From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Sun Jan 08 2006 - 22:50:48 PST
Almost, but no cigar.
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship
My wife says she is pretty sure about this.
Bruce
Dave Merchant wrote:
> RMS = Royal Mail Ship, such as RMS Titanic.
>
> Dave Merchant
>
>
> At 01:28 AM 1/9/2006, Everette wrote:
>
>> Somewhere in my memory (which is sometimes faulty) I remember
>> something about designations of British ships in addition to HMS (
>> his or hers) another designation if ships were carrying mail, any
>> basis for this thought that anyone know off - my apology in advance
>> if some think that British war ships are not MVs
>>
>> Everette
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave J" <sd0044@gwtc.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>;
>> "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 8:01 AM
>> Subject: Why are ships and boats called "her" ?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Why are ships and boats called "her" ?
>>>
>>> And BTW, as to HMS -- just remember that through most of history,
>>> they were
>>> "His Majesty's Ships" not Her's.
>>>
>>> Dave J
>>> S/V StarShine
>>
>>
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