of Merchantman
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdditionally many captured or confisticated foreign civilian ships (merchantmen, fishing boats, tugboats etc.) were converted into auxiliary warships or support ships. Source: Internet
Constitution escorted twelve merchantmen to Philadelphia on her return voyage, and on 24 August put in at Boston, where she received new masts, sails, and rigging. Source: Internet
His subjects offer a cross-section of seventeenth-century Dutch society, ranging from the portrayal of a simple milkmaid at work, to the luxury and splendour of rich notables and merchantmen in their roomy houses. Source: Internet
Britain lost 3,238 merchantmen, a smaller fraction of her merchant marine than the enemy losses of 3,434. Source: Internet
Despite a storm which scattered the convoy, the merchantmen reached the protection of land-based air cover, causing Dönitz to call off the attack. Source: Internet
Constitution captured three British merchantmen, which Hull ordered burned rather than risk taking them back to an American port. Source: Internet