Merchant Services
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The Merchant Marines or Merchant Service was a group within the Federation that operated various survey vessels and freighters.
The SS Beagle, commanded by Captain R.M. Merik, was a vessel operated by the Merchant Service. Merik joined the Service after dropping out of Starfleet Academy during his fifth year.
Carstairs, of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 , formerly served on a Merchant Marine freighter in the Canopus region. His ship had at one time visited Alpha Carinae II to conduct a geology survey of the planet for a mining company.
