Merchantman
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A merchantman is any non-naval vessel, including Tanker
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

s, freighter
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

s, or cargo ship
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

s, but not troopship
Troopship
A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...

s.

Merchantman may refer to:
  • ST Merchantman, a tug in service with United Towing Co Ltd from 1946 to 1962
  • The freighter conversion of the Vickers Vanguard
    Vickers Vanguard
    The Vickers Type 950 Vanguard was a British short/medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1959 by Vickers-Armstrongs, a development of their successful Viscount design with considerably more internal room. The Vanguard was introduced just before the first of the large jet-powered airliners,...

     airliner
  • The colloquial name for a mercaptan additive to normally odourless liquified petroleum gas
    Liquified petroleum gas
    Liquefied petroleum gas is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer...

    that gives it a pungent odour
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