Many consider the Titanic a cruise ship. This is likely due to the fact that it was built to be a luxury ship for passengers. The first use of the word “cruise ship" or “cruise liner" was in 1900 with the luxury cruising ship, Prinzessin Victoria Luise. But many point to the fact that the Titanic is actually a Royal Mail Ship (which came with the benefits I have spoken about before), but that was not the original designation of the vessel. Originally, the Titanic was going to be called the SS Titanic. SS stands for Screw Steamer, also known as Steamship, but after carrying Royal Mail, it gained the RMS title.
Was it a cruise ship? That is up for debate. It wasn’t ever called a cruise ship, but it was also considered a luxury liner. Ultimately, the ship pulled double duty as an RMS and passenger luxury liner.
Title designation
posted on 24/5/17
It's a conundrum alright. Take the 1888 ship 'SS Boston', a freighter for the first part of her life, before taking Powdered meat sauce/stock to America. Now would you call her a freighter, or a gravy boat?
posted on 26/4/20
A liner is a ship that always trades the same route (the lines on a navigational chart) whether it carries human or other cargo and that was the intended purpose of the Titanic, to carry passengers between the UK and USA.
RMS was a term for vessels that delivered mail.
The Titanic was a luxury purpose built trans-atlantic passenger liner which incidentally carried mail.
So it's SS Titanic to me.
posted on 15/10/20
And on the bright side...at least it failed on its maiden voyage and not the day after its guarantee ran out like everything does nowadays.
posted on 15/12/20
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posted on 19/6/23
Masabumi Hosono survived the Titanic, but not the public's scorn.
posted on 19/6/23
Coast Guard search capabilities limited to 'sounds'
posted on 19/6/23
The missing submarine was designed with a 96 hour "emergency capability," Rear Adm. John Mauger tells media.
That means the vessel has 96 hours of oxygen in reserve if there is an emergency.
"We anticipate there is somewhere between 70 and the full 96 hours available at this point," Mauger says.
posted on 23/6/23
Titan ‘instantaneous implosion’ occurred in the North Atlantic on a MOONLESS NIGHT.
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posted on 23/6/23
An ROV from the vessel Horizon Arctic first discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible.