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She cannae take it, Captain Kirk! USS Zumwalt breaks down

Jonathan Richards 1
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Re: Nomenclature... @peter_dtm

> ss Great Britain

SS doesn't mean what you think it means! (no, it doesn't mean your thing either, Herr Goebels). SS is an abbreviation for Screw Steamship, to distinguish them from paddle steamers.

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