A corsair is a

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

, especially: *

Barbary corsair The Barbary pirates, or Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. This area was known in Europe as the ...

, Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers operating from North Africa *

French corsairs Corsairs (french: corsaire) were privateers, authorized to conduct raids on shipping of a nation at war with France, on behalf of the French crown. Seized vessels and cargo were sold at auction, with the corsair captain entitled to a portion of t ...

, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Novels

* ''Corsair'', a nautical historical novel by

Dudley Pope Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (29 December 1925 – 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. Greatly inspired by C.S. Forester, Pope was one of the mos ...

, published in 1987 * ''Corsair'' (Bunch novel), a 2001 fantasy novel by Chris Bunch * ''Corsair'' (Cussler novel), a 2009 adventure novel by Clive Cussler

Music

* "Le Corsaire" Overture by Hector Berlioz Op. 21 *

The Corsairs The Corsairs were an American doo wop ensemble from La Grange, North Carolina. The group consisted of the three Uzzell brothers, Moses, Jay, James and their cousin, George Wooten. Initially they performed as The Gleems, and toured the East Coast, ...

, a 1960s doo-wop group * "Corsair", a song on the 2002 album ''

Geogaddi ''Geogaddi'' is the second studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was released on 13 February 2002 in Japan, then five days later in Europe, by Warp. The album is aesthetically and stylistically darker than the appro ...

'' by Boards of Canada * "Corsair", a 2007 song from the EP ''

Voyage Voyage(s) or The Voyage may refer to: Literature *''Voyage : A Novel of 1896'', Sterling Hayden * ''Voyage'' (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter *''The Voyage'', Murray Bail * "The Voyage" (short story), a 1921 story by K ...

'' by In Fear and Faith

Video games

* '' Corsairs: Conquest at Sea'', a 1999 game by Microïds * Corsairs (''Freelancer''), a fictional criminal organization in ''Freelancer'' * Corsair, an evolution to the Gambler class in ''Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan'' * The Corsair, a persona in the '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' multiplayer game

Other arts and entertainment

* ''

The Corsair ''The Corsair'' (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord Byron (see 1814 in poetry) and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was influential throughout th ...

'', an 1814 poem by Lord Byron *

Corsair (comics) Corsair (Major Christopher Summers, USAF) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a star-faring hero who leads the Starjammers, and the father of X-Men superheroes Cyclop ...

, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Corsair'' (film), a 1931 American gangster film

Companies

Corsair Gaming Corsair Gaming, Inc. is an American computer peripherals and hardware company headquartered in Milpitas, California. Previously Corsair Components and Corsair Memory, it was incorporated in California in January 1994 as Corsair Microsystems and r ...

(formerly Corsair Components), an American computer peripherals and hardware company *

Corsair International Corsair International, legally ''Corsair S.A.'' and previously ''Corsairfly'' and ''Corse Air International'', is a French charter airline headquartered in Rungis and based at Orly Airport. It is a subsidiary of German investor Intro Aviation (53 ...

(formerly Corsairfly and Corsair), a French airline *

Corsair Marine Corsair Marine International is a sailboat builder that builds trailerable trimarans. Since 1984, Corsair Marine has sold more than 2,500 trimarans. Dealers represent and service Corsair Marine's trimarans in 6 regions of the US and 19 other locati ...

, a builder of trimaran sailboats

Military

Vought F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts ...

, a US Navy World War II and Korean War fighter aircraft *

Vought SBU Corsair The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was based upon the F3U-1 two-seat fighter that was abandoned when the Navy decided not to obtain ...

, a US Navy biplane dive bomber first flown in 1933 * Vought O4U Corsair, two different experimental biplane scout-observation aircraft, neither of which entered regular service *

LTV A-7 Corsair II The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...

, a US Navy and later US Air Force jet attack aircraft *

O2U Corsair The Vought O2U Corsair was a 1920s biplane scout and observation aircraft. Developed by Vought Corporation, the O2U was ordered by the United States Navy (USN) in 1927. Powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine, it inco ...

