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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RyanS" data-source="post: 1999010" data-attributes="member: 215236">most pirates used what was called a sloop. as seen here http://hoboken411.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/sloop-clearwater-diagram.gif  it was smaller and could out maneuver the heaver cargo or treasure ships.  the jolly roger was the flag that they flew here is a brief history about it and the different flags that the more Famous pirates flew http://www.cosmosmith.com/jolly_roger.html hope that helped and good luck with your replica oh yea before i go if you are going to do a replica of a ship make sure you mismatch the cannons.. see they took cannons from where ever they could  and they had many different kinds of gun types</blockquote>