Swabs were the lowest rank on a pirate ship and a job that most wished to avoid.
Corsairs, buccaneers and privateers
Corsairs were pirates who operated in the Mediterranean Sea between the 15th and 18th centuries. Muslim corsairs, such as the Barbarossa (red beard) brothers, had bases along North Africa's Barbary Coast, while Christian corsairs were based on the island of Malta.
Boatswains were junior officers. They were people who supervised all activities on a ship. Depending on the size of the ship and crew, they could have one or several duties. Duties ranged from anchoring to naval provisions. They reported to the Quartermaster or the Captain.
There are many kinds of pirates: corsairs, Vikings, Buccaneers, and privateers. Each had its own era and its own philosophies of what was a "good' pirate, but some pirate codes were consistent throughout all pirating.
Pirate democracy was a counter-culture, created by common sailors, to the traditional organization of maritime life and labor. On most merchant and Navy vessels, there was a hierarchy with captains holding the highest authority, then officers and at the bottom, ordinary sailors.
Jack Sparrow was a legendary pirate of the Seven Seas, and the irreverent trickster of the Caribbean. A captain of equally dubious morality and sobriety, a master of self-promotion and self-interest, Jack fought a constant and losing battle with his own best tendencies while living a pirate's life.
The Ideo Pirates are a crew consisting of only four people, making them one of the smallest crews seen so far.
A privateer was a pirate with papers. As the name suggests, privateers were private individuals commissioned by governments to carry out quasi-military activities. They would sail in privately owned armed ships, robbing merchant vessels and pillaging settlements belonging to a rival country.
Buccaneers are usually distinguished from privateers, because they rarely had valid commissions. They are also distinguished from pirates who attacked ships of all nations. This lawless form of piracy was outlawed and at last checked during the early 18th century, when general peace was restored.
Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The character was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and is portrayed by Johnny Depp.
Ever wondered what our favorite pirate's coins from The Pirates of the Caribbean saga came from? Pieces of Eight were actually the Spanish dollar known as peso de ocho and were silver coins, about 38 millimeters in diameter.
The modern rank of captain (abbreviated CAPT) is a senior officer rank, with the pay grade of O-6. It ranks above commander and below rear admiral (lower half).
Ordinary seaman
The lowest ranking personnel in the deck department. An ordinary seaman (OS) generally helps out with work that able seamen do.
Cadets are the lowest-ranking sailors aboard a ship.
At the bottom of this list is Chopper, whose bounty has stayed embarrassingly low throughout the series. Chopper's first bounty was a mere 50 berries, as he was mistaken for a pet.
matey (or mate)
Scabby sea bass
A stalwart of pirate vocabulary used to essentially to call your antagonist a rotten old fish! A funny but effective pirate insult by today's standards.
Drew Maggi sat at a hotel across the Allegheny River from PNC Park on Saturday night. The 33-year-old infielder arrived in Pittsburgh around 7 p.m., having just been called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates from Double-A Altoona.
Depp starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in all five of the previous Pirates of the Caribbean movies between 2003 and 2017.
Davy Jones was a Scottish pirate whose mortal life is mysterious and less known. According to myths, he was a courageous sailor who fell in love with the harsh and untamable sea goddess, Calypso.
The Black Pearl (formerly known as the Wicked Wench) is a fictional ship in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails.