Merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact.
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Examples for "armed merchantmen "
Examples for "armed merchantmen "
1 And they tell me you have at least two armed merchantmen ?
2 There were too many privateers and armed merchantmen always in the river, besides cruisers moving to and fro on commerce-protection duty.
1 Feb. 24-Britishcapture German steamer Gotha; British armed merchantman Clan Macnaughton reported missing.
2 Feb. 23-Australianmail boat Maloja fired on by armed merchantman in English Channel; operations at the Dardanelles interrupted by unfavorable weather.
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