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Rachel Walker
Member
Username: titanicfanatic
Post Number: 34
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 5:52 pm: | 
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I read in a book that RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship. Does that mean that one of the Titanic's primary uses (aside from carrying passengers) was to ship mail? I'm sure I'm the only idiot in the world who doesn't know, but I'm curious. |
Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 10177
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 6:08 pm: |
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I wouldn't call the carrying of mails the ship's primary purpose, but it's not too far off the mark either. Mail contracts were highly sought after by shipping lines as they were a lucurative source of revenues. Lines which had such contracts with the British government were designated Royal Mail Steamships.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Equal Opportunity Curmudgeon
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