How are M/V and M/S liveaboards different?

[wonbok]

I've noticed every liveaboard ship starts with either M/V or M/S (maybe there are more that i've seen yet).

What do they mean?
Do they tell the class, size, and/or capacity of the ship in any way?

 

[HammerNoMore]

I've noticed every liveaboard ship starts with either M/V or M/S (maybe there are more that i've seen yet).

It's a designation and not part of the name. Some people use it, some don't, for example:

Sea Searcher II
Nautilus Explorer
Ghazala Voyager
etc.

or

S.S. Thorfinn (steam ship http://www.thorfinn.net/Specification.htm).

What do they mean?

M/V = Motor Vessel
M/S = Motor Ship
S/S = Steam Ship

Do they tell the class, size, and/or capacity of the ship in any way?

Nope, other than designating they have a diesel motor...

 

[Doc]

M/V = Motor Vessel
M/S = Motor Ship
S/S = Steam Ship
QUOTE]


S/V= Sailing Vessel (ie: Windjammer)

CVA= Has and Airstrip (ie: the John F Kennedy)

SWATH= Possibly the best liveaboard configuration possible (ie: Nekton)

 

[rcohn]

Don't forget R/V (research vessel) as used by the R/V Dream Too.

Ralph

 

[HammerNoMore]

You can add:

IB - Ice Breaker
MY - Motor Yacht
SY - Sailing Yacht
MSY - Motor Sailing Yacht
TES - Turbo-Electric Ship
TSS - Turbine Steam Ship
MT - Motor Tanker
TT - Turbine Tanker
MF - Motor Ferry
etc.
etc.
etc.

oh and:

B*B - Cruise Ship

 

[Doc]

You can add:

IB - Ice Breaker
MY - Motor Yacht
SY - Sailing Yacht
MSY - Motor Sailing Yacht
TES - Turbo-Electric Ship
TSS - Turbine Steam Ship
MT - Motor Tanker
TT - Turbine Tanker
MF - Motor Ferry
etc.
etc.
etc.

oh and:

B*B - Cruise Ship

DSRV (NR-1)

 

[DiverG]

M/V = Motor Vessel
M/S = Motor Ship
S/S = Steam Ship
QUOTE]


S/V= Sailing Vessel (ie: Windjammer)

CVA= Has and Airstrip (ie: the John F Kennedy)

SWATH= Possibly the best liveaboard configuration possible (ie: Nekton)

Roatanman, you're using old USS ship designations ie. CVA 67 (John F Kennedy) is now CV 67.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 is a nuclear propelled aircraft carrier.