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Meanings of merchant service in English

Spanish
marina mercante británica

Merchant marine service of the United Kingdom.

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marina mercante británica
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Examples for "merchant navy"
Examples for "merchant navy"
1
No, he didn't: he'd been drafted into the merchant navy, not the army.
Coalition's End
2
The merchant navy, although numerous, was equally deficient in vessels of any size.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
3
Sir, -I qualified as a merchant navy officer at 19 years of age.
The Irish Times
4
Civilians-andmerchant navy-hadnever had a need for them before.
Coalition's End
5
They were taught maritime skills before their inevitable service in the royal or merchant navy.
The Guardian
1
That began in the 1980s, since when the number of British merchant navy officers has been cut by two-thirds.
The Guardian
Usage of merchant service in English
1
She was as lucky and prosperous there as in the merchant service.
Two Years Before the Mast
2
I've been several voyages in the merchant service, and I think that-
Moby Dick
3
I've been reading a novel about the merchant service, and I know.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
4
I should be plain Mr. Hay Denver, of the merchant service.
Beyond the City
5
You were a sailor in the merchant service before that?- Yes.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
6
I don't claim to be R. N., but I'm not merchant service either.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
7
He was many years in the merchant service, and wrote his recollections in 1824.
American Prisoners of the Revolution
8
The navy style of coaling is different from that customary in the merchant service.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
9
It is the best of training for the merchant service.
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
10
They go principally to Liverpool, and sometimes to Greenock, and enter the merchant service.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
11
I dare not return home in such disgrace, and consequently drifted into the merchant service.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
12
The merchant service affords ample opportunity for the exercise of a man's courage and determination.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
13
To escape, if possible, from himself, Jack had gone to sea in the merchant service.
The Haunters & The Haunted / Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supe...
14
I had not thought of entering the navy or remaining at sea in the merchant service.
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
15
In the English merchant service boys serve a long apprenticeship to the sea, of seven years.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
16
All the rest go into the merchant service.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
Translations for merchant service