M/S designation?

[ctsgop]

Does anyone know what m/s stands for in a ships name?

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[mrscintn]

Motor Ship

MV= Motor Vessel
SS= Steam Ship
GTS= Gas Turbine System

[AdrieneAGD]

Actually, I think it's "Merchant Ship."

SV means "Sailing Vessel," etc.

Sovereign of the Seas, 2/27/2003

Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004

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[cmason]

Here is a list I have seen:

M/V = Motor Vessel
M/S = Motor Ship
S/S = Steam Ship
R/V = Research vessel
IB - Ice Breaker
MY - Motor Yacht
SY - Sailing Yacht
MSY - Motor Sailing Yacht
TES - Turbo-Electric Ship
TSS - Turbine Steam Ship
MT - Motor Tanker
TT - Turbine Tanker
MF - Motor Ferry

But I have seen where the "M" indicates Merchant, but I think that is what the Navy uses.


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...left until Navigator of the Seas 11/13/04

[AdrieneAGD]

Okee-doke. I stand corrected. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Sovereign of the Seas, 2/27/2003

Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004

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[Tromler]

AdrieneAGD- my wife and parents will be on the 09/05/04 sailing of the Mariner too.

Mariner of the Seas: Sept 5th 2004
Explorer of the Seas: Nov 28th 2003
Voyager of the Seas: Sept 29th 2002

[paw323]

Don't forget Radiance-class ships and X's Constellation-class ships are designated GTS=Gas Turbine Ship

Serenade of the Seas 5/30/04
Vision of the Seas 12/03
Rhapsody of the Seas 6/97
Majesty of the Seas 6/94

[mattinla]

Actually, I think for some reason, the Radiance class has been known as GTS, and the similar Celebrity M-Class have been known as GTV, for Gas Turbine Vessel...

But it sounds like marketing people are deciding these things these days, unless your ship is being named by the Queen [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]