ARMED MERCHANT SHIPS--A HISTORICAL REVIEW

The use of converted merchant ships for naval purposes has been essential in every war in recorded history. This paper reviews the way in which the Royal Navy has used, or planned to use, merchant ships since the days of the early steamship. The author points out that the problems with converted merchant ships have always been in the areas of subdivision, stability, endurance and local strength.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Brown, D K
• Conference:
  • Conference on Merchant Ships to War
  • Location: London, England
  • Date: 1987-10-19 to 1987-10-21
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11p.+discuss.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Merchant vessels; Military vessels; Ship conversion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Merchant ships
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: History; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657480
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM