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16th September 2021, 10:21 PM
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Not a quiz but?
What is the origins of the S.S. preceding a ship's name and what do the letters stand for?
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16th September 2021, 10:29 PM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
s.s Preceeding as far as i am aware is Steam Ship Screw Steamer ?? Can also be used as Sailing Ship.
The most commonly known ship prefix is SS which stands for Steamship. It means that the vessel is driven or propelled by a Steam Engine. These kinds of ships are also known as steamers. They have been in use since the 19th century. These kinds of ships are not very dependent on wind or weather patterns.
Was also used as
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Submarine (Attack/Fleet) - after 1920 |
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17th September 2021, 12:41 AM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
I always thought it was part of Himmlers elite guards and police corps . A ship according to most dictionary’s doesn’t exist as it once did , today it is a vessel that floats in water. JS..
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17th September 2021, 06:23 AM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
And as we know some do not float for long, the Titanic comes to mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course SS could stand for sexy sailors
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17th September 2021, 06:52 AM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
Always understood S. S. Steamship. S. V. Sailing Vessel.
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17th September 2021, 09:10 AM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
The SS notation was introduced to define a vessel as a screw steamer, that is one driven by a screw (propellor) as opposed to one driven by paddles. Ships driven solely by sail never had a prefix.
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17th September 2021, 12:44 PM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
Originally Posted by
John Arton
The SS notation was introduced to define a vessel as a screw steamer, that is one driven by a screw (propellor) as opposed to one driven by paddles. Ships driven solely by sail never had a prefix.
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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 ?
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17th September 2021, 12:54 PM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
How far you got with the crossword then ? JWS .. ( maybe my W stands for watchkeeper) or maybe winker with one of the vowels wrong . JS
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17th September 2021, 02:05 PM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
Originally Posted by
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How far you got with the crossword then ? JWS .. ( maybe my W stands for watchkeeper) or maybe winker with one of the vowels wrong . JS
Crossword what have i missed while i was away John ? Terry.
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17th September 2021, 03:12 PM
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Re: Not a quiz but?
Originally Posted by
Red Lead Ted
Crossword what have i missed while i was away John ? Terry.
You ain't missed anything Terry.I think JS was referring to the little 'smiley' I put at the end--this one.Coffee & News.gif
JS is so observant and quick to respond!
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