# West Indiaman

> general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas

**Wikidata**: [Q18378714](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18378714)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indiaman)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/west-indiaman