Name Prefixes
Merchant ships names are prefixed by which kind of vessel they are:
- MV = Motor Vessel
- SS = Steam Ship
- MT = Motor Tanker or Motor Tug Boat
- MSV = Motor Stand-by Vessel
- MY = Motor Yacht
- RMS = Royal Mail Ship
- RRS = Royal Research Ship
- SV = Sailing Vessel (although these can be sub coded as type of sailing vessel)
- LPG = Gas carrier transporting liquefied petroleum gas
- LNG = Gas carrier transporting liquefied natural gas
- CS = Cable Ship or Cable layer
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