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At it's simplest, the answer is yes, commissioned officers could sail on vessels that weren't warships.
In times of war, the Royal Navy would supplement its own warships with merchant vessels to perform roles that didn't require a warship, such as, transportation (of soldiers, horses, military supplies and victuals, etc.) In these cases, the RN would hire ...
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