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Again, welcome! Lyndaship (talk) 12:27, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Commissioned ships
To be part of a navy, normally ships have to be commissioned. A chartered merchant ship (even one conveying troops) does not become a ship of that navy and will continue flying its merchant ensign Lyndaship (talk) 12:29, 23 October 2019 (UTC)