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The Federation Merchant Marine was founded shortly after the Federation itself was created. Although the Federation Constitution did not specifically provide for a merchant marine, its provisions on economic matters did grant the Federation Council broad powers ''"to maintain the economic health and strength of the Federation and all of its members."'' One of the many things the Council did with these powers was to establish the Merchant Marine. | The Federation Merchant Marine was founded shortly after the Federation itself was created. Although the Federation Constitution did not specifically provide for a merchant marine, its provisions on economic matters did grant the Federation Council broad powers ''"to maintain the economic health and strength of the Federation and all of its members."'' One of the many things the Council did with these powers was to establish the Merchant Marine. | ||
Historically, the broad term "merchant marine" means the commercial | Historically, the broad term "merchant marine" means the commercial or mercantile fleet of a nation, whether owned directly by that nation of by its citizens. In the spacefaring age, it includes the commercial starships of a particular species, planet, or government, and it is of course this aspect of commerce with which the Federation was primarily concerned when it established the Federation Merchant Marine. Individual planetary surface merchant marines do not fall within the Federation's jurisdiction, and neither do the individual starfaring merchant marines of the Federation's members. | ||
The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Andorian Andorian] Merchant Marine remains the largest and most professional of these, with a tradition extending back to the days of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Earth-Romulan_War Earth-Romulan War]. Many Andorian Merchant Marine crewmen joined the new Federation Merchant Marine, giving it a cadre of experienced captains and engineers during the early crises of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/First_Federation-Klingon_War Klingon wars] and the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Battle_of_Axanar Axanarian] secession. Grandsons and granddaughters of these captains served the Federation well during the emergency mobilizations against the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg Borg], the immense human crises of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation-Cardassian_Treaty Cardassian border relocation], and the more conventional support roles during the Tholian War. This tradition still holds strongly enough that even human and [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Tellarite Tellarite] crewmen enlist in the Andorian Merchant Marine in hopes of being able to join the Federation Merchant Marine some day. | The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Andorian Andorian] Merchant Marine remains the largest and most professional of these, with a tradition extending back to the days of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Earth-Romulan_War Earth-Romulan War]. Many Andorian Merchant Marine crewmen joined the new Federation Merchant Marine, giving it a cadre of experienced captains and engineers during the early crises of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/First_Federation-Klingon_War Klingon wars] and the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Battle_of_Axanar Axanarian] secession. Grandsons and granddaughters of these captains served the Federation well during the emergency mobilizations against the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg Borg], the immense human crises of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation-Cardassian_Treaty Cardassian border relocation], and the more conventional support roles during the Tholian War. This tradition still holds strongly enough that even human and [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Tellarite Tellarite] crewmen enlist in the Andorian Merchant Marine in hopes of being able to join the Federation Merchant Marine some day. | ||