Why was there no concerted effort to end the Barbary pirate raids until the 1800’s?

Europe was not united and there was no clear common enemy named barbary states. That is the main reason there were no main efforts to end the Barbary pirate raids.  How did the Barbary pirates end? The United States successfully defeated Qaramanli’s forces with a combined naval and land assault by the United States Marine …

When was the tactic of chaining ships together last used in a major naval battle?

When was the last naval engagement? October 1944 The last fleet engagement for the U.S. Navy was against the Imperial Japanese Navy in October 1944, at Leyte Gulf off the Philippine coast. Like Trafalgar, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was decisive; it spelled the end of the Japanese fleet as a fighting force. Nor did …