Faust , privateer (art by @/useikun )

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Capture of Luke Ryan. April 1781 Ryan sailing as an American privateer, Ryan takes over 100 ships however his luck runs out when he mistakes the 74 gun Berwick and the 36 gun Belle Poule for whalers. After a hour of broadsides Ryan surrenders. He would be tried as a pirate.

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1793: At the start of the Revolutionary War, in the English Channel, savage treatment of the captain of a captured British trader by the crew of a French privateer earned terrible retribution. Click: https://t.co/WxzpXOFYFG

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Charles Brooking's painting of the privateer Boscawen engaging a French fleet. The Boscawen with the of another English privateer captured 5 French ships.

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My favorite??? That honor would probably go to my Privateer, Alice Doucette-LaCroix. She grew up as a rogue who wanted her name to be known the world over, and her flying ship should help her do that! Shes also good at dancing and wooing her wife, 's Imber 💕

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'Grayson Reed'
Privateer, mind you. Not 'Pirate'

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1596 legendary sailor Sir Francis Drake died from yellow fever in W. Indies. Famous as a privateer who rose to Vice Admiral and served in the English Fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada, claimed for England and circumnavigated the world.

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23 Jan 1606: 4 days before his execution Everard Digby, Gunpowder Plotter, writes a final letter to his children including Kenelm - below. Kenelm would be a privateer , duellist & much else as well as Henrietta Maria’s representative to the Papacy in the 1640s (NPG)

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I woke up thinking about this character lol, he's another one brought over from SWTOR(smuggler) to WoW
Ex-pirate that went Alli privateer, got the Worgen curse eventually, stopped doing privateer work
His name's Aldren and he has a super ragtag crew
Enjoy some ancient art 😂

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Redesigned my OC Captain Henry Thatch!🐱🌹⚔️
He’s had a long naval career, starting as a privateer, then turned pirate for a while, and then finally became a captain under the Reanoa Empire under a certain deal.
He’s also Tobias’ ex-best friend smh

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Stars Without Number B team! A solo game with a privateer and his crew of cute things that may or may not be taken from other sources!

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And the smoke lifts and out of it jumps this guy: the Khador Assault Kommando mascot for the German WTC teams.
© Florian Stitz
Acrylics on heavy bristol paper, 325 x 250mm.

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Captain John Macbride, renowned captain in the Age of Fighting Sail scored successes against both French and Dutch Privateers in 1780-81 while commanding HMS Bienfaisant & HMS Artois. Click: https://t.co/2Tv8uYVcnY

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Even some mascots serve the devine: the Menoth servant for the German WTC teams.
© Florian Stitz
Acrylics on heavy bristol paper, 325 x 250mm.

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I want to share Alice! She's an abandoned princess who's forging her own destiny as a privateer. She's gonna be legendary someday!

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Got a commission of my absolute goober boy, Captain Rose, the tabaxi privateer! Thank you

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