HMS vs SMS

HMS

noun
  • SMS: Synonym of HIGMS (ship of the German Second Reich's navy) 

  • IJN: Synonym of HIJMS (ship of Imperial Japan's navy) 

  • Synonym of HNoMS (ship of Norway's Royal Navy) 

  • Synonym of HNLMS (ship of Holland's Royal Navy) 

  • Synonym of HDMS (ship of Denmark's Royal Navy) 

  • Synonym of HSwMS (ship of Sweden's Royal Navy) 

  • Synonym of HICMS (ship of the Empire of China's navy) (Ching/Qing Dynasty) 

  • Synonym of HIFMS (ship of the French Second Empire's navy) 

  • Synonym of HTMS (ship of Thailand's Royal Navy) 

  • Synonym of HIRMS (ship of Czarist Russia's navy) 

SMS

noun
  • SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German; 

  • A ship prefix for a ship in the navy of the Empire of Germany (usually for the period leading to WWI and WWI) 

verb
  • To send a message on a cell phone. 

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