What is it called?

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[firestar12]

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

[firestar12]

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

[mvsmith]

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

[firestar12]

Thanks very much Diamant!

[J3nsen]

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.

[firestar12]

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

[J3nsen]

 

[mvsmith]

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.