collier
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My grandfather had been a collier in northern England, my father a career Marine sergeant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
It looked to him as though the collier was heading straight for the smaller boat but he thought little of it, having faith the Bywell Castle would alter its path.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2018
The Bywell Castle ploughed straight into the starboard side of the Princess Alice, which weighed less than a third of the 890-ton collier.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2018
The sinking of its cutter Tampa with 115 souls aboard stands, with the exception of the Navy's lost collier Cyclops, as the largest single U. S. naval loss during the World War.
From Time Magazine Archive
He commenced his seafaring life as an apprentice on a collier, but soon rose to be mate.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
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