Definition of Troopship. Meaning of Troopship. Synonyms of Troopship

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Definition of Troopship

Troopship
Troopship Troop"ship`, n. A vessel built or fitted for the conveyance of troops; a transport. [Eng.]

Meaning of Troopship from wikipedia

- A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted...
- surge in the spread of infectious diseases, especially in the packed troopships. The first ships began to make landfall scattered across the Canadian...
- fleet. The United States Army Parachute Team has operated a single C-31A Troopship for conducting its skydiving exhibitions since 1985. As of July 2018,...
- HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy...
- Nicobar-class troopships are large multi-role troopships converted from merchant ships which were originally ordered by the Ministry of Shipping for service...
- The Iosif Stalin-class p****enger ship was a two-ship class of large turbo-electric powered p****enger ships, operated by the Soviet Baltic Sea Shipping...
- Navigation Company had operated a previous Dunera (1891), which served as a troopship during the Second Boer War. After sea trial in 1937, she was handed over...
- At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Asama Maru was serving as a troopship and had just arrived at Saipan. In early 1942, she made several voyages...
- Netherlands in 1929. The US requisitioned her as the United States Navy troopship USS Rijndam from 1918 until 1919. She was the first of four Holland America...
- ****embled; the solution was an extensive program of building new freighters. Troopships were too fast for the submarines and did not travel the North Atlantic...