What does R.M.S. mean, on a ship?

Question

Just tell me no shizzys.

Answer 1

RMS Royal Mail Service

RMS Royal Mail Ship

RMS Royal Mail Steamer

RMS Royal Mail Steamship

RMS Royal Merchant Ship

Take your pick ;-)

Answer 2

Royal Mail Ship.This is a ship that works delivering mail on board as well as taking passengers.

Answer 3

royal majestys ship

Answer 4

Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship, Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract by Royal Mail. They have the right to fly the pennant of the Royal Mail when sailing.

Having the title "RMS" was seen as a mark of quality and a competitive advantage, because the mail had to be on time. In the 1860 CDSPCo contract there was a penalty clause of £1 1s 4d for every minute's delay.

In recent years the shift to air transport for mail has left only two ships with the right to the prefix; RMS St. Helena, which serves the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, and RMS Queen Mary 2. QM2 was conferred "RMS" by Royal Mail when she entered service in 2004 on the Southampton to New York route as a gesture to Cunard's history.[6]

The less common designations RMMV, for Royal Mail Motor Vessel, and RMMS, for Royal Mail Motor Ship, were used for a period when RMS was restricted to steam-ships. Motor Ship indicates that propulsion is provided by diesel rather than steam. The designation TS as in TSMV before the name of the vessel would indicate that it was driven by twin screws.

Answer 5

Royal Mail Ship, as in RMS Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Mail only travels with ships that are considered well run and properly maintained, insured etc.  The Cunard line for example.

Answer 6

despite the two thumbs up, royal majesties ship is, er, incorrect

All those than answered Royal Mail Ship are right......it is not only a designation for ships entrusted wit the Royal mails, but also in the olden days ,a ship or company that received a subsidy..frequently the difference between operations and bankruptcy......from the British government

Answer 7

Royal Mail Ship