Merchant ships that carry mixed goods or trade along the coast and between nearby ports, including freighters, coasters and liberty ships. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the ship a cargo ship, freighter, coaster or Liberty ship. It excludes specialised bulk and container carriers. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Liberty Ship
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Liberty ships are a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program.
Cargo ship (Wikipedia)
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A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship designed to transport goods, commodities, and materials across seas and oceans to help others, or to ship to stores.
Coastal trading vessel (Wikipedia)
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Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters or skoots, are shallow-hulled merchant ships used for transporting cargo along a coastline.
Barge (Wikipedia)
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A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion.
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