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 ...

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 ...

The Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, had two sister ships almost identical in size and luxury: the Olympic and the Britannic. The White Star Line hoped to conquer its ...