Did Pirates live on their ships or did they have homes?

In the age of sail, some sailors, not just pirates had permanent homes ashore with their families. But many sailors ashore would just rent a cheap room wherever they washed up between voyages. read more

After spending their meagre wages on wine, women, song, and women, they would be off to their next ship. My guess is that most pirates, except perhaps the captains, did not have permanent homes. Modern day pirates, however, have homes, often very modest (unless they have a big score). read more

Depends on the ship; merchant ships which the pirates feed off have lots of internal space for carrying cargo and very few crew. Warships which the pirates steer clear of have little cargo space (just supplies for the ship and crew) but lots of bodies to house. read more

The preferred bed in a pirate ship was a hammock as it would rock and sway with the ship's motions, providing for an easier night of sleep. You can bet that a pirate's hygiene was sorely lacking. Not only did they not have a huge supply of water (on board that is), but most of them were drunk men and most likely didn't care if they stunk or not. read more