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Scientific ocean exploration began in the 19th century, which used wooden sailing ships. The HMS Challenger was originally a British warship outfitted with ammunition and an engine capable of over 1,200 horsepower. Lets start with the HMS. H stands for His/Her, M stands for Majesty's, and S stands for Ship.
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Earlier in this answer I mentioned that the challenger was originally a warship. I searched the encyclopedia for the part about 'challenger', it was named challenger because it challenged to go explore, research, or (in the case of war) challenge it's opponents. The 'll' because it was the second challenger ship.
Citations:
www.marianatrench.com
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03mountains/background/challenger/challenger.html
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