2007-06-07 12:55:13 · 14 answers · asked by AMY B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
if you mean ss like on a Formula 330SS it stands for Super Sport.
The question is for boats, not ships. If you are talking about ships, its "steam ship"
2007-06-07 14:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by mark t 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Meaning Of Ss On Ships
2016-12-17 12:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by howling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SS on a ship stands for Screw Steamer, screw refers to a propeller. Contrast to PS which was a paddle steamer, or MS (Motor Ship) which is a diesel boat. A lot of answers say it means Steamship, which is common usage today, since paddle steamers basically don't exist anymore. But Screw Steamer is more precise.
2015-05-06 07:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Jamey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Lord I cant believe no one has gotten this right yet
S.S. means Steam Ship, a ship powered by steam turning turbines, or in the old days, pistons
its not Sailing Ship; S.V. would be correct and means Sailing Vessel
an M.V. is a Motor Vessel, ie its got diesel engines
oh yeah, SS is NOT the same as USS, which is United States Ship, ie US Navy commissioned ship
2007-06-08 01:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
SS stands for "Steam Ship"
2016-05-19 04:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by rene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State Ship
2007-06-08 05:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Amy,
SS stands for "screw steamer." Screw, in this case, means propeller. So this vessel would not be a sailing vessel or a paddle wheeler.
All those other answers are totally wrong.
2007-06-08 10:39:03 · answer #7 · answered by tom 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It really depends on the type of boat your refering to.Power boat,sailboat etc.Probably "Supersport" on a powerboat,"sailing ship" on a large documented sailing vessel.In the US Navy it's a designation for a submarine!
Arr me maties,I stand corrected!
Yankee Sailor is correct,but the question was about a boat,not a ship.And with this will start yet another question.
2007-06-07 14:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by redfox2000_5 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Just so you don't wonder which answer is right, yankee sailor is correct, SS means Steam Ship.
2007-06-08 05:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by James S 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
S. S. means steam ship.
2013-12-18 11:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by Kenneth O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