Talk:Her Majesty's Ship
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Does anyone have examples of Commonwealth countries that actually uses the "HMS" designation. I thought only the UK uses "HMS". Samw 14:37, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Since HMAS links to this page, should the link be removed? aubrey 22:32, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- That was in fact true of all the links in that list except HMCS; I have removed all of them. Foxmulder 02:57, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
When did HMTBD (His Majesty's Torpedo Boat Destroyer) go out of use? I've seen it in old Jane's books from pre-1914 for sure. --Tkinias 13:48, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] HMS use in monarchies
In the first paragraph of the article I wanted to clarify that the prefix (or its equivalent) isn't unique to the British navy. Someone had already made the remark about the Swedish navy, although incorrectly stating that the prefix was only used in translations to English. The prefix is in fact used in Swedish as well, and its short version (HMS) just happens to be spelled the same way.
Also, I like to think that the English Wikipedia is international, and as such I think it's relevant to point out that this prefix is not unique to the Commonwealth (avoid POV).
dsandlund 23:39, October 17 2005 (CET)
[edit] Format
Which is the correct form, "HMS" or "H.M.S."? I've seen it written both ways on the Wiki - sometimes, in the case of ship articles, with the former in the page title, and the latter used in the article text - 81.151.186.81 18:18, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
I've always seen it written "HMS" and I live in a very navy-oriented area. Birddrz 20:44, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
