RMS Queen Mary 2 Royal Mail Ship (RMS : "Buque del Correo Real"), también denominado Royal Mail Steamship (o Steamer ), es un acrónimo naval utilizado en los transatlánticos que transportan el correo de la Royal Mail británica . Algunos barcos famosos con este acrónimo fueron el RMS Lusitania , el RMS Titanic , el RMS Empress of Ireland , el RMS Queen Mary , y también el RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 .
La denominación Royal Mail Ship empezó a ser usada en 1840,[ 1] Cunard Line ,[ 2] [ 3] RMS Queen Mary 2 .
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Referencias
↑ La primera mención en The Times es del 18 de agosto de 1840.
↑ Royal Mails employees Courier newspaper, agosto de 2007, página 20.
↑ Maxtone-Graham, John et al. (2004). Queen Mary 2 , p. 184
↑ a b "Empress of Asia Sunk Last Feb. 4; Canadian Pacific Liner Hit by Five Bombs in Flight From Singapore MOST OF TROOPS ESCAPED 16,909-Ton Ship Abandoned After Four-Day Fires Had Ruined Her Interior," New York Times. May 20, 1942.↑ By Wireless from R.M.S. Empress of Australia. "Royal Gifts Gladden 172 On Lonely Atlantic Island" (Tristan da Cunya)," New York Times. 24 March 1935; Robinson, Samuel. (1924). Official report of Capt. S. Robinson, R.N.R.,: Commander of the Canadian Pacific S.S. "Empress of Australia", on the Japanese earthquake, the fire and subsequent relief operations.
↑ 40-year-old Ship Makes Last Trip; Empress of Australia , Luxury Liner and Troop Carrier, on Way to Scrap Heap," New York Times. 1 de Mayo, 1952.↑ "British Announce Empress Ship Loss; Admiralty Fixes Death Toll at 45 Out of 643 Aboard Canadian Pacific Liner TORPEDOES FINISH JOB U-Boat Overtakes Burning Ship in Tow and Completes Task Started by Bomber Ship Attacked Three Times Women and Children Calm," New York Times. 29 de Octubre, 1940.↑ a b c "Pacific Air Routes Replace Ship Line; Canadian Company Abandons Pre-War Service of Fleet, Maps Overseas Flights," New York Times. April 10, 1949.↑ "Transport News and Notes; Empress of France Will Be Retired," New York Times. 27 de Noviembre, 1960.↑ a b c Kennedy, p. 150.
↑ "Lady Eden to Launch Ship," New York Times. 5 de Mayo, 1956.↑ Kirsten Weisenburger, Kirsten and Marc Dinsdale. "First Class Warrior Empress," Archivado el 9 de enero de 2009 en Wayback Machine . Pacific Rim Online Magazine (Vancouver, British Columbia). 1998.
