eli5 what was the point of the skull and bones pirate flag? why would you give away that you are a pirate?
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Piracy was dangerous and most of the ships they’d target would be unarmed or lightly armed merchant vessels. And importantly, many of these ships would have their cargo ensured. Basically, 9/10 the opposite vessel would surrender when they saw the flag. Neither side really wanted to fight in most instances.
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