Neutral vessels and 'chasse-marees', manned by young naval officers, were proposed, and many other plans were devised.

On the home trip they sighted a wandering vessel, manned by blacks, trying to get to New York.

Royal Navy minesweeping efforts involved 421 vessels manned by 600 officers and 15,000 men from 1 April to 30 November 1919.

Ours was a good vessel, manned by sturdy men, but the best vessel and the best men can meet their match.

Cradock's fleet was significantly weaker than Spee's, consisting of mainly elderly vessels manned by largely inexperienced crews.

The size of the Danube Fleet in the late 17th century was 52 vessels (4 galliots, 28 frigates and 20 flat-bottomed river boats) manned by 4,070 crew.

He would find arrayed against him a formidable armed and armoured vessel, manned by members of a race that could pursue a battle to a remorseless conclusion.

Then he departed, with a fleet of vessels manned by hand-picked crews, to a long-prepared and hitherto secret retreat.

The whole force was transported on 500 vessels manned by 30,000 sailors under admiral Calonymus of Alexandria, guarded by ninety-two dromon warships.

In 1791, 102 vessels, manned by 3000 sealers, were hunting seals south of the equator.