The original Q-ship?

[Aaron]

I came across this in James' Naval History and had to share. While this is from well after the golden age of piracy it would still make a great starter boat for some LotHS or Under the Black Flag action!

Late in the month of December, 1800, the British 8-gun schooner Active, Acting-lieutenant Michael Fitton, having returned to Port-Royal from a long cruise, needed a thorough repair. To employ to advantage the intervening time, Captain Henry Vansittart, of the Abergavenny 54, of which ship the Active was the tender, allowed Lieutenant Fitton to transfer himself and crew to one of the Active's prizes, the late Spanish privateer N.-S. de los Dolores ; a felucca of about 50 tons, mounting one long 12-pounder on a traversing carriage, with a screw to raise it from the hold when wanted for use. Having embarked on board of her, and stowed as well as he could his 44 officers and men, Lieutenant Fitton, early in January, 1801, sailed out on a cruise upon the Spanish Main.

[Sendak]

Nice find!

Superb 'fluff' for a campaing or scenario for LotHS. Arrrrr!

I'm building a sloop o' bucanners.

[Fjodin]

Here is original Q ship

[Fjodin]

I see nobody undertand the joke

[Doomsdave]

I see nobody undertand the joke

I got it. 

[Colonel Tubby]

I got it as well!

I'm thinking it's just a bad pun!