merchant marine
Example Sentences
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Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
One was a former merchant marine whose wooden 32-foot ketch was barely adequate for a journey through the punishing Southern Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Murals of cartoon characters painted decades ago by an unhoused merchant marine in exchange for shelter were painted over at some point before the property was sold, Harapetian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Some mark her 90 years on earth, others Grandpa’s travels as a merchant marine.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
At sixteen he joined the merchant marine, and his first voyage took him around Cape Horn in the winter: it was his first experience of the Southern Ocean.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
