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Originally Posted by bigboywooly
Motor Vehicle as opposed to Steam Ship or SS
Basically means ship is oil powered not coal  |
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Originally Posted by jimbuna
As BBW rightly states.
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Well, almost. It means "Motor Vessel", which is a small thing, but more importantly it means the ship is powered by diesel engines, not steam. Some sources call the MS or M/S for "Motor Ship", and some even sort them out by type, i.e. "Motor Tanker".