My dad used to tell the joke that England used HMS for His/Her Majesty's Ship, we used USS for United States Ship, and Italy used AMB for At'sa My Boat! Edit: Thanks for the love on this post. My dad, MSgt M.J. Fagan (USMC, Ret.) was indeed a great man, sadly gone over 6 years now. But goddamn if that Marine's stories don't live on, and that's enough for me. Cheers 🍻

@mariannorton4161

14 күн бұрын

🤣

@Marshal_Dunnik

14 күн бұрын

Sir! Is that a U-Boat? No, no! That'sa mya boat!

@nbbailey21

14 күн бұрын

😂😂

@SRW_

14 күн бұрын

Mamma mia!!

@lesliecarr312

14 күн бұрын

Shades of Chico Marx? I'ya lika that.

Only Mike Brady can make a 11 minutes long video of a subject that can be read on a Google search in less than 2 minutes, and still enjoying the whole video anyway.

@2dogsf-ing

14 күн бұрын

It's his voice. 😅

@andrewolson5471

14 күн бұрын

It's all in the presentation.

@etiennelamarche7796

14 күн бұрын

Gun jesus would like a word

@stanstarston

14 күн бұрын

Only _our friend_ Mike Brady… 🤗

@verttikoo2052

14 күн бұрын

Double speed 🙄🤭

Hey! It’s our friend, Mike Brady, from Oceanliner Designs!

@greglivo

14 күн бұрын

Actually he's my friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs.

@connormapping3055

14 күн бұрын

​@@greglivoNo, hes MY friend Mike Brady from ocean liner designs

@cleverusername9369

14 күн бұрын

I want to see if his birth certificate shows his full name is actually "Your Friend Michael Brady"

@f5tornado831

14 күн бұрын

So true

@still_guns

14 күн бұрын

'Tis MY friend Mike Brady from the Oceanliner Designs!

I'm quite fond of the occasional 'PS' - the almost-lost breed of steam paddlers.

@ianw4262

13 күн бұрын

Most notably, the PS Waverley - the last seagoing passenger carrying paddle steamer in the world.

@jerrymyahzcat

8 күн бұрын

PS - Paddle Steamer

@samuelbhend2521

2 күн бұрын

Never heard of PS here in Switzerland, we call the Paddlesteamers DS like any other Steamboat, because in german it is a "Dampfschiff" - "Steamship" The long official Names are: "Schaufelraddampfer" - "Shovelwheelsteamer" "Schraubendampfer" - Screwsteamer" Swiss Lakes only have either MS Motorschiff (Motorship) or DS Dampschiff (Steamship) all others like PS RMS SS etc. ? never heard of :)

The best use of a ship's name was in the movie Hot Shots, the S.S. Esses 🤣

@jaydee9593

14 күн бұрын

😂

@BrickNewton

9 күн бұрын

Gotta watch those crabs, they always work in pairs

@JuhaLehtinen

6 күн бұрын

Shoud have been USS Juessess, or something like that

Sailed merchant steam boats for 32 years as an engineer. Retired as the last few SS's were converted to MV. Good stuff, Thanks.

The only oceangoing vessels ive ever been on had the prefix RV (for "Research Vessel". I'm an oceanographer)

@dsracoon

11 күн бұрын

Interesting, the RRS Sir David Attenborough uses a different prefix

@punkinholler

11 күн бұрын

@@dsracoon I'm from the US. It makes sense they would be prefixed differently here, but all of the research ships I know of or have encountered (which is a fair number at this point) have the prefix RV

@punkinholler

7 күн бұрын

Which ones in the US don't have the RV prefix? I'm not doubting you since I'm sure there are some, but I know the whole UNOLS fleet has the RV prefix and every small research vessel I've encountered at universities have also had it. That said, I've only got experience with marine vessels.

I just enlisted as a "stoker" here. Mike deserves a bit of money for his work.

I was once a passenger on a real old SS. What surprised me the most in it was how silent its reciprocating steam engine was. I got to visit the engine room while the ship was going at full speed and the engine was so silent that I could discuss with other people without rising my voice while standing right next to the engine. It was a very classical looking engine with crankshaft in open view and varying size multiple expansion cylinders above. Very different experience from diesel powered ships where you need to wear hearing protection in the engine room and where voice communication is totally impossible unless you can read lips.

