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Civilian vs Military
I note that under International navy ship prefixes most of the prefixes refer to military vessels. For the UK there is listed HMS, HMT, RMS and RFA. HMS is the standard for the Royal Navy, HMT refers to trawlers pressed into military service and under the command of the RN, RFA are civilian supply ships owned by and operated on behalf of the RN. RMS however refers to civilian ships operating under a contract to the government to carry mails as part of their other duties. Should civilian ships be in this list?
Martin of Sheffield (
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08:44, 13 June 2019 (UTC)reply
As I write this, there are 6 who watchlist this page. Perhaps a better forum for this question is
WT:SHIPS.