← Back to context Comment by scrollaway 11 hours ago Here is a great video on the topic.https://youtu.be/ZOXymrplqCg 3 comments scrollaway Reply geokon 11 hours ago 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 11 hours ago 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 10 hours ago There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.
geokon 11 hours ago 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 11 hours ago 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 10 hours ago There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.
RobotToaster 11 hours ago 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 10 hours ago There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.
tengwar2 10 hours ago There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.
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.
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.
There's still one sea-going paddle steamer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley.