# Why do pirates attack Navy ships? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648 "2011-03-14T11:57:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/21 "2011-03-15T03:26:59Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > plus you know, being pirates, they would have only one good eye.. Win. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/22 "2011-03-15T03:33:33Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > For the lulz? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/23 "2011-03-15T09:57:53Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > 😕 Joke, basically just doing it for a laugh. Like their buddies are daring and double-daring them to do it. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/24 "2011-03-16T16:29:31Z")
> [@JerseyMarine2092](#): > > Only when the 5" gun opens up do they really realize the gravity of the situation. Please… Way too much club. Just about everyone still has a couple 20mm guns for such light work. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/25 "2011-03-16T16:50:21Z")
I long for the days of the Soviet Union, since to increase the surprise factor, the Evil Empire could send a few more fully operational battle stations their way. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/26 "2011-03-16T18:46:04Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > If they _do_ manage to capture that frigate, imagine the pay off! (Insert Dr. Evil quotes here.) Reminds me of [this Far Side panel](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9295/spiders7qv.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Kiber](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiber/32/317_2.png) [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648/27 "2011-03-16T19:26:21Z")
Maybe the navy ship was wearing a [diguise](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_Covered_In_Branches.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ussflierproject.com/2010/02/&usg=__UBOCniCdNwZn1pDAXflMi6-w32A=&h=304&w=450&sz=32&hl=en&start=68&zoom=1&tbnid=EdEgTiiyTulWxM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=214&ei=mA6BTevqKsje0gG8oZXwCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwarship%2Bdisguise%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D819%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=342&oei=DQ6BTZO4MofZgAecteSLCA&page=4&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:68&tx=132&ty=75). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-attack-navy-ships/574648.md?page=1)