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At his command, the Navy fought and won a number of battles with French warships harassing American merchantmen in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Soviet merchantmen ply between Vietnamese coast ports and the Cambodian port of Kompong Som on resupply missions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Off Bod� in northern Norway, through wind-tossed snow and rain, they sighted a German convoy � four merchantmen and five escorts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. flags painted on the side of merchantmen in World War II haven't been much help to U.S. shipping lately�in fact, have served as convenient bull's-eyes for Nazi subs in unrestricted warfare.

From Time Magazine Archive

To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin