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WHAT DOES SS MEAN?

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TiTaNiC898

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May 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/17/98
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what does S.S. Titanic mean?
Dawson. Rose Dawson. :0)

Christopher Millet

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May 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/17/98
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I thought it meanted Screw Steamer. Screw referring to the fact that it
was driven by propellers.

-CM

On Mon, 18 May 1998, Louis Epstein wrote:

> TiTaNiC898 (titan...@aol.com) wrote:
> : what does S.S. Titanic mean?
> : Dawson. Rose Dawson. :0)
>
> SteamShip.(She was also a Royal Mail Steamer,or RMS...but that was
> dependent on having a mail contract).
>


Clare

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May 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/18/98
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I think it means Steam Ship.
-Clare
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Louis Epstein

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May 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/18/98
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TiTaNiC898 (titan...@aol.com) wrote:
: what does S.S. Titanic mean?
: Dawson. Rose Dawson. :0)

SteamShip.(She was also a Royal Mail Steamer,or RMS...but that was

Scott J. Friedman

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May 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/18/98
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also means Sister Ship
and MS can mean Mother Ship

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>I think it means Steam Ship.
>-Clare
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KAYTIME

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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SS MEANS STEAM SHIP

Robert Lundkvist

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May 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/21/98
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What does M/S means then???

Night Watch

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May 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/21/98
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Robert Lundkvist <robert.l...@popstar.com> wrote in article
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It's RMS Titanic, actually. I think that's Royal Mail Ship, am I right?

Night Watch

Louis Epstein

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May 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/21/98
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Robert Lundkvist (robert.l...@popstar.com) wrote:
: What does M/S means then???

Motor Ship.

: >SS MEANS STEAM SHIP

: >
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Louis Epstein

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May 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/22/98
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Night Watch (freedo...@hotmail.com) wrote:
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: Robert Lundkvist <robert.l...@popstar.com> wrote in article
: <895773184.177886@mn8>...

: > What does M/S means then???
: >
: > >SS MEANS STEAM SHIP
: > >TiTaNiC898 wrote in message
: > ><199805172351...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
: > >>what does S.S. Titanic mean?
: > >>Dawson. Rose Dawson. :0)
: > >
:
: It's RMS Titanic, actually. I think that's Royal Mail Ship, am I right?
:
: Night Watch

"Royal Mail Steamer",apparently...a title usable by SteamShips that had
Royal Mail contracts.Some of the Titanic's gear had "SS" on it since that
title was their unconditionally.

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