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R. M. S. stands for Royal Mail Steamer the S.S. stands for Steam Ship.
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What was the official name of the Titanic?
RMS Titanic (Royal Mail Steamship)Also Known as the Titanic
What does RMS on the Titanic stand for?
The RMS on Titanic stood for "Royal Mail Ship".
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 does the RMS in RMS Titanic stand for?
An ordinary ship would be SS (Steam Ship) or MV (Motor Vessel). RMS is Royal Mail Ship -( not only a steam ship, a sailing vessel can be RMS as well ) It's a distinction because of the carriage of the mail.
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 front of a ships name?
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
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.
RMS on the Titanic?
The designation of RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.
What was the official name of the Titanic?
RMS Titanic (Royal Mail Steamship)Also Known as the Titanic
What does RMS on the Titanic stand for?
The RMS on Titanic stood for "Royal Mail Ship".
What three letters came before the name titanic?
RMS, which stands for Royal Mail Ship- it mean that she was authorised to carry letters and packages overseas.
What were the lusitania's sister ships?
The RMS Mauretania and th RMS Aquitania
What are the RMS title vessels?
I believe that RMS stands for Royal Merchant Ship.
What does RMS stand for on the Titanic and why does it stand for that?
RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer.
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 was the names of the ships?
There were two sister ships - the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic.
