S.S. in a Boat Name

QUOTE(manana @ Apr 17 2003, 11:58 AM)QUOTE(boatmonkey @ Apr 1 2003, 05:16 PM) Oddly, I understand it used to stand for both Steam Ship and Sailing Ship.

HMS means Her/His Majesty's Ship (British Royal Navy).
YES you are correct! I confirmed this with the Coast Guard about 10 years ago. I asked the question in a bar one night and we never really came up with the right answer ...it took me about another 2 years before I picked up the phone and called CG
2 yrs to pick up a phone !?
wow ! manana, you must have been partying hard back
then !

i did not know the HMS
so Captain Beer Jammer's vessel should have
"CBJ OU812 BUD" #