The Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic has become as much a pop culture icon as an epic historical tragedy. Aside from James Cameron's timeless film that made Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet global ...

The ship was called the RMS Titanic for one very simple reason: It was an abbreviation for "Royal Mail Steamer" (though now it means "Royal Mail Ship"). In other words, it was a commercial ship ...

However, it was officially designated RMS Titanic rather than HMS Titanic. RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship, a designation originally used in the mid-19th century. It was officially used ...

The RMS Segwun, the oldest Royal Mail steam ship in the world, undergoes its 5-year maintenance. In dry dock, the RMS Segwun, the oldest Royal Mail steam ship in the world, undergoes its 5-year ...

“R.M.S.” stands for “Royal Mail Ship,” a designation given to the Titanic because it carried mail for the crown. Photograph by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images To learn more, check out ...

The prefix “RMS” in “RMS Titanic” stood for “Royal Mail Ship” because it would also carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail — an important bit of context for something ...