Re: What do we call it?

[Mike Young <tvcmikey@yahoo.com>]

Mike Y. here in Malaysia
In the Navy we called them 'boats'. Anything else we called a 'target'

FWAFS,
Mike

--- Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com> wrote:
> Sailboats are called "S/V" for sailing vessel.  
> Motor ships are "M/S" or
> M/V."
> Inflatable are "I/V" (no joke: I own I/V 'Drip').
> 
> What are we going to call submarines?
> 
> In the old days, and maybe even now, the British
> used to call their
> boats such as "H.M.S/M."
> 
> I propose that we use "S/Y" or "S.Y.," for
> "submarine yacht."
> 
> 
> Comment?
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Holt
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> 
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