Blockade runner
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{{for|the book by Jules Verne|The Blockade Runners}} |
{{for|the book by Jules Verne|The Blockade Runners}} |
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{{More footnotes|date=July 2011}} |
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[[File:SS Banshee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Blockade runners of the American Civil War| |
[[File:SS Banshee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Blockade runners of the American Civil War|American Civil War blockade runner]] USS ''Banshee'', 1863]] |
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A '''blockade runner''' is a [[merchant vessel]] used for evading a naval [[blockade]] of a [[port]] or [[strait]]. It is usually light and fast, using stealth and speed rather than confronting the blockaders in order to break the blockade. Blockade runners usually transport cargo, for example bringing food or arms to a blockaded city. They have also carried mail in an attempt to communicate with the outside world. |
A '''blockade runner''' is a [[merchant vessel]] used for evading a naval [[blockade]] of a [[port]] or [[strait]]. It is usually light and fast, using stealth and speed rather than confronting the blockaders in order to break the blockade. Blockade runners usually transport cargo, for example bringing food or arms to a blockaded city. They have also carried mail in an attempt to communicate with the outside world. |
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