For SweetlyTragic, Prize Glog #54

Pirates

Pirates

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Facts:

Fun

Facts:

Made for SweetlyTragic for winning Weekly Challenge #54

Long lasting ship's biscuits were a staple food for most mariners. They were known as hardtack. On board a ship, biscuits soon became infested with weevils, so pirates preferred tp eat them in the dark!

On long voyages, poor diet meant that pirates suffered from diseases such as scurvy, which is caused by lack of vitamin C. However in 1753, it was discovered that eating fresh citrus, particularly limes, could prevent it!

Without any method of preservation, water on board ship quickly became undrinkable, and all mariners preferred beer or wine. Even naval vessels carried HUGE quanities of beer, though usually in barrels rather than bottles.

PIRATE CODE: Some pirate crews had a code of conduct that all agreed to obey. These rules are typical: I. Every man has a vote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions or strong liquors. II. No person to game at cards or dice for money. III. The lights and candles to be out at eight o'clock at night. IV. To keep their piece [musket]m pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service. V. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. VI. To desert the ship in battle was punished with death or marooning.

Though pirates valued the services of a physician, there was little one could do for serious injuries except sew up the wounds. Surgery almost always led to fatal infection and death. a surgeon carried a kit containing several sharp knives, curved needles, a spoon and a saw to remove shattered linbs.

Up Aloft: On pirate ships, muscles did all the work. The crew had to pull together to keep the ship moving, and keeping up speed meant constant adjustments to sails and rigging.

Pirates had a reputation for cruelty that many of them lived up to. They knew that their victims would surrender more easily if resistance was punished by torture and death. The buccaneers in particuar were notorious for their brutality.

Privateers were supposed to divvy up pillaged goods according to rank, many just pocketed small items such as gold rings.

Made for SweetlyTragic for winning Weekly Challenge #54

Privateers were supposed to divvy up pillaged goods according to rank, many just pocketed small items such as gold rings.

Pirates had a reputation for cruelty that many of them lived up to. They knew that their victims would surrender more easily if resistance was punished by torture and death. The buccaneers in particuar were notorious for their brutality.

Up Aloft: On pirate ships, muscles did all the work. The crew had to pull together to keep the ship moving, and keeping up speed meant constant adjustments to sails and rigging.

Long lasting ship's biscuits were a staple food for most mariners. They were known as hardtack. On board a ship, biscuits soon became infested with weevils, so pirates preferred tp eat them in the dark!

On long voyages, poor diet meant that pirates suffered from diseases such as scurvy, which is caused by lack of vitamin C. However in 1753, it was discovered that eating fresh citrus, particularly limes, could prevent it!

Without any method of preservation, water on board ship quickly became undrinkable, and all mariners preferred beer or wine. Even naval vessels carried HUGE quanities of beer, though usually in barrels rather than bottles.

Though pirates valued the services of a physician, there was little one could do for serious injuries except sew up the wounds. Surgery almost always led to fatal infection and death. a surgeon carried a kit containing several sharp knives, curved needles, a spoon and a saw to remove shattered linbs.

PIRATE CODE: Some pirate crews had a code of conduct that all agreed to obey. These rules are typical: I. Every man has a vote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions or strong liquors. II. No person to game at cards or dice for money. III. The lights and candles to be out at eight o'clock at night. IV. To keep their piece [musket]m pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service. V. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. VI. To desert the ship in battle was punished with death or marooning.