@sapphireseptember

14 күн бұрын

Similar to trains then. Although steam trains are noisy diesel trains are far louder! I'd love to go on an old fashioned steam ship but I doubt there are many still sailing these days. 🥺

@ktipuss

14 күн бұрын

I was able to go down into the engine room of the P&O's S.S. Arcadia (on a supervised visit). I can agree with the relative lack of noise. Also, Sydney's S.S.South Steyne (Manly ferry) had the engine room interior open for viewing from its lower deck. Not the boiler room but its triple expansion engine with its builder's name plate: "Harland & Wolff, Belfast". Also, noticeably much less vibration from the Manly ferries that were "M.V.".

@paulhorn2665

13 күн бұрын

@@sapphireseptember Yes, but steam ships are much quiter that any steam locomotive! Because they got a long funnel and the machinery is deep in the hull.

@paulhorn2665

13 күн бұрын

Oh yes, I was a deckhand on a steam tug in Hamburg, as a volunteer. Often I used the average diesel ferry to come to the museum harbour. When I was a day on the little tug, with nearly no vibrations and sounds and in the evening used the ferry to come home, I was annoyed from the sound and vibrations of the diesel, which made my theeth chattering.

@sapphireseptember

13 күн бұрын

@@paulhorn2665 I can well imagine it! But even standing next to a steam train you don't get the noise you get from diesel trains. I can here them from my house at night when the freight trains are running. And even as someone here said you can stand in the engine room of a steam ship and it's relatively quiet.

LAGIYFMBFOD = Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm your friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs!

When I think I don't have a single friend in this cold, hard world, I try remember that I will always have Mike Brady to fall back on and for that, I thank him.

@peterj5106

14 күн бұрын

Bro.... Isn't Your little dog your best friend?

@stanzanossi

14 күн бұрын

Cheer up, mate! At least you have one friend in Mike! I don't have a single friend!😓😥😢

@ryanwhitehead842

14 күн бұрын

@@stanzanossi yes you do, we got Mike!

@Brickticks

14 күн бұрын

D’aaw, now that’s just sad. Everybody needs a friend! Maybe you should try joining a club or a league, or maybe find a hobby that other people enjoy, then you could do your hobby together. Here, for everyone who has no friends, a hug. Enjoy!

@LizzyDidntDoIt

14 күн бұрын

I like to watch Good Mythical Morning when life turns to crap… well I watch everyday but you get what I’m saying. We are nice over there too, and it’s comforting, like Mike Brady but more chaotic 😅

*YES!* Ship prefixes are something I have pretty much always been fascinated by, and I am so glad that a major ship channel has covered them. Despite what modern media tends to depict, the prefix is not supposed to be painted on the ship's hull, nor is it italicized. It is something that continues to infuriate me to this day. As for the question of TSS, I consider it to stand for "Twin-Screw Steamer," while I abbreviate triple-screw steamer as "TrSS." Admittedly, despite my love for unusual prefixes, I can never quite get used to ones that incorporate lowercase letters in them.

@jerrymyahzcat

8 күн бұрын

RMS Titanic would be a TrSS then in your vernacular.

During the monarchy, Italian warships used the prefix RN for "Regia Nave" (Royal Ship, with "regio" and "regia" meaning "royal" like "reale" but reserved for the Italian monarchy and its Sardinian predecessor). The Italian Republic did away with a lot of things from the monarchy, and prefix were one of them, so Italian warships don't have them anymore.

@ZAV1944

14 күн бұрын

I've heard the prefix RM(for Regia Marina) be used for Italian ships as well.

@lordMartiya

13 күн бұрын

@@ZAV1944 It was either a typo or made up.

I'm a DLODS then. A double legged Oceanliner Designs subscriber...

As an argentinian, kudos for the ARA's pronuntiation!

DUDE! I googled that exact question yesterday after wondering for about ...all my life. Life works in truly weird ways. This is so, so weird...

@volvo09

14 күн бұрын

I've always wondered this too, but never really decided to look it up.

@GlutenEruption

14 күн бұрын

So did i! Weird, but I read the SS is actually Screw Steamer to differentiate it from PS for Paddle Steamer

@zachsmith1634

14 күн бұрын

That’s called a coincidence lol

@JohnSmith-is8nq

14 күн бұрын

@@zachsmith1634 Really? You don't say! Get outta here ! No way! Wow!! Mind blown.

