in battle and memorialised
Andrew_Barton_(privateer)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators, both the B-24 Liberator and PB4Y Privateer are listed and include the nation and service branch: Royal Australian
List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators
List_of_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator_operators
American privateer
Roberts (1766 – 14 January 1861) was an American privateer in the War of 1812. He began his career as a privateer in July 1812, a month after the start of the
George_R._Roberts_(privateer)
England – 11 February 1801 in Liverpool, England) was an English mariner, privateer, author, and inventor who developed parabolic reflectors for lighthouses
William Hutchinson (privateer)
William_Hutchinson_(privateer)
English privateer d. 1574
55806°W / 9.09750; -81.55806 John Noble (d. 1574) was an Elizabethan privateer who cruised the Caribbean coast of Veragua. In early June 1574, Noble
John_Noble_(privateer)
List of ships with the same or similar names
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many French privateers and letters of marque bore the name Duguay-Trouin, named for René Duguay-Trouin:
Duguay-Trouin (French privateer)
Duguay-Trouin_(French_privateer)
The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their
2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team
2024_New_Orleans_Privateers_baseball_team
Napoleon (or Invincible Bonaparte, or Invincible) was a three-masted French privateer commissioned in Bayonne in Spring 1804. She made numerous cruises until
Invincible Napoleon (1804 ship)
Invincible_Napoleon_(1804_ship)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
Succession. Originally the French privateer Le Lis, she was captured by the Royal Navy in 1745 and refitted as a privateer hunter. In this role she secured
HMS_Lys_(1745)
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Privateer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2000 census. It is included
Privateer,_South_Carolina
Ship
approved by the State Department, 23 May, and the brig commissioned a privateer 18 June 1861 at Charleston Annex I. She was armed with five 68-pounder
Jefferson_Davis_(privateer)
Topics referred to by the same term
Privateering is warfare which, if carried out other than on behalf of a state, would constitute piracy. Privateering also may refer to: Privateering (album)
Privateering_(disambiguation)
George Walker (died 1777) was an English privateer active against French shipping. Walker, as a lad and a young man, served in the Dutch States Navy,
George_Walker_(privateer)
2001 video game
create custom scenarios. A stand-alone expansion, titled Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty, was released in 2002. The gameplay of Age of Sail II features
Age_of_Sail_II
Officer in the Confederate States Navy
officer in the Confederate States Navy who was nicknamed the "Prince of Privateers" due to his success as a blockade runner and commerce raider in the U
John Newland Maffitt (privateer)
John_Newland_Maffitt_(privateer)
Brig of the Royal Navy
Lacedemonian on 9 March 1796 to the windward of Barbados. She was described as a privateer brig of 14 guns and 90 men. The British took her into service and commissioned
HMS_Lacedemonian_(1796)
Loose coalition of pirates in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries
letters of marque and reprisal who regulated their privateering enterprises within the community of privateers and with their outside benefactors. They were
Brethren_of_the_Coast
French-born privateer and businessman (1778–1841)
Jean Ordronaux; December 16, 1778 – August 24, 1841) was a French-born privateer and businessman. Born in Nantes, Brittany, he eventually moved to the
John_Ordronaux_(privateer)
American politician (c. 1775–1850)
Otway Burns (c. 1775 – August 25, 1850) was an American privateer during the War of 1812 and later, a North Carolina State Senator. Burns was born at
Otway_Burns
Undeclared naval war between the United States and France, 1798–1800
When diplomacy failed to resolve these issues, in October 1796, French privateers began attacking all merchant ships in U.S. waters, regardless of nationality
Quasi-War
Privateer which brought the first Africans to Virginia
The White Lion was a 160-ton English privateer ship operating under a Dutch letter of marque which brought the first Africans to the English colony of
White_Lion_(privateer)
English privateer, courtier, and politician
Warwickshire (ca. 1542 – 21 December 1582) was an English courtier, privateer and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Knollys
Henry_Knollys_(privateer)
Battle of the American Revolutionary War
Revolution when the US privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the 'Scammell' with four other privateer vessels attacked the British
Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782)
Raid_on_Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia_(1782)
English privateer fl. 1574–1575
Gilbert Horseley (fl. 1574–1575) was an Elizabethan privateer who lead raids in Veragua and colonial Honduras. Sylvester, a French corsair, is thought
Gilbert_Horseley
1804 she had an inconclusive single-ship action with a French privateer. A French privateer finally captured her in May 1806 on her third slave trading
Lord_Nelson_(1800_ship)
List of ships with the same or similar names
the French Navy or privateers named in honour of Jean Bart (21 October 1651 – 27 April 1702), a French naval commander and privateer. Jean Bart: a 74-gun
French_ship_Jean_Bart
Holkar was an American privateer active during the War of 1812 that made several captures. HMS Orpheus destroyed her on 11 May 1813. Holkar sailed under
American_privateer_Holkar
Naval battle during the Thirteen Years' War
Bornholm was a naval engagement between a privateer ship of the Prussian Confederation and a small privateer fleet of the Teutonic Order on 8 July 1460
Battle_of_Bornholm_(1460)
Baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana
Maestri Field at Privateer Park is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana more commonly known as Maestri Field. It is the home field of the University
Maestri Field at Privateer Park
Maestri_Field_at_Privateer_Park
American businessman
(born 1971 or 1972) is an American businessman, CEO and a co-founder of Privateer Holdings, along with Michael Blue and Christian Groh, and the former CEO
Brendan_Kennedy_(businessman)
British Royal Navy 14-gun brig-sloop
in the British Royal Navy from 1757 to 1763. Antigua had served as a privateer before the Royal Navy purchased her on 4 June 1757. She was sold in the
HMS_Antigua_(1757)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Toulon, renamed Mars in 1892. Broken up for scrap in 1906. Several French privateers also bore the name. Mars (1746), involved in the Skirmish of Loch nan
French_ship_Mars
Topics referred to by the same term
was a Flemish-born privateer, & naval commander in Spanish service Jan Jacobsen (English service) (fl. 1660s), Flemish-born privateer in English service
Jan_Jacobsen_(disambiguation)
Former town in Kingston Parish, Jamaica
Port Royal became home port to English and Dutch government sponsored privateers who were encouraged to attack Spanish vessels, at a time when many European
Port_Royal
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Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse SigrÃðr, SIGRID means "beautiful victory."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Grace; Kindness; Favour; Gift
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Teutonic
Fortress; From the Buildings Near the Weir; Leader who Defends
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, English, French, German, Indian, Teutonic
God's Protection; Follower of a Nobleman; God-helmet; Nobel; Divine Protection
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Grateful
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Nestor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mawdsley.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Giver of Might and Glory
Boy/Male
Muslim
The Sun. A Planet.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Ravenscroft, a place in Cheshire, named from the genitive case of the Old English byname Hræfn ‘raven’ + Old English croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.
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n.
The commander of a privateer.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Privateer
n.
A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.
pl.
of Privateersman
n.
An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
n.
Cruising in a privateer.
n.
An officer or seaman of a privateer.
v. i.
To cruise in a privateer.
imp. & p. p.
of Privateer