What is SSS? - Page 2

joea · 08-03-06, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cdre Gibs

Wikipedia's - whatever float's ya boat!

The site CWorth posted from is not wikipedia.

tycho102 · 08-03-06, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MuscleBob.Buffpants

@ Cdr Gibbs,

Sorry but SOS has no meaning. It was decided at a conference in Berlin (1906) to replace the distress signal at the time (CQD - CQ is a normal morse/radio preface, D was for distress and quite difficult to transmit i.e. - · - · / - - · - / - · · ) with a new code that would not be mistaken for another call while being easy to transmit on a morse key. ...---... was chosen (ref Wikipedia).

Bob

Exactly. It was chosen for the operators, and to prevent ambiguity.

I was never a radioman, but it was a field that came up from time to time.

usub · 01-17-07, 04:12 AM

Is it possible to respond to these SSS messages? Or are they just F.Y.I?

_Seth_ · 01-17-07, 04:39 AM

Hi mate, and welcome!

I believe its only eye-candy, and that its not possible to aid or assist that actual vessel. A lot of the messages recieved are just for that "realism" feeling, and has nothing to do with you or your patrol.

Ole · 01-17-07, 04:42 AM

there was a signal the german marine, especially the u-boat weapon, used during ww2.
it was "BBB" which meant "Be aware of the British Bernard!"

swuboo · 01-17-07, 04:48 AM

I should hardly think a U-Boot kaleun would be worried about a British Bernard; I'm fairly sure he's the fellow who sets the depth to zero and wasserbombs the stern of his own ship!

All humor aside, this is a fascinating thread. Didn't know a lick of this.

_Seth_ · 01-17-07, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ole

there was a signal the german marine, especially the u-boat weapon, used during ww2.
it was "BBB" which meant "Be aware of the British Bernard!"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

LeafsFan · 01-17-07, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Puster Bill

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

Are there any other "S-S" signals other than SOS and SSS?

Not sure, but I believe 'RRR' was to be sent in case of attack by a surface raider.

Indeed

Dutch · 01-17-07, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cdre Gibs

SOS - Oh it definatley has a meaning. Save Our Souls. Harks back to the days when all seamen were God fearing folk.

That was not the "official" name of SOS.

The only way to make sense of it is this. SOS, and previously CQD, in modern day terms would be like 911. Its more or less a distress signal. I believe that at any point in a message the letters, S O S were in that order, was to be seen as a ship at sea declaring a state of emergancy, and requesting assistance from anyone in the area.

I believe that SOS was instituted around 1912, around the same time the Titanic sank. I belive at that time CQD was still seen as a distress call as well. But I believe, and correct me if I am wrong, the radioman on the Titanic was the first to use the "new" SOS distress signal. After the instituting of SOS it was later give the "unofficial" acronym of Save Our Souls, but was never intended to actually represent those words. Kind of like 911 bieng associated with 9/11 (Sept 11th) after the attacks.

Just my two cents, and again I am not 100% sure on all that.

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-17-07, 10:47 AM

'Sos' means 'sauce' in Polish.

bigboywooly · 01-17-07, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

'Sos' means 'sauce' in Polish.

:rotfl:
Perhaps they are signalling they are out of ketchup
:rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 01-17-07, 11:40 AM

S-O-S

... --- ...

Any untrained idiot can send it, and any untrained idiot can understand it when he hears it. That's what it means, and that's all that it means.

danlisa · 01-17-07, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

S-O-S

... --- ...

Any untrained idiot can send it, and any untrained idiot can understand it when he hears it. That's what it means, and that's all that it means.

SSS = Sailor Steve Says :hmm:

Sailor Steve · 01-17-07, 11:53 AM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
HEY! Don't be puttin' words in my mouth...even if they're good ones!

Or is that 'Same Old Steve'?

01-17-07, 04:39 AM	#19
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Hi mate, and welcome! I believe its only eye-candy, and that its not possible to aid or assist that actual vessel. A lot of the messages recieved are just for that "realism" feeling, and has nothing to do with you or your patrol. __________________

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Ole Loader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 88 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	there was a signal the german marine, especially the u-boat weapon, used during ww2. it was "BBB" which meant "Be aware of the British Bernard!" __________________

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Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	'Sos' means 'sauce' in Polish. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	S-O-S ... --- ... Any untrained idiot can send it, and any untrained idiot can understand it when he hears it. That's what it means, and that's all that it means. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-17-07, 11:53 AM	#29
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: HEY! Don't be puttin' words in my mouth...even if they're good ones! Or is that 'Same Old Steve'? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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usub Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is it possible to respond to these SSS messages? Or are they just F.Y.I?

01-17-07, 04:48 AM	#21
swuboo Bosun Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I should hardly think a U-Boot kaleun would be worried about a British Bernard; I'm fairly sure he's the fellow who sets the depth to zero and wasserbombs the stern of his own ship! All humor aside, this is a fascinating thread. Didn't know a lick of this.