Author: [email protected] (Daniel Trock)

Sonia Bonet/Shutterstock If you’re a fan of maritime engineering, you’ve almost definitely noticed the prefix “SS” on an older, private vessel. It’s a little bit of flavoring that helps