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Merchant raider
Warship type disguised as a non-combatant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels.
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Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels.