Comments on: RMS Titanic print by Rodney Charman http://www.artistsharbour.com/blog/2007/10/15/rms-titanic-print-by-rodney-charman/ art news and information straight from the harbour Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: admin http://www.artistsharbour.com/blog/2007/10/15/rms-titanic-print-by-rodney-charman/#comment-328 admin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:45:53 +0000 http://www.artistsharbour.com/blog/2007/10/15/rms-titanic-print-by-rodney-charman/#comment-328 RMS stands for "Royal Mail Ship". if you look this up Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship it will tell you the following... 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. 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 and Royal Mail Lines, 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". We have also often been asked by our overseas friends what "HMS" stands for. It is the designation for British warships and stands for "Her Majesty's Ship". Obviously, if a king is on the throne, the "Her" becomes "His". RMS stands for “Royal Mail Ship”. if you look this up Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship it will tell you the following…
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.

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 and Royal Mail Lines, 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”.

We have also often been asked by our overseas friends what “HMS” stands for. It is the designation for British warships and stands for “Her Majesty’s Ship”. Obviously, if a king is on the throne, the “Her” becomes “His”.

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