Merchant Navy

A Merchant Navy was a fleet of ships used for commercial purposes instead of military.
== History ==
Ace's maternal grandfather, Frank Dudman, was in the British Merchant Navy during World War II. He died at sea during the war in 1943. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
Heather McCrimmon's great-grandpa had been in the Merchant Navy. His ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1944. He was killed. (COMIC: The Submariners)
Daryl Christofi "started out" in the Merchant Navy. His first diving experience was with them in the South China Seas. (PROSE: Daryl Christofi)
== Behind the scenes ==
Tom Baker joined the British Merchant Navy at the same time that he took up acting.
When he was fifteen, Gareth Hunt joined the British Merchant Navy.
Category:Aquatic vessels