1871 by the french
YES,of course. He sail on it.
British american postal service
He and his ship capture the British vessel the Serapis.
I believe it stands for His/Her Royal Magesty
"Royal Mail Ship" or "Royal Merchant Ship" referring to the British Crown's granting rights & authorities to shipping comanies/business to work as legal agents of the Crown. Think of them as being similar to the United States Postal Service. "Royal Mail Ship" or "Royal Merchant Ship" referring to the British Crown's granting rights & authorities to shipping comanies/business to work as legal agents of the Crown. Think of them as being similar to the United States Postal Service.
RMS Lusitania (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship).
The designation of RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.
Royal Mail Ship. Basically is means that the ship is authorized to carry main for the British Royal Mail. These days it is just a 'title' the Queen Mary 2 does not carry mail as a cargo.
Her Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Ship. It's a ship that belongs to a British Colony.
Royal Mail Ship ~ RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer. However, RMS in formal terms of the time was to mean "Royal Merchant Ship" as teh ship was of British designation. The dual meaning was also applied; "Royal Mail Steamer", because the Titanic carried mail under the auspices of His Majesty's postal authorities and was driven by steam.
According to the internet, thirty-nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name Swallow. One specific ship was HMS Swallow, a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. It was common for a ship's name to be transferred and used again (several time) over the very long time the British Navy has been been in existence.
Her Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Ship (depending on the monarch at the time)