A cargo ship, cargo vessel, transport ship or a freighter, was a vessel that carried people or supplies (or both) from one location to another.
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The Annabelle was an 18th century cargo ship that transported weapons between France and Scotland. (TV: The Highlanders)
The Elysium was a steam freighter that operated from 1887-88. (PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!)
A medical transport ship with Chula nanogenes onboard crashed in England during World War II. (TV: The Empty Child)
In 1988. the Neptune was a cargo ship travelling around the world from California back to California in sixty-three days. (PROSE: Dateline to Deadline)
In the 26th century, Dalek cargo ships including K-6 were used by the Daleks for transport between the planet Hell and their Death Wheel. (COMIC: Nemesis of the Daleks)
In the 29th century, (AUDIO: Checkmate) the Lorelei was converted to a transport ship to take over a hundred fifty-seven thousand Voc robots to Ventalis. (AUDIO: Robophobia)
The SS Pentallian was a 42nd century cargo ship. It was nearly destroyed when it took gas from the living sun Torajii, but the Tenth Doctor was able to return the gas to the sun and save the ship. (TV: 42)
By 16087, Nerva had a transport ship to take the humans back to Earth once the planet was habitable again. (TV: The Ark in Space)