Royal Mail Ship

Royal Mail Ship (RMS: "Buque do Correo Real"), tamén denominado Royal Mail Steamship (ou Steamer), é un prefixo naval utilizado nos transatlánticos que transportan o correo da Royal Mail británica. Algúns barcos famosos con este acrónimo foron o RMS Olympic, o RMS Titanic, e tamén o RMS Mauretania e mailo RMS Lusitania.

A denominación Royal Mail Ship empezou a ser usada en 1840,A primeira mención en The Times é do 18 de agosto de 1840. e foi utilizada por un gran número de compañías, mais frecuentemente é asociada coa Cunard Line,Royal Mails employees Courier newspaper, agosto de 2007, páxina 20.Maxtone-Graham, John et al. (2004).  Queen Mary 2, p. 184. que fixo coa Royal Mail un gran contrato de transporte e usou o prefixo tradicional RMS en case todas as súas naves. Hoxe en día continúa usándoo no seu buque insignia, o RMS Queen Mary 2.

 Listaxe de buques RMS  
NomeLiñaViaxe inauguralRetirada de servizoDestino Queen Elizabeth 2  Cunard  1969  2008  Vendido a Dubai World Queen Mary 2  Cunard  2004   En servizo St Helena  HM Government  1990   En servizo Adriatic  White Star  1907  1934  Desmantelado Aquitania  Cunard  1914  1950  Desmantelado Arabia  Peninsular and Oriental  1898  1916  Afundido Alcantara  Royal Mail Lines  1913  1916  Afundido en batalla como buque hospital Alcantara  Royal Mail Lines  1926  1958  Desmantelado Andes  Royal Mail Lines  1913  1929  Renomeado coma Atlantis RMS Andes  Royal Mail Lines  1939  1959  Desmantelado Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines  1912  1938  Desmantelado  Atlantic  White Star  1871  1873  Afundido  Baltic  White Star  1904  1933  Desmantelado  Berengaria  Cunard  1913  1938  Desmantelado  Britannia  Cunard  1840  1880  Afundido  Lucania  Cunard  1893  1909  Desmantelado  Carpathia  Cunard  1903  1918  Afundido por acción inimiga Britannic  White Star  1915  1916  Afundido por acción inimiga Caronia  Cunard White Star  1949  1974  Desmantelado  Celtic  White Star  1901  1933  Desmantelado  Cedric  White Star  1903  1932  Desmantelado  Dunottar Castle  Union Castle  1890  1915  Afundido    Empress of ChinaKennedy,  p. 150.  Canadian Pacific  1891  1912  Desmantelado  Empress of India  Canadian Pacific  1891  1919  Desmantelado  Empress of Japan  Canadian Pacific  1891  1926Kirsten Weisenburger, Kirsten and Marc Dinsdale.  "First Class Warrior Empress,"  Pacific Rim Online Magazine (Vancouver, British Columbia). 1998.  Desmantelado Empress of Britain  Canadian Pacific  1906  1930  Desmantelado  Empress of Ireland  Canadian Pacific  1906  1914  Afundido por unha colisión; 1.000 mortos Empress of Asia "Empress of Asia Sunk Last Feb. 4; Canadian Pacific Liner Hit by Five Bombs in Flight From Singapore MOST OF TROOPS ESCAPED 16,909-Ton Ship Abandoned After Four-Day Fires Had Ruined Her Interior," New York Times. May 20, 1942.  Canadian Pacific  1913  1942  Afundido por acción inimiga  Empress of Russia "Pacific Air Routes Replace Ship Line; Canadian Company Abandons Pre-War Service of Fleet, Maps Overseas Flights," New York Times. April 10, 1949.  Canadian Pacific  1913  1945 Vendido coma ferralla Empress of France  Canadian Pacific  1914  1931  Desmantelado en 1934 Empress of India  Canadian Pacific  1908  1928  Vendido coma ferralla en 1929 Empress of AustraliaBy Wireless from R.M.S. Empress of Australia.  "Royal Gifts Gladden 172 On Lonely Atlantic Island" (Tristan da Cunya)," New York Times. 24 March 1935; Robinson, Samuel. (1924). Official report of Capt. S. Robinson, R.N.R.,: Commander of the Canadian Pacific S.S. "Empress of Australia", on the Japanese earthquake, the fire and subsequent relief operations.  Canadian Pacific 1922  1952  40-year-old Ship Makes Last Trip; Empress of Australia, Luxury Liner and Troop Carrier, on Way to Scrap Heap," New York Times. 1 de Mayo, 1952.  Desmantelado  Empress of Scotland  Canadian Pacific  1906 1930  Vendido coma ferralla en 1930    Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific  1922  1943  Afundido por un torpedo    Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific  1929  1953  Desmantelado  Empress of Japan  Canadian Pacific  1930  1966  Incendiado e vendido coma ferralla   Empress of Britain  Canadian Pacific  1931  1940 "British Announce Empress Ship Loss; Admiralty Fixes Death Toll at 45 Out of 643 Aboard Canadian Pacific Liner TORPEDOES FINISH JOB U-Boat Overtakes Burning Ship in Tow and Completes Task Started by Bomber Ship Attacked Three Times Women and Children Calm," New York Times. 29 de Outubro, 1940.  Afundido por un torpedo    Empress of Scotland  Canadian Pacific  1930  1966  Incendiado e vendido coma ferralla     Empress of Australia  Canadian Pacific  1953  1956  Vendido coma ferralla en 1962 Empress of Britain  Canadian Pacific  1956  .  Vendido coma ferralla en 2008 Empress of England "Lady Eden to Launch Ship," New York Times. 5 de maio, 1956.  Canadian Pacific  1957  .  Desmantelado Empress of Canada "Transport News and Notes; Empress of France Will Be Retired," New York Times.  27 de Noviembre, 1960.   Canadian Pacific  1961  .  Vendido coma ferralla en 2003 Etruria  Cunard  1885  1909  Desmantelado  Homeric  White Star  1922  1935  Desmantelado  Laconia  Cunard  1922  1942  Afundido por acción inimiga Laconia  Cunard  1912  1917  Afundido por acción inimiga Lusitania  Cunard  1907  1915  Afundido por acción inimiga Mauretania  Cunard White Star  1939  1965  Desmantelado  Maloja  Peninsular and Oriental  1923  1954  Desmantelado  Majestic  White Star  1922  1940  Desmantelado  Medina Peninsular and Oriental  1911 1917  Afundido por acción inimiga Mooltan  Peninsular and Oriental  1923  1953  Desmantelado Niagara  Union Steamship  1912  1940  Afundido por acción inimiga Oceanic  White Star  1871  1896  Desmantelado  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard White Star  1940  1968  Incendiado e afundido Royal Adelaide  City of Dublin Steam Packet  1838  1849  Afundido Georgic  White Star  1933  1954  Desmantelado  Olympic  White Star  1911  1935  Desmantelado  Mauretania  Cunard  1907  1935  Desmantelado  Queen Mary  Cunard White Star  1936  1967  Retirado Umbria  Cunard  1884  1910  Desmantelado  Scythia  Cunard  1921  1958  Desmantelado  Titanic  White Star  1912  1912  Afundido pola acción dun iceberg  Tayleur  White Star (non OSNC)  1853  1853   Windsor Castle  Union-Castle  1960  1998  Desmantelado  Viceroy of India  Peninsular and Oriental  1927  1942  Afundido por acción inimiga Oceanic  White Star  1899  1914  Desmantelado  Snaefell  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1910  1918  Afundido por acción inimiga Mona's Queen  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1934  ?  ? King Orry  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1911  ?  ? Lady of Mann  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1930  ?  ? Ben My Chree  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1927  ?  ? Peel Castle  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1894  ?  ? Fenella  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1937  ?  ? Tynwald  Isle of Man Steam Packet  1937  ?  ? Segwun  Muskoka Steamships  1887   Restaurado e retorno ao servizo Trent  Royal Mail Steam Packet  1841  1865  Desmantelado  Leinster City of Dublin Steam Packet  1896  1918  Afundido por acción inimiga; 517 desaparecidos Servia  Cunard  1881  1901  Desmantelado 

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