Preposition: of

• ton: In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.

• period: It is to date the only surviving extant example of an armed merchantman of this period.

Converse of object

• board: What then, an attempt to board British merchantmen?

• escort: These craft were used for anti-submarine and patrol work, or for minesweeping and escorting merchantmen.

• capture: Early in the year he captured a valuable Spanish merchantman off Ferrol.

• damage: She later damaged another merchantman and scored four hits on the Kent Class cruiser HMS Berwick before withdrawing.

Adjective modifier

• American: The State Department at Washington announces that American merchantmen are authorized to fire on any German submarine at sight.

• armed: The Lord Stewart was 248 foot long, 1445 ton armed merchantman.

• French: In June 1748 FOX brought into Kinsale a French merchantman of 230 tons bound to Bordeaux from Martinique with sugar and coffee.

• other: In all, HMS Breconshire made more trips to Malta than any other merchantman.

Preposition: in

• convoy: During the action, Mohawk evaded a bow ramming from the lead German merchantman in the convoy.