"M/S" redirects here. For M/S stereo coding, see Joint (audio engineering).
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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[1] or M/V.[2]
The term steamer is occasionally used, out of nostalgia, for diesel motor-driven vessels, prefixed "MV". Screw-driven steamships generally carry the prefix letters "SS" before their names, meaning 'Steam Ship' (or possibly 'screw-driven steamship'), paddle steamers usually carry the prefix "PS" and steamships powered by steam turbine may be prefixed "TS" (turbine ship).
See also
- Gas Turbine Ship (GTS) — prefix for a jet-engine/turbine propelled ship.
- Steam ship — a Steam Ship is a ship propelled by a steam engine or steam turbine. The name of steam ships are often prefixed with SS or S/S.
- Royal Mail Ship Royal mail steamer, or ship
- Ship prefix
References
- ^ "Mississippi River Commission". Corps Facts. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2008-01-11. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9". United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2008-09-07. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
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