Thesaurus Term/Concept: CATAPULT ARMED MERCHANTMAN

Identifier	159215
Class	MARITIME CRAFT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	World War II-era British merchant ships used in convoys as an emergency stop-gap until sufficient escort carriers became available. They were equipped with a rocket-propelled catapult launching a single Hawker Sea Hurricane plane.

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