The Idea Of Troopships: Ocean Liners At War

"A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Standard troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets and unable land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges."
- Wikipedia

More information on US German seized liners:
http://swansongrp.com/troopships_history.html

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Chapter 1
2:45 Chapter 2
13:55 Chapter 3
22:57 Chapter 4
25:07 Epilogue

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