troop ship

Military personnel vessel

A troop ship is a vessel designed or adapted to transport military personnel, especially across oceans during wartime.

Large passenger liners were often converted to troop ships in both World Wars: The Queen Mary served as a troop ship, carrying thousands of soldiers across the Atlantic.

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Armed naval vessel

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Pleasure voyage vessel

passenger liner · ocean liner · cruise liner · pleasure craft · ferry

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