2007-05-07 06:35:53 · 9 answers · asked by KingOfQueens 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It stands for "Royal Mail Steamer" (see link below for a picture of her sister Olympic's construction, which gives her name.)
2007-05-07 13:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
R.M.S stand for this:
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 to the British Royal Mail.
The designation has been used since 1840. It was used by a large number of companies, but is often associated in particular with the Cunard line, which held a number of high-profile mail contract business, and which traditionally prefixed the titles of all its ships with the initials "RMS". The best-known ship carrying the prefix is almost certainly the RMS Titanic of the White Star Line.
Technically, a ship would use the prefix only while contracted to carry mail, and would revert at other times to a standard type designation such as "SS".
Initially the Admiralty operated these ships. In 1850 contracts were awarded to private companies. The most valuable route, with the highest volume, was between Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), in Ireland, and Holyhead in Wales. The CDSPCo (City of Dublin Steam Packet Company) won the contract and purchased RMS Saint Columa and RMS Llwywllyn from the Admiralty.
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 £1/1/4 (one pound and one shilling and four pence) for every minute's delay.
In recent years the shift to air transport for mail has left only a few ships with the right to the prefix; notably RMS St. Helena, which serves the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, and RMS Queen Mary 2.
2007-05-07 09:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by Don Eppes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Royal Merchant Ship
2007-05-07 11:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Original 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Royal Mail Ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship
2007-05-07 06:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship, Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS
2007-05-11 04:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royal Merchant Ship - as opposed to a Royal Navy (Naval) Ship maybe. It was for the use of the public not hte use of an Armed Service, like a Navy vessel.
I think. . .
2007-05-07 07:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Royal Majesty's Ship? NOT ENTIRELY SURE... Either that or Royal Mail Ship.
2007-05-11 02:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by JB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Royal Mail Ship"
2007-05-08 16:08:16 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really massive ship
2007-05-07 06:47:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rae 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