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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: Third Mate on February 25, 2011, 09:51:27

Title: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: Third Mate on February 25, 2011, 09:51:27

Ok so bottom line is ships are are known as "her" but I was Brittanic Her Majesty or His Majesty???

Title: Re: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: Third Mate on February 25, 2011, 11:05:01

Quote from: Third Mate on February 25, 2011, 09:51:27

Ok so bottom line is ships are are known as "her" but I was Brittanic Her Majesty or His Majesty???

One last thing I wonder about, I watched the movie about Brittanic On youtube, but in the movie the ship is sunk by a german inteligence agent with liquid detonator explosives not by a torpedo's. In real life however it is sunk by a sea mine.

Title: Re: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: VirtualSkipper on March 02, 2011, 20:56:59

Well, you know movies. They edit parts about these things to make it more exciting.  ;)

Also, I believe you can use both, so: His/Her Majesty Hospital Ship

Title: Re: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: saltydog on March 02, 2011, 21:06:11

According to this site it was His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic..

http://marconigraph.com/olympic/mkc_timeline.html

Title: Re: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: VirtualSkipper on March 02, 2011, 21:28:32

Wikipedia says on this page: His/Her Majesty Hospital Ships.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix

Title: Re: HMHS Brittanic was it Her or His Majesty?
Post by: saltydog on March 02, 2011, 21:30:43

I guess it depends if there was a king or a queen at the time... ;)