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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-06-15 and was most recently seen on 2026-06-15.
Cruiser rules, alternatively called prize rules, is a colloquial phrase referring to the conventions regarding the attacking of a merchant ship by an armed vessel. Here cruiser is meant in its original meaning of a ship sent on an independent mission such as commerce raiding. Cruiser in modern naval terminology refers to a type of ship rather than its mission. Cruiser rules govern when it is permissible to open fire on an unarmed ship and the treatment of the crews of captured vessels, and are contrasted to unrestricted submarine warfare where submarines attack without warning and do not act to protect crew.
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