@scottlewisparsons9551

14 күн бұрын

Big brother is watching you!

The Prefix HIJMS(His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Ship) has also been used for Imperial Japanese Navy ships and the prefix JDS(Japanese Defense Ship) is used for ships of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Tugboats also had prefixes, ST for steam powered tugs and MT for diesel powered tugs.

Yes, our friend Mike Brady from Ocean Liner Designs has uploaded again!

As far as I know, the last vessel truly operating as (and with) an RMS is the Segwun, found sailing in the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario, Canada. You can still mail your post from her and it will be hand cancelled by the staff.

Hey, once again it's our friend Mike Brady benefiting us all with a wealth of information we did not know we wanted to know. Thank you! These always make my day.

This brought back memories of a summer in the 80s when I worked on a tourist vessel out of Halifax harbour. One of our "competitors" was the Bluenose II, a replica of the storied ship portrayed on every Canadian dime. Of course it was impossible for Bluenose II to have sails rigged to tool around the harbour, so she did her thing under deisel power. My boss always enjoyed calling out to them on the radio, "MV Bluenose...." The funny thing was that our boat was designed by the same man who designed the original Bluenose and was built in the same shipyard in Lunenburg, NS. But is was fun to poke at them being a "tall ship" as they puttered about without a sail in sight.

Worked on the MV Hjaltland for 18 years and just learned what the MV stood for from this video. I'm a bad sailor ☺️

Im from Germany and while our Navy still doesn't use a prefix internally, Internationaly our Warships are sometimes given the prefix FGS (Federal German Ship).

@whophd

9 күн бұрын

Not FDS?

@linkskywalker5417

7 күн бұрын

Let me guess, they don't want to name their ships after that SS.

@dearthditch

7 күн бұрын

@@linkskywalker5417 👍🏻

Being a non-native English speaker, I was genuinely surprised with the meaning of HMS. Now, it doesn't just sound cool, but has a unique charm to it!

I love how Mike just casually uses the RMS (HMT during her wartime service) Olympic as the thumbnail and then introduces her younger sister, RMS Titanic, as the opening piece. You gotta love Mike for doing that.

On my great-great grandfathers crossing records during WW1, Olympic had the prefix S.S instead of HMT. I found it odd the military wouldn't list her as military transport, but considering the number of prefixes shes had, I guess S.S is straight forward enough to get the job done!

@ChickVicious237

14 күн бұрын

That's so interesting. On Mike's video on Olympic's wartime service he mentions how her captain of the time, Bertram Hayes, in his book "Hull Down" names her as "RMS" when referring to her during those years.

Hi from Belfast, ireland. Thanks for the videos Mike!

@antorseax9492

14 күн бұрын

Did I sleep though both the referendum and unification?

Ah, no love for N.S. Savannah? Probably the most unique prefix out there.

@pedenharley6266

14 күн бұрын

I was about to make the comment! I guess there are some Russian icebreakers that might also qualify for that one.

it’s always a good day when my friend, mike brady, from oceanlinerdesigns, uploads a video!

I learned a lot! But you missed one that should have been included: the NS Savannah!

Thank you for this. I've always been interested in why but always was to lazy to look it up.

Nice to see you used photos of some Canadian west coast ships... SS Prince Rupert and TEV Princess Marguerite. 😊

The term or ship designation like the S.S. in the S.S. Titanic is not an acronym. It’s an initialism, it becomes an acronym when the letters form a word like RADAR or NASA.

It’s nice that you can do a video that’s s bit lighthearted while also being informative. Bravo Mike

Mike you have done it yet again. I had correctly guessed SS but I wasn't aware of a lot of those. I am always glad when I see something new from you in my suggestions. I know there is a treat waiting for me. Thank you.

The boat on T.V. that had the three hour tour that turned into decades stuck on an island, captained by the Skipper, with the first mate Gilligan was named _S.S. Minnow_

I love it when Mike gets to be a little cheeky, it’s fun 😂

Wonder if a dirty bulbous bow has an effect on performance. Like how barnacles cause drag and whatnot...

You've had it for a little while now but I have to say this current opening of your channel name presentation is so so good. Hope it stays!

