Maru vs. Small Merchant

Argus00 · 11-04-07, 06:03 PM

I've also seen US patrol logs listing Marus from 82 tons to 8,800 tons. Voted for over 500 tons since I don't bother sinking anything lighter anymore.

As for the gunboat, if it carries a gun and is "enlisted" in a Navy, it's a warship, as opposed to an armed merchant which also carries one or more guns but is enlisted in the Merchant Marine ranks.

MorganThePirate · 11-04-07, 07:40 PM

The Maru language, one of several spoken among the Kachin people in Myanmar/Burma and China. The Japanese name for a circle, which is used to mean "correct". Maru (丸) is Japanese abailey (castle wall). The word maru is often attached as a suffix to Japanese ship names regardless of tonnage.

sqk7744 · 11-05-07, 10:30 AM

Thanks Gents!

Peto · 11-05-07, 10:42 AM

To my recollection, US Subs could only add a flag for ships over 500 tons. Otherwise they were considered as miscellaneous craft.

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11-04-07, 06:03 PM	#1
Argus00 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 153 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I've also seen US patrol logs listing Marus from 82 tons to 8,800 tons. Voted for over 500 tons since I don't bother sinking anything lighter anymore. As for the gunboat, if it carries a gun and is "enlisted" in a Navy, it's a warship, as opposed to an armed merchant which also carries one or more guns but is enlisted in the Merchant Marine ranks. __________________ ________________________ Semper ubi sub ubi ubique.

11-04-07, 07:40 PM	#2
MorganThePirate Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On battle stations in sunny AZ Posts: 54 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Maru The Maru language, one of several spoken among the Kachin people in Myanmar/Burma and China. The Japanese name for a circle, which is used to mean "correct". Maru (丸) is Japanese abailey (castle wall). The word maru is often attached as a suffix to Japanese ship names regardless of tonnage.

11-05-07, 10:30 AM	#3
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Thanks Gents! __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial

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11-05-07, 10:42 AM	#4
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	To my recollection, US Subs could only add a flag for ships over 500 tons. Otherwise they were considered as miscellaneous craft.