British merchant navy

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civilian maritime fleet merchant navy

The British merchant navy is the United Kingdom’s civilian commercial shipping fleet, responsible for transporting goods and passengers worldwide under the British flag.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civilian maritime fleet → merchant navy →
alsoKnownAs	British merchant marine → UK merchant fleet →
associatedWith	British shipping companies → Lloyd's Register →
country	United Kingdom →
distinctFrom	Royal Fleet Auxiliary → Royal Navy →
economicSector	international trade → maritime transport →
employs	British seafarers → international seafarers →
flag	Red Ensign →
governedBy	UK Merchant Shipping Act →
hasSymbol	Red Ensign →
historicalImportance	British Empire → global trade →
homePortJurisdiction	British ports →
includes	bulk carriers → cargo ships → container ships → cruise ships → ferries → offshore support vessels → passenger ships → tankers →
language	English →
legalStatus	civilian →
operatedBy	United Kingdom →
partOf	UK maritime industry →
playedRoleIn	First World War → Second World War →
primaryFunction	commercial shipping → transport of goods → transport of passengers →
regulatedBy	Maritime and Coastguard Agency → UK Department for Transport →
regulates	UK-flagged commercial vessels →
scope	worldwide operations →
subjectTo	International Maritime Organization regulations → MARPOL Convention → SOLAS Convention → international maritime law →
supports	United Kingdom economy →
trainingProvidedBy	UK maritime colleges →
trainingStandard	STCW Convention →
usesFlagState	United Kingdom →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Merchant Navy ("British merchant marine") → British Merchant Navy ("UK merchant fleet") →	alsoKnownAs
North Sea theatre of World War I ("British merchant marine") →	affected
British ensign system ("British merchant marine") →	appliesTo
British Red Ensign ("British Merchant Navy Day") →	associatedWith
Red Duster ("British Merchant Navy") →	historicalUse
Joseph Conrad ("British merchant marine") →	militaryBranch
British Red Ensign →	usedBy