A merchantman is a vessel that is non naval. This includes cargo ships, tankers and freighters. There was also an ST Merchantman tug boat that was in service from 1946 to 1962 when it was retired.
Armed merchantmen.
Oilers then merchantmen.
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James Lennox Kerr has written: 'Touching the adventures...of merchantmen in the Second World War'
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Not counting the flotilla of the cockleshell heroes or the merchantmen, there were 885 ships of the British fleet. There were 278 losses.
Buccaneers were hired by the British Crown to attack Spanish merchantmen because Britain and Spain were at war. Pirates were criminals who attacked anyone they wanted.
Genesis 37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt
She encouarged Francis Drake to hi-jack them and steal all of the goods being transported from South America