merchant marines
Civilian cargo crews
Merchant marines are the civilian sailors and ships that carry cargo and passengers for a nation's commercial trade.
During wartime, merchant marine vessels often transport military supplies, making them strategically important despite their non-combat status.
The term refers both to the fleet itself and to the sailors who crew these ships: His grandfather served in the merchant marines during World War II.
- cargo shipsVessels for transporting goods
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- fleetsGroups of vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- portsShip berths or device jacks
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- seafaring peoplessailors, navigators, Vikings, fishermen, Polynesians
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers
- Asian Maritimejunks, junk, sampan, dragon boats, dragon boat
- naval transporttroopships, troop transport, supply ships, cargo ships, landing craft
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Maritime military force
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Commercial freight drivers
railroad workers · teamsters · freight haulers · ground transportation · cargo pilots
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