What is the meaning of "MS" in front of ship names?

I think you mean HMS on British ships. It means Her Majesty's Ship

What is the meaning of "MS" in front of ship names?
It is actually HMS and it stands for Her Majesty's Ship.Usually for ships in the British navy
Reply:Motor Ship.
Reply:It means motor ship. For other ship prefixes, see the link to wikipedia below.
Reply:MS - Maritime Services
Reply:Motor ship.
Reply:majesty service
Reply:marine ship... maritime ship...sometimes i do also see MV which stands for marine vessel... maritime vessel
Reply:I think you mean HMS... in which case it means "Her Majesty's Ship"





MS on it's own means "Motor Ship"





Hope that helps..
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