What Does the Ship Designation ‘SS’ Mean?
The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.
The Surprising Fates of the 'Titanic's' Sister Ships
The Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, had two sister ships almost identical in size and luxury: ...
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Titanic facts and figures
Titanic's full title was RMS Titanic as it was a Royal Mail ship carrying nearly 3500 sacks of mail including all sorts of letters and packages. Titanic's construction cost was £1.5 million ...
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Royal Mail reforms could see second-class deliveries halved and Saturdays ditched
Royal Mail could start delivering second-class mail on alternate days and give up Saturday deliveries entirely under reforms ...
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Royal Mail celebrating AC/DC’s 50th anniversary with new stamp collection
The Royal Mail is helping AC/DC celebrate their 50th anniversary with a new set of commemorative stamps.The set of eight ...