What does M.S. mean in the name of a ship?

Question

What does M.S. mean in the name of a ship?

Answer 1

definitely motor ship.

Answer 2

The second guy is right, I thought he was wrong, I thought it stood for Merchant Ship, but no it is Motor Ship.huh....

Answer 3

Mermaid Ship

Answer 4

Motor Ship, as it has (most likely) diesel engine(s), but not steam engines, which would make it a SS.

Regards,

Dan

Answer 5

MS means motor ship and SS is steam ship

Answer 6

Motor Ship...yup, that's it.

Answer 7

it also can meen mail ship.

Answer 8

Motor ship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix

Good Luck...

Answer 9

It depends on the type of vessel. On a Navy ship, it would be used on a Mine Sweeper, on a merchant ship it could be Mail Ship (Titanic was RMS....Royal Mail Ship).

The Term MS on a motor ship is normally substituted for the less confusing title of MV, Motor Vessel.

Answer 10

I remember hearing M.V. over the radio years ago  It stood for Motor Vessel.  M.S.  is the variant  Motor Ship,  The navy uses USS  or United States Ship.... H.M.S.  His/Her Majesty's Ship.....there's a lot of variations around the world keep looking and you'll find some surprising ones.