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▲ geokon 7 hours ago

Was strangely difficult to find on Wikipedia what the "SS" actually means

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_steamer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix

▲scrollaway 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Here is a great video on the topic.

https://youtu.be/ZOXymrplqCg

▲geokon 7 hours ago | parent [-]

the video claims it "Steam Ship" and not "Screw steamer". But later claims TSS is "triple screw steamship". So I'd be hesitant to trust the rest of the video's content.

▲RobotToaster 6 hours ago | parent [-]

The first steam ships were paddle steamers, wiki even says SS can just be a generic term for steam ship.

It's not unusual for acronyms to have multiple meanings, the S in HMS can mean submarine, as submarines aren't ships.

▲tengwar2 6 hours ago | parent [-]

There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.

▲silisili 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Gilligan's Island lied to us all. The Minnow clearly wasn't a steamer...