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After the Revolutionary War, the United States maintained no standing fleet, but attacks by the Barbary pirates—corsairs based in North Africa who preyed on American merchant ships and took sailors ransom—drove Congress to reestablish a navy in the 1790s.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
By the way, the dragon turned out to be a small Nile crocodile, which may have escaped from a merchant ship.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Hundreds of merchant ships remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The alert was issued shortly after the United States military announced that two merchant ships had transited the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
By the way, the dragon turned out to be a small Nile crocodile, which may have escaped from a merchant ship.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Hundreds of merchant ships remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The alert was issued shortly after the United States military announced that two merchant ships had transited the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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