Mr and Mrs John S Dorst
Newport News VA
Pirates: Bermuda Sloop
Issued 1985
Bermuda Sloop
Although some pirates felt that large ships enhanced their threatening persona, most preferred the maneuverability of smaller vessels. The ideal pirate ship was the Bermuda sloop. Derived from a Caribbean cargo ship, the sloop was fast enough to outrun most warships and small enough to hide in shallow rivers and coves where a larger vessel could not follow.
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