Thinking along the line of the 'raiders' used in WWII. Looks like a tramp steamer until a threat arrives and then the gloves come off. A couple of mounted deck guns and enough 20mm to take care of anything short of a naval warship.
Hell, you could man it with a bunch of squids from this site as a vacation cruise.
18 posted on 04/06/2005 9:11:51 PM PDT by 11Bush
(If the shootin' don't start soon, I'll have to mount the Ma-Duece on my wheelchair.)