so it allows the crew to fly the flag. The ship's namesake, Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd, shared his surname with a pirate captain ...

It was typically a black flag that featured either a skull ... It turns out that most of the higher ranking crew members on a pirate ship likely came from quite traditional middle class backgrounds.

Known as the "Gentleman Pirate," the real-life Bonnet actually paid the crew on his ship, which was a practice uncommon during the time. Check out the trailer for 'Our Flag Means Death' "Our Flag ...