MS or M/S is still used for the passenger ferries (mostly ROROs) that sail the Baltic Sea

I was obsessed with the Titanic as a kid I even still have a model of the Titanic that my grandfather helped me build when I was a kid. I recently came across your channel and now my obsession has been reignited and just when I thought I knew everything there was to you know about Titanic your channel has taught me so much more and now I wanna re-watch the 1997 Titanic movie

About time Mike Brady for this lesson. Seriously, many salutes on 500k!!!!!

Great video, Mike! Your hability to turn a simple question into interesting history is impressive!

In this world of craziness and always bad news it's refreshing to watch something as wonderful as this!

This was an awesome video! I have always wondered about this in the back of my mind every time talking about ships. Thank you for being so descriptive and sharing your knowledge.

Thanks for the great video, Mike! In 1988, I took a Carnival cruise from San Juan to Barbados and back aboard their Festivale. She was the ex-RMS Transvaal Castle, which entered service in 1961. She carried passengers and the Royal Mail between London and Durban, if I recall correctly. It’s interesting that the Mail between the UK and South Africa was still being carried by ship at that late date. Airplanes probably gradually took this over during the 1960s, when ships like Transvaal Castle were in their prime.

Short and to the point = *THX* Ocean Design.... where the added humor is _The Spice of Life_ (TOO)!!!👌

Here in Finland we do still use M/S for most ships. All the big ferries traveling in the baltic sea for example. As well as smaller lake ships. Although researching this I realized one well known one is apparently a steamer, although I don't know if they've retrofitted it to run on diesel instead.

Great looking opening intro Mike, well done!

Hello my friend Mike Brady from land locked Colorado. Thank you for doing this video explaining all the prefixes as I had no clue what the heck they all were.

My dear friend Mike Brady I applaud the arrangement of the video. It's like the opposite of clickbait. Not just because it says on the tin that it's about ship naming conventions (probably not the clickbaitiest of topics), but because you answer the question, explain a bit and then give 7 exiting min of bonus ship naming conventions. :) Have a good one

Designer of the LRPS Bricktannic and LRS Tubetonic here. My ships get their designated prefixes from the LRTS, which they work for. LRTS supposedly stands for Lego Railway Train/Transport System, and thus the LRPS and LRS stand for Lego Railway Post Ship and Lego Railway Ship respectively. Obviously, Tubetonic is the one without the onboard mailroom, although efforts were made to allow her to carry a Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive on board in the cargo hold, but sadly it didn’t work, as the stack and whistle on that little engine were too tall. Darn shame.

my favourite kind of informative video - stuff that could come in very handy at a quizz night! 😃

Adorable! I had wondered about this topic for ages 😊 Thank you for clarifying!

I fondly remember Summer holidays on the South Coast of England where one could take a longish trip on board a PS (paddle steamer) along the coast calling at various piers on the way

I have just returned home from an afternoon working aboard NS Savannah, which was named for SS Savannah, the first ship to bear the designation "SS". NS Savannah is the second ship designated "NS", and one of only four.

I am always learning something from you, Mike. Thanks for the great content, as always.

This is the video I have been wanting and needing. Thanks so much.

I'll throw as shout out to PS for Paddle Steamer. I suspect it's a retroactively applied prefix as the earliest steamships were all paddle-steamers. But as a proud Glaswegian, the PS Waverley holds a special place in my heart.

Thank you for the informative video, my friend Mike Brady. Keep em coming :)

You're the first creator that I've supported on pateron! Keep up good work

Always impressed how you can make delightful content out of seemingly anything tangentially nautical, Mike.

As a former Coastie, thanks for remembering our little service! Great episode.

Excellent video. I sailed on what I believe was the last R.M.S, the R.M.S St.Helena, on the route Cape Town, St.Helena and Ascension Island. It went out of service as St.Helena got its airport, a few years ago.

@leftboot83

13 күн бұрын

Queen Mary 2 is an RMS

@markdollery2325

13 күн бұрын

@leftboot83 true, the St.Helena was primarily a mail/supply ship...and tiny! 😀

Very interesting! Thank you very much for this video! You had an excellent idea to teach us about these prefixes.

I prefer the notion of ships having prefixes as a form of specific presteige such as hms or rms. It's just charming

Great video as always Mr. B!

i already know this but i wanted to watch anyway bc i want to see how u made an 11 minute video about this, genuinely impressive to make a high quality entertaining video, out of a question that could be answered in like 4 sentences bro really knows how to make content

Hadn't really thought much about ship prefixes before, this was a really interesting video

Hi Mike, thank you. I've always wondered what some of those prefixes stood for.

