• Thumbnail for Merchant navy
    A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country. On merchant vessels, seafarers of various...
    20 KB (1,998 words) - 12:49, 2 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
    The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings. In the UK...
    44 KB (4,318 words) - 23:20, 1 September 2024
  • Canada, like several other Commonwealth nations, created the Canadian Merchant Navy (French: Marine marchande Canadienne) in a large-scale effort during...
    13 KB (1,106 words) - 01:20, 26 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tower Hill Memorial
    Royal Navy at sea and by delivering food, products, and raw materials to the United Kingdom. Merchant ships were regularly sunk by the German Navy from...
    42 KB (4,723 words) - 22:17, 7 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for United States Merchant Marine
    and other waterways. In times of war, the Merchant Marine can be an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver military...
    92 KB (10,378 words) - 19:42, 13 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for SR Merchant Navy class
    The SR Merchant Navy class (originally known as the 21C1 class, and later informally known as Bulleid Pacifics, Spam Cans – which name was also applied...
    58 KB (6,130 words) - 14:01, 13 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of merchant navy capacity by country
    List of merchant navy capacity by flag is a list of the world foremost fleets of registered trading vessels ranked in both gross tonnage (GT) and deadweight...
    6 KB (255 words) - 01:18, 21 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Australian Merchant Navy Memorial
    The Australian Merchant Navy Memorial is a memorial honouring the Australian Merchant Navy's involvement in World War I and World War II. It is located...
    4 KB (337 words) - 20:03, 11 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Boatswain
    Guard) Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) Bootsmann Bosun's chair Buffer (navy) Deck department Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) Seafarer's professions...
    18 KB (1,645 words) - 20:26, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for British merchant seamen of World War II
    Merchant seamen crewed the ships of the British Merchant Navy which kept the United Kingdom supplied with raw materials, arms, ammunition, fuel, food...
    65 KB (9,057 words) - 18:49, 15 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Equivalent Royal Navy ranks in the Merchant Navy
    These are the equivalent Merchant Navy and Royal Navy ranks officially recognised by the British Government in the Second World War. Naval Auxiliaries...
    8 KB (82 words) - 15:00, 4 May 2022
  • Thumbnail for Merchant ship
    international merchant fleet in the world, albeit not the largest in history. During wars, merchant ships may be used as auxiliaries to the navies of their...
    12 KB (1,339 words) - 09:51, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Polish Merchant Navy
    The Polish Merchant Navy (Polish: Polska Marynarka Handlowa, PMH) was created in the interwar period when the Second Polish Republic regained independence...
    1 KB (158 words) - 06:54, 27 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Australian red ensign
    for Commonwealth Government use and another for the merchant navy. The winning design for the merchant ensign was based on the traditional British red ensign...
    13 KB (1,499 words) - 10:32, 22 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of SR Merchant Navy class locomotives
    The SR Merchant Navy class is a type of steam locomotive, designed by Oliver Bulleid, that ran on the British Southern Railway network. All were built...
    13 KB (311 words) - 13:19, 11 July 2024
  • The Nigerian Merchant Navy (NMN) consists of ships, their crew and supporting organizations owned by Nigerians and engaged in cabotage and international...
    19 KB (2,172 words) - 08:48, 1 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Merchant
    retail merchant. However, the term 'merchant' is often used in a variety of specialised contexts such as in merchant banker, merchant navy or merchant services...
    51 KB (6,236 words) - 11:34, 13 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sailor
    Sailor (redirect from Merchant mariner)
    ships professionally, be it for a military navy or civilian merchant navy, as a sport or recreationally. In a navy, there may be further distinctions: sailor...
    22 KB (2,692 words) - 21:53, 24 June 2024
  • Merchant Navy (foaled 14 November 2014) is an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed considerable promise as a juvenile when he was...
    15 KB (1,534 words) - 05:49, 26 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Royal Navy
    in the Royal Navy, plus 13 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). There are also four Point-class sealift ships from the Merchant Navy available to...
    154 KB (15,263 words) - 14:20, 21 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Able seaman
    An able seaman (AB) is a seaman and member of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted...
    11 KB (1,267 words) - 23:49, 25 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chief mate
    Captain Harlock aboard the Arcadia. Transport portal Angle of loll Merchant Navy Captain (nautical) Containerization First officer (aviation) Intermodal...
    18 KB (2,243 words) - 11:30, 7 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for World War II United States Merchant Navy
    World War II United States Merchant Navy was the largest civilian Navy in the world, which operated during World War II. With the United States fighting...
    32 KB (2,526 words) - 23:07, 6 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Radhika Menon (merchant navy officer)
    Merchant Navy officer currently serving as the captain of the Indian Merchant Navy. She is also the first female captain of the Indian Merchant Navy who...
    7 KB (614 words) - 21:00, 12 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Insignia
    Reserve Merchant Marine Insignia was a breast insignia of officers in the United States Merchant Marine who also served in the United States Navy or United...
    9 KB (1,186 words) - 09:43, 23 November 2021
  • Thumbnail for List of aircraft carriers
    merchantmen, merchant ships which carried cargo and an aircraft catapult (no flight deck). Escort carriers, usually converted merchant ships, see separate...
    147 KB (4,570 words) - 22:19, 21 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line
    SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line is a Southern Railway rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 class locomotive. 35028 was built at Eastleigh Works in 1948...
    5 KB (505 words) - 05:14, 20 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Greek Merchant Marine
    The Hellenic Merchant Navy refers to the merchant navy of Greece, engaged in commerce and transportation of goods and services universally. It consists...
    14 KB (1,458 words) - 15:31, 16 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nortraship
    (Nortraship) was established in London in April 1940 to administer the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels...
    34 KB (4,841 words) - 06:49, 31 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service
    who are announced on Merchant Navy Day, 3 September. A 'Merchant Navy Medal' with the same criteria was awarded by the Merchant Navy Welfare Board from...
    6 KB (471 words) - 12:05, 1 May 2024