Armed merchant ship

The term armed merchant ship may describe a number of similar ship modifications intended for significantly different missions. This page is intended as a list to offer the reader links to articles of interest.

* East Indiaman describes late 18th and early 19th-century sailing ships engaged in trade while carrying guns similar to contemporary warships.
* Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships were civilian-manned cargo ships carrying a small number of military personnel to operate an anti-submarine gun and anti-aircraft machine guns during the world wars of the early 20th century. [Hague 2000 pp.101-105]
* Auxiliary cruisers were cargo ships commissioned as naval vessels with a military crew, converted to carry the guns of a light cruiser, and sometimes used as Merchant raiders. [Schmalenbach 1979 pp.11-15]
* Armed Merchant Cruisers were fast passenger liners commissioned as naval vessels with a military crew and converted to carry the guns of a light cruiser. [Lenton&Colledge 1968 p.265]
* Naval trawlers were fishing trawlers commissioned as naval vessels with a military crew and equipped for minesweeping or anti-submarine escort. [Lenton&Colledge 1968 pp.403-404]
* Q-ships were small civilian ships commissioned as naval vessels with a military crew, but retaining their original appearance while carrying concealed anti-submarine weapons. [Morison 1975 pp.281-286]

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