Merchant ships can't have weapons because the government doesn't want weapons to be sold overseas. Which may be contributing to the war in Iraq.
Merchant ships did (and still do!) travel all over the world, wherever there are sea ports.
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one
3,000 Allied ships (175 warships; 2,825 merchant ships)
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Triangular trade
Q Ships - which were merchant ships armed with camouflaged weapons which could be used against surface submarines.
arm the merchant ships
Frederick C. Matthews has written: 'American merchant ships, 1850-1900' -- subject(s): History, Merchant marine, Merchant ships, Ships
The use by British and the Americans of a convoy system (40-70 ships) and the development of more effective anti-submarine weapons such as depth charges and radar helped protect Allied merchant ships.
Merchant ships did (and still do!) travel all over the world, wherever there are sea ports.
Roger Villar has written: 'Merchant ships at war' -- subject(s): Armed merchant ships, British Naval operations, Falkland Islands War, 1982, Merchant ships
Congress denied President Wilson the right to do what with merchant ships?
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one
Orchard Cook has written: 'Mr. Cook's motion for arming merchant vessels' -- subject(s): Armed merchant ships, Merchant ships
Knarrs, which are Viking merchant ships.
Armed merchantmen.
Charles E. Cartwright has written: 'The tale of our merchant ships' -- subject(s): Merchant marine, Ships