Re: [MV] Why are ships and boats called "her" ?

Almost, but no cigar.

RMS = Royal Merchant Ship

My wife says she is pretty sure about this.

Bruce


Dave Merchant wrote:
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> RMS = Royal Mail Ship, such as RMS Titanic.
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> Dave Merchant
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> At 01:28 AM 1/9/2006, Everette wrote:
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>> Somewhere in my memory (which is sometimes faulty) I remember
>> something about designations of British ships in addition to HMS (
>> his or hers) another designation if ships were carrying mail, any
>> basis for this thought that anyone know off - my apology in advance
>> if some think that British war ships are not MVs
>>
>> Everette
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave J" <sd0044 (AT) gwtc (DOT) net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh (AT) mil-veh (DOT) org>;
>> "Everette" <194cbteng (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 8:01 AM
>> Subject: Why are ships and boats called "her" ?
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>>>
>>> Why are ships and boats called "her" ?
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>>> And BTW, as to HMS -- just remember that through most of history,
>>> they were
>>> "His Majesty's Ships" not Her's.
>>>
>>> Dave J
>>> S/V StarShine[/color]
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