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History of Maritime

SS is short for Steam Ship and used on civilian ships. NS would be Nuclear Ship and there was at least one civilian nuclear powered vessel. USS is a prefix designation for a military ships that stand for "United States Ship". HMS is a prefix designation for a British ships that stand for "His(Her) Majesty's Ship". Other ship designations you may see are 'MS' which stands for 'Motor Ship' and 'M/V' which stands for 'Motor Vessel'.

Asked in History of Maritime, Cruises and Ocean Liners, Acronyms & Abbreviations, Large Ships

What does MS stand for on cruise ships?

Actually, M/S stands for "motor ship", M/V stands for "motor vessel" and S/S means "steam ship". The Latter response is correct RMS on British ships refers to Royal Mail Ship. MS = Motor ship. SS = Steam Ship. In naval (military) usage USS is "United States Ship"; HMS is "Her (His) Majesty's Ship" etc.

Asked in Acronyms & Abbreviations

What is the connection between MS and SS?

SS - steamship; MS - motor ship.

Asked in Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS

What was the last stand-alone version of MS-DOS?

MS-DOS 6.22 was the last stand-alone version of MS-DOS. Some believed that MS-DOS 7.0 was the last version of MS-DOS since Windows 95 reported MS-DOS as MS-DOS 7.0. However, this was just a shell in Windows and not a stand-alone version of MS-DOS.

Asked in History of Maritime, Cruises and Ocean Liners, Acronyms & Abbreviations

What does the degree MS stand for?

MS or MSc stands for Master of Science

Asked in Cruises and Ocean Liners

Where was the cruise ship MS Azura built?

The MS Azura is a cruise ship that is owned by Carnival and operated by P & O Cruises. This ship was built in Monfalcone, Italy and was launched on June 26, 2009.

Asked in History of Maritime, War and Military History, Yachts

In a ships name what does ss usns and HMS stand for?

This is what those terms stand for. SS stands for Steam Ship. USS stand for United State Ship. And HMS stands for His or Her Majesty's Ship.

Asked in M & M's

Do m and ms have names?

You know i don't think they have names

Asked in Acronyms & Abbreviations, Software and Applications (non-game), MS-DOS

What does ms dos stand for?

MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System.

Asked in Acronyms & Abbreviations

What does the measurement MS stand for?

The abbreviation "ms" stands for the millisecond, 1/1000th of a second.

Asked in Periodic Table

What does ms stand for in the periodic table?

The symbol ms doesn't exist for a chemical element.

Asked in Math and Arithmetic

Can you find math teacher names?

mrs.crabwalk ms whitokj ms doarnit

Asked in War and Military History, US Navy, US Navy History and Traditions

What does U.S.S. stand for in ship names?

USS stands for United States Ship. Other countries have similar abbreviations. While studying the American Civil War there are many CSS- Confederate States Ship. HMS stands for Her/His Majesty's Ship, referring to the Queen of England (or King if there is one).