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February 07, 2004, 05:42:45 PM
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Satiagraha

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Ship Naming
Whats the difference between the prefixes of ship names? (IE. the H.M.S. or U.S.S and other assorted letters) Like the USS Colorado aircraft carrier.
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February 07, 2004, 06:03:13 PM
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BobTheJanitor

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USS = United States Ship.
HMS = Her Majesty's Ship.

One from US, one from UK. There you go. Next question?
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