The German one isn't relevant for post-war American ships. Hope that helps.
replyThey aren't. I think that's the point. If you type "SS" into Wikipedia you get straight to Schutzstaffel. It's hard to find what it means in the context of ships.
replyIn all fairness, the term is much older than what that acronym's come to mean.
replyI always thought it stood for "Set Sail", but this definition is more pragmatic.
I assume the problem was that prominence of certain German use makes finding other meaning of this phrase tricky.
replyWait until you learn about SS the government security service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service
reply(Officially USSS, but it's often abbreviated to SS in common parlance.)
Even in German speaking forums for pregnant women it’s used liberally to abbreviate “Schwangerschaft” (pregnancy), which can result in some pretty funny phrases.
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