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RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
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What were the lusitania's sister ships?
The RMS Mauretania and th RMS Aquitania
What does RMS stand for on the Titanic and why does it stand for that?
RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer.
What do the letters 'RMS' before a ship's name stand for?
RMS in this context stands for Royal Mail Ship. Please see the related link.
What does RMS stand for in World War l?
Since 1840, ships which carried mail under contract to Royal Mail have been granted the designation Royal Mail Ship (RMS). A famous example is the RMS Carpathia, which rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic and was later sunk by a German U-Boat in 1918.
What was the name of the third boat in the White Star Line?
The first ships were RMS Tayleur, Blue jacket and White Star. These were chartered sailing ships.
What is RMS stand for in the RMS titanic?
Royal Mail Steamer
What was the names of the ships?
There were two sister ships - the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic.
What are the that are ships names that use rms?
RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship. Large British shipping companies won contracts to carry mail to the far extremes of the British Empire. These ships names were prefixed with RMS instead of SV (Sailing Vessel) as in the first mails ships and later SS (steamship). Both the Titanic and the Lousitania of the White Star Line were RMS ships.
How many of the RMS ships are still afloat?
2
What was the names of Titanic's sister ships?
There were two sister ships - the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic.
Which ships rescued titanic safety boats?
The RMS Carpathia
What does RMS on the Titanic stand for?
The RMS on Titanic stood for "Royal Mail Ship".