, a US Navy biplane scout and observation aircraft * Corsair, a subclass of the ''Tench''-class submarine, a US Navy World War II class ** , a US Navy submarine * USS ''Corsair'' (SP-159), a private steam yacht briefly chartered by the US Navy in World War I

Transportation

Air

Cessna 425 The Cessna 425, known as the Corsair and later as the Conquest I, is an eight-seat American pressurized turboprop twin-engined light aircraft. Now out of production, it was built by Cessna Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, between 1980 and 1986. De ...

, a light aircraft originally known as Corsair *

, a French airline subsidiary of the TUI Group * ''Corsair'' (G-ADVB), a

Short Empire The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements of the growing commercial airline sector, with a particular emphasis upon its usefulness ...

flying boat flown by

Imperial Airways Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long-range airline, operating from 1924 to 1939 and principally serving the British Empire routes to South Africa, India, Australia and the Far East, including Malaya and Hong Kong. Passenger ...

and

BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passi ...

Land

Edsel Corsair The Edsel Corsair is an automobile that was produced and sold by Edsel in 1958 and 1959. For 1958, the Corsair was built on the longer, wider Edsel platform shared with Mercury. For 1959, the Corsair shared the shorter, narrower Ranger platform w ...

, an American automobile of the late fifties *

Ford Corsair The name Ford Corsair was used both for a car produced by Ford of Britain between 1963 and 1970, and for an unrelated Nissan-based automobile marketed by Ford Australia between 1989 and 1992. Ford Consul Corsair (1963–1965), Ford Corsair V4 (19 ...

, a British car model of the late 1960s, and an Australian model of the late 1980s * Corsair motorcycle, built by

Cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

* ''Corsair'', a

GWR Bogie Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) Bogie Class were broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August/September 1849, with the remainder following between June 1854 ...

broad gauge locomotive that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1849 and 1873 * ''Corsair'', locomotive No. 3037 of the

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

that was built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1894 and 1908 *

Lincoln Corsair The Lincoln Corsair is a compact luxury crossover marketed and sold by the Lincoln brand of Ford Motor Company since the 2020 model year. It replaces the outgoing MKC. In 2020, the Corsair was the best-selling vehicle for the Lincoln brand. ...

, a compact American crossover *

Phantom Corsair The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, Californ ...

, a prototype two-door sedan built in 1938

Sea

* ''Corsair I'', a yacht built by William Cramp and Sons for Charles J. Osborn and bought by

J. P. Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known ...

in 1882 * ''Corsair II'', a yacht built for J. P. Morgan in 1891, which served as during the Spanish–American War * ''Corsair III'', a yacht built in 1898 for J. P. Morgan (the last he owned), that served the US Navy in World Wars I and II, in the latter as USS ''Oceanographer'' * ''Corsair IV'', a yacht built for

J. P. Morgan Jr. John Pierpont Morgan Jr. (September 7, 1867 – March 13, 1943) was an American banker, finance executive, and philanthropist. He inherited the family fortune and took over the business interests including J.P. Morgan & Co. after his father J. P ...

in 1930, the largest built in the United States *

Corsair (dinghy) The Corsair is a class of sixteen foot, three handed sailing dinghy. The boat was designed by Australian designer Alan Payne who is famous for designing Sir Frank Packer's America's Cup challenge yachts ''Gretel'' and ''Gretel II ''Gretel I ...

, a class of sixteen-foot three-handed sailing dinghies

Other uses

* Corsair (Novell), a former operating system and user interface project for NetWare *

Corsair Bay A corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: * Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers operating from North Africa * French corsairs, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to: Arts and ...

, a bay located in

Lyttelton Harbour Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand; the other is Akaroa Harbour on the southern coast. It enters from the northern coast of the peninsula, heading in a pred ...

, Canterbury New Zealand * ''The Corsair'' (Santa Monica College newspaper), the student newspaper of Santa Monica College, California * ''The Corsair'' (Pensacola State College newspaper), the student newspaper of Pensacola State College, Florida