Royal Mail Ship
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Royal Mail Ship (RMS: "Buque del Correo Real"), también denominado Royal Mail Steamship (o Steamer), es un acrónimo naval utilizado en los transatlánticos que transportan el correo de la Royal Mail británica. Algunos barcos famosos con este acrónimo fueron el RMS Olympic, el RMS Titanic, y también el RMS Mauretania y el RMS Lusitania.
La denominación Royal Mail Ship empezó a ser usada en 1840,[1] y fue utilizada por un gran número de compañías, pero frecuentemente es asociada con la Cunard Line,[2] [3] la cual hizo con la Royal Mail un gran contrato de transporte y usó el prefijo tradicional RMS en casi todos sus barcos. Hoy en día continúa usándolo en su buque insignia, el RMS Queen Mary 2.
Lista de buques RMS [editar]
| Nombre | Línea | Viaje inaugural | Retirada de servicio | Destino |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth 2 | Cunard | 1969 | 2008 | Vendido a Dubai World |
| Queen Mary 2 | Cunard | 2004 | En servicio | |
| St Helena | HM Government | 1990 | En servicio | |
| Adriatic | White Star | 1907 | 1934 | Desguazado |
| Aquitania | Cunard | 1914 | 1950 | Desguazado |
| Arabia | Peninsular and Oriental | 1898 | 1916 | Hundido |
| Alcantara | Royal Mail Lines | 1913 | 1916 | Hundido en batalla como buque hospital |
| Alcantara | Royal Mail Lines | 1926 | 1958 | Desguazado |
| Andes | Royal Mail Lines | 1913 | 1929 | Renombrado como Atlantis |
| Andes | Royal Mail Lines | 1939 | 1959 | Desguazado |
| Arlanza | Royal Mail Lines | 1912 | 1938 | Desguazado |
| Atlantic | White Star | 1871 | 1873 | Hundido |
| Baltic | White Star | 1904 | 1933 | Desguazado |
| Berengaria | Cunard | 1913 | 1938 | Desguazado |
| Britannia | Cunard | 1840 | 1880 | Hundido |
| Lucania | Cunard | 1893 | 1909 | Desguazado |
| Carpathia | Cunard | 1903 | 1918 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Britannic | White Star | 1915 | 1916 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Caronia | Cunard White Star | 1949 | 1974 | Desguazado |
| Celtic | White Star | 1901 | 1933 | Desguazado |
| Cedric | White Star | 1903 | 1932 | Desguazado |
| Dunottar Castle | Union Castle | 1890 | 1915 | Hundido |
| Empress of China[4] | Canadian Pacific | 1891 | 1912 | desguazado |
| Empress of India[4] | Canadian Pacific | 1891 | 1919 | Desguazado |
| Empress of Japan[4] | Canadian Pacific | 1891 | 1926[5] | Desguazado |
| Empress of Britain | Canadian Pacific | 1906 | 1930 | Desguazado |
| Empress of Ireland | Canadian Pacific | 1906 | 1914 | Hundido por una colisión; 1.000 muertos |
| Empress of Asia[6] | Canadian Pacific | 1913 | 1942[6] | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Empress of Russia[7] | Canadian Pacific | 1913 | 1945[7] | Vendido como chatarra |
| Empress of France | Canadian Pacific | 1914 | 1931 | Desguazado en 1934 |
| Empress of India | Canadian Pacific | 1908 | 1928 | Vendido como chatarra en 1929 |
| Empress of Australia[8] | Canadian Pacific | 1922 | 1952[9] | Desguazado |
| Empress of Scotland | Canadian Pacific | 1906 | 1930 | Vendido como chatarra en 1930 |
| Empress of Canada | Canadian Pacific | 1922 | 1943[7] | Torpedeado, hundido |
| Empress of Canada | Canadian Pacific | 1929 | 1953 | desguazado |
| Empress of Japan | Canadian Pacific | 1930 | 1966 | Incendiado y vendido como chatarra |
| Empress of Britain | Canadian Pacific | 1931 | 1940[10] | Torpedeado, hundido |
| Empress of Scotland | Canadian Pacific | 1930 | 1966 | Incendiado y vendido como chatarra |
| Empress of Australia | Canadian Pacific | 1953 | 1956 | Vendido como chatarra en 1962 |
| Empress of Britain | Canadian Pacific | 1956 | . | Vendido como chatarra en 2008 |
| Empress of England[11] | Canadian Pacific | 1957 | . | Desguazado |
| Empress of Canada[12] | Canadian Pacific | 1961 | . | Vendido como chatarra en 2003 |
| Etruria | Cunard | 1885 | 1909 | Desguazado |
| Homeric | White Star | 1922 | 1935 | Desguazado |
