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nave de asalto comercial

Type of warship disguised as a non-militant.

nave de asalto comercial
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They feel so secure in their hiding places that they have made use of their guns mostly to arm merchant raiders.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
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As an auxiliary cruiser she must have been prepared for attack.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, ...
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As we steamed into the harbor we passed close to the auxiliary cruiser St.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
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The Lusitania was a British auxiliary cruiser, a man-of-war.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, ...
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Report at "New Hampshire" immediately, ready to go on board auxiliary cruiser "Yankee."
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
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Feb. 18-Germanauxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm has sunk six British ships off the coast of Brazil.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
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The exploits of these two German commerce raiders attracted general attention, because they were the exceptions to the rule.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...