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
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.
Kaupskip is a generic name for several classes of merchant or merchant raider boats. These classes include the Karv which was a raider/merchant. Two examples of these craft are the Gokstad ship and the Oseberg ships. The second class was the Knarr. this was a 15 to 20 meter merchant ship with a wide beam and able to carry large loads. This was the type of ship Leif Erickson used on his journey to the America's. the last is the Byrding. this was a smaller coastal merchant ship built like the Knarr but on a smaller scale.
3,000 Allied ships (175 warships; 2,825 merchant ships)
privateers
arm the merchant ships
A group of ships traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops and warships for protection.
The name for a group of ships, beginning with an "s", would be squadron.
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
The operation to protect American merchant ships in the Atlantic before the US entered the war was called the Neutrality Patrol. It involved escorting and protecting merchant ships from attacks by German submarines.
Frederick C. Matthews has written: 'American merchant ships, 1850-1900' -- subject(s): History, Merchant marine, Merchant ships, 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
The ships that carried India Pale Ale to India were simply called merchant ships.
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one
Congress denied President Wilson the right to do what with merchant ships?