Category:Merchant ships

**merchant vessel**
	civilian boat or ship that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire
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In the old days sailing and commanding the crew of a ship was done by a captain or scipper, destination and use of the ship was in the hands of the merchant on the ship. Merchant ships are ships with a merchant on board.

English: Vessels for transport of goods

Deutsch: Frachtschiffe

Русский: Купеческие суда

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