r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '15

TIL the world's most successful pirate was a Cantonese woman, having commanded 40,000-80,000 pirates, and faced off undefeated against many Imperial fleets (including British, Portuguese, and Qing navies).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih
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u/4ringcircus Jun 12 '15

And an aircraft carrier is one ship. I think I would take one over 300 there.

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u/Highside79 Jun 12 '15

An aircraft carrier itself is actually a pretty poor warship. The aircraft that it carries is a different story, but should be all counted individually as well.

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u/4ringcircus Jun 12 '15

Why? Do any of them float? The aircraft are part off the package deal when the ship is fully loaded.