Always enjoy your videos and information! Thank you my friend, Mike Brady. 😊

@OceanlinerDesigns

14 күн бұрын

So glad you enjoy them!

@twinkholland8392

14 күн бұрын

@@OceanlinerDesigns Always!☺️

Thank you very much for this video Captain Mike, I have always wanted to know and understand this ship topic. I always look forward to listening to your knowledge par excellence on everything ships and therefore your explanation on the topic as I know that it'll be a good one and intricately detailed, that I enjoy, cheers to OD!. 😊❤⚓🚢

There’s another “fan prefix” for WW2 Japanese warship called HIJMS (His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Ship)

Thanks Mike, most informative! Keep up the great work.

My friend served as a waiter on RMS Queen Mary 2, I was a buffet steward at MV Queen Victoria that time, more than a decade ago.

I instantly recognized the QTEV as the Princess Margerite. I spent many a day on that ship going from Seattle to Victoria BC and back when I was a kid. I miss riding on her to this day.

Always something fascinating about ships

Thank you for this one, and explanations!

I feel very blessed to have sailed the Atlantic Ocean several times a year as a child. We would normally sail from Southampton to NYC aboard the SS United States and always first class. We met countless celebrities and Royals on every crossing. I have some wonderful memories to treasure.

I’ve heard the new Queen Ann is going to also have the RMS prefix for the same historical reasons as Queen Mary 2.

We had Dominion Monarch in Seattle for the Century 21 Exposition of 1962 (Seattle World's Fair). Maritime Historian and Author, Gordon Newell- had the concession to give tours of the ship. A former Port Commissioner, he actually wanted to drive piles in around her, to keep her in Seattle. She was one of Three Hotel Ships along Alaskan Way (the main road along the Harbor and Elliot Bay). Dominion Monarch, Acapulco (ex-P&O's Mongolia), and Union Steamship of B.C.'s old Catala. Only the little Catala made a profit, and later became a "floatel" in Ocean Shores, on Washington's Pacific Coast. Sadly, she was wrecked in a huge storm in 1965. (As an aside, an old school bus driver of mine, and her then boyfriend- later husband, skipped school and went down to Ocean Shores to explore the wreck!).

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we started ferry service from ports in Marin County to the city in the 1970s. The first three vessels were powered by gas turbines. They were designated G/T County Name for the counties participating in the ferry service district -- Marin, Sonoma, and Del Norte. They have since been re-powered, but the G/T designation remains on the original vessels.

I'm going to be taking the South Hampton to New York route on the Queen Mary 2 next year, so I love hearing about her!

Amazingly helpful in model building, thanks!

I don’t know how else to say it without being vulgar … but I fucking love this channel and fucking love Mike Brady

Thanks for the educational video! 'SS" got my attention a few weeks ago, but I've forgot to search for the meaning of it 😀

A great video, as always. Thanks

I always come early for my friend mike brady

Exactly what I need today. Thank you, Mike!

@OceanlinerDesigns

14 күн бұрын

No problem!

Great pic of Queen Mary 2 at Sydney (Woollomooloo/Garden Island?) at the end.

Brilliant! I've often wondered about this stuff

Nice vid Mike....i usually learn a lot from your vids,most of the time it's stuff i didn't even know had an answer lol,so i learn the question as well,but this time it answered a question i already had....not too thrilled with how simple SS was,kinda feel bad i couldn't guess it, but either way loved the vid! 👍

Informative. Well presented.

I sailed on a few MV's in my work life. But in the early 1970's I was in the Navy cadets and our training facility was officially designated a ship even though it was a brick building. We were on the banks of the Swan River near it's mouth and we had a crows nest and flew our colours. We had the prefix TS Perth. Training Ship Perth.

In marine engineering, there are a couple acronyms that describe the power plant of a ship, such as CODOG, which stands for COmbined Diesel Or Gas, meaning a ship that has both diesel and gas turbine engines that it can switch between, either for redundancy, efficiency, or speed.

Explains a lot for me - Thanks!

Yay more interesting ship stuff! Love it, thank you! 😀

Hi Mike! Glad your Yucca plant is looking much healthier these days!

Just think, if it weren't for youtube, Mike and (teams?) incredible talent for producing excellent documentaries might well have gone totally undiscovered.

I love this channel. Thank you Mike