Not a quiz but?

Hi Graham.
Not to upset John A who started this post as it is a good one. I watched the film Titanic he other night, there was a lot of screwing going on
but I don't think it helped with the forward motion.
Des

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Originally Posted by Graham Shaw

Interesting how it developed into just a way we distinguish today between a motor powered vessel (m.v.)and a steam powered. one. (s.s.).
Logically then, an m.v. should have been,using the original terminology, an m.s.- motor screw-which I think I have seen sometime ,instead of m.v.. Then there's - the RMS Titanic,which you,me and everyone else all thought was Royal Mail Steamship i.e. Royal Mail being a title awarded to a British company entitled to carry the Royal Mail,but now we know it should be Royal Mail Screw Steamer,or RMSS TITANIC in that case ?
Oh dear !, I don't think anyone is now following me! Back to me coffee and 'paper then.Attachment 33447

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Lewis RMS, Royal mail Ship as was the case with all UCL ships.