Merchant Vessel - Name Prefixes

Name Prefixes

Merchant ships names are prefixed by which kind of vessel they are:

• MV = Motor Vessel
• SS = Steam Ship
• MT = Motor Tanker or Motor Tug Boat
• MSV = Motor Stand-by Vessel
• MY = Motor Yacht
• RMS = Royal Mail Ship
• RRS = Royal Research Ship
• SV = Sailing Vessel (although these can be sub coded as type of sailing vessel)
• LPG = Gas carrier transporting liquefied petroleum gas
• LNG = Gas carrier transporting liquefied natural gas
• CS = Cable Ship or Cable layer