Johnny couldn't tell, but not one ship plied those waters.
For the next 11 years the ship plied the Atlantic crossing without any major incident.
During the war, as the ship plied the dangerous Murmansk run, we kept in touch with her.
As Alkimos, the ship plied the world's oceans for some two decades.
A few keystrokes brought up on the monitor a list of ships plying the Atlantic.
Ninety percent of world commerce moves on water, though, in 46,000 ships plying 3,000 ports.
It was not that half-delusory ship in which she had first plied upriver from the west.
"Black Drake would become the fastest, richest ship to ply the ports of the continent."
Lascars were also used by ships plying other routes.
Their cargo-laden ships were already plying the sea of Middle Earth in increasing numbers.