Have you ever noticed ships commonly have abbreviations such as MT, MV, or SS before their names?
These ship prefixes generally refer to abbreviations carved before ship names, whether naval or merchant vessels. They consist of a few letters compounded to denote a specific meaning.
These initials usually represent the type of vessel or propulsion system used in merchant vessels.
Here’s what each of these initials stands for in a merchant vessel:
- MTstands for Motor Tanker. This type of vessel is...
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