Captain Kidd Captain Kidd had many ships and many hard times throughout his life, and unfortunately he was hung on 5 counts of piracy. Captain Kidd was born in 1645, in Scotland. He set sail in many ships including; The Adventure Galley, Quedagh Merchant, and his last ship the Antonio. Many legends about Captain Kidd have made him the most famous of pirates. Acts of piracy were never definitely linked to him and some authorities now doubt that he was ever a pirate at all. In King William’s war between the English and the French, he became known as the bold captain of a privateer in the West Indies. Later, at the request of the governor of New York, Kidd was....

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