Dialling back time in the SS Rotterdam’s engine room. Alamy Her days crossing the Atlantic ended in the early ’70s, and she spent decades as a cruise ship until 2000, when her then-owner, the ...

Some vessels also follow the SS prefix's original purpose of showing what's powering them. A vessel powered by a nuclear power plant, for instance, may have NS in its name, or "Nuclear Ship ...

European Jewish leaders are outraged at the Rotterdam arrival of a Dutch ship named after Pieter Schelte Heerema, who was a maritime engineer Dutch officer in the Waffen-SS, with Holocaust ...

The USS Constitution, RMS Titanic, and SS Great Britain are among the most famous ships in history. In addition to their historical significance, all three share a common detail—their names begin with ...

If you have ever seen a boat with the letters "SS" on it, you might have wondered what those letters (and other letters) mean. Here's what you need to know.