| Laconia | Cunard | 1922 | 1942 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Laconia | Cunard | 1912 | 1917 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Lusitania | Cunard | 1907 | 1915 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Mauretania | Cunard White Star | 1939 | 1965 | desguazado |
| Maloja | Peninsular and Oriental | 1923 | 1954 | Desguazado |
| Majestic | White Star | 1922 | 1940 | Desguazado |
| Medina | Peninsular and Oriental | 1911 | 1917 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Mooltan | Peninsular and Oriental | 1923 | 1953 | Desguazado |
| Niagara | Union Steamship | 1912 | 1940 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Oceanic | White Star | 1871 | 1896 | Desguazado |
| Queen Elizabeth | Cunard White Star | 1940 | 1968 | Convertido en chatarra por Arson |
| Royal Adelaide | City of Dublin Steam Packet | 1838 | 1849 | Hundido |
| Georgic | White Star | 1933 | 1954 | Desguazado |
| Olympic | White Star | 1911 | 1935 | Desguazado |
| Mauretania | Cunard | 1907 | 1935 | Desguazado |
| Queen Mary | Cunard White Star | 1936 | 1967 | Retirado |
| Umbria | Cunard | 1884 | 1910 | Desguazado |
| Scythia | Cunard | 1921 | 1958 | Desguazado |
| Titanic | White Star | 1912 | 1912 | Hundido |
| Tayleur | White Star (no OSNC) | 1853 | 1853 | |
| Windsor Castle | Union-Castle | 1960 | 1998 | Desguazado |
| Viceroy of India | Peninsular and Oriental | 1927 | 1942 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Oceanic | White Star | 1899 | 1914 | Desguazado |
| Snaefell | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1910 | 1918 | Hundido por acción enemiga |
| Mona's Queen | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1934 | ? | ? |
| King Orry | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1911 | ? | ? |
| Lady of Mann | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1930 | ? | ? |
| Ben My Chree | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1927 | ? | ? |
| Peel Castle | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1894 | ? | ? |
| Fenella | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1937 | ? | ? |
| Tynwald | Isle of Man Steam Packet | 1937 | ? | ? |
| Segwun | Muskoka Steamships | 1887 | Restaurado y retorno al servicio | |
| Trent | Royal Mail Steam Packet | 1841 | 1865 | Desguazado |
| Leinster | City of Dublin Steam Packet | 1896 | 1918 | Hundido por acción enemiga; 517 desaparecidos |
| Servia | Cunard | 1881 | 1901 | Desguazado |
Referencias [editar]
- ↑ La primera mención en The Times es del 18 de agosto de 1840.
- ↑ Royal Mails employees Courier newspaper, agosto de 2007, página 20.
- ↑ Maxtone-Graham, John et al. (2004). Queen Mary 2, p. 184.
- ↑ a b c Kennedy, p. 150.
- ↑ Kirsten Weisenburger, Kirsten and Marc Dinsdale. "First Class Warrior Empress," Pacific Rim Online Magazine (Vancouver, British Columbia). 1998.
- ↑ a b "Empress of Asia Sunk Last Feb. 4; Canadian Pacific Liner Hit by Five Bombs in Flight From Singapore MOST OF TROOPS ESCAPED 16,909-Ton Ship Abandoned After Four-Day Fires Had Ruined Her Interior," New York Times. May 20, 1942.
- ↑ a b c "Pacific Air Routes Replace Ship Line; Canadian Company Abandons Pre-War Service of Fleet, Maps Overseas Flights," New York Times. April 10, 1949.
- ↑ By Wireless from R.M.S. Empress of Australia. "Royal Gifts Gladden 172 On Lonely Atlantic Island" (Tristan da Cunya)," New York Times. 24 March 1935; Robinson, Samuel. (1924). Official report of Capt. S. Robinson, R.N.R.,: Commander of the Canadian Pacific S.S. "Empress of Australia", on the Japanese earthquake, the fire and subsequent relief operations.
- ↑ 40-year-old Ship Makes Last Trip; Empress of Australia, Luxury Liner and Troop Carrier, on Way to Scrap Heap," New York Times. 1 de Mayo, 1952.
- ↑ "British Announce Empress Ship Loss; Admiralty Fixes Death Toll at 45 Out of 643 Aboard Canadian Pacific Liner TORPEDOES FINISH JOB U-Boat Overtakes Burning Ship in Tow and Completes Task Started by Bomber Ship Attacked Three Times Women and Children Calm," New York Times. 29 de Octubre, 1940.
- ↑ "Lady Eden to Launch Ship," New York Times. 5 de Mayo, 1956.
- ↑ "Transport News and Notes; Empress of France Will Be Retired," New York Times. 27 de Noviembre, 1960.
