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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: firestar12 on May 14, 2009, 21:50:58

Title: What is it called?
Post by: firestar12 on May 14, 2009, 21:50:58

Hi guys, what is it called on a ship in the name, like RMS, or M/V, or M/S?

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: firestar12 on May 14, 2009, 22:09:20

No Diamant, I was asking what they are called. Not what they stand for. ;)

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: mvsmith on May 14, 2009, 22:09:57

RMS := Royal Mail Steamer  (later, Ship)
M/V :=Motor Vessel
M/S := Motor Ship

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: firestar12 on May 14, 2009, 22:11:57

Thanks very much Diamant! ;D

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: J3nsen on May 14, 2009, 22:14:28

Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship, Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract by Royal Mail. They have the right to fly the pennant of the Royal Mail when sailing. Titanic was one of them....

M/S and M/V
A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an engine, usually a diesel engine. The name of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV or M/V.

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: firestar12 on May 14, 2009, 22:15:17

Quote from: Firestar on May 14, 2009, 22:09:20

I was asking what they are called. Not what they stand for. ;)

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: J3nsen on May 14, 2009, 22:42:48

 :doh:

Title: Re: What is it called?
Post by: mvsmith on May 15, 2009, 00:05:02

They are called “Letters”, except for the /, which is called a Virgule, or sometimes a Solidus (although the solidus has an angle closer to 45 degrees). Some folks call it a “slash” but they don’t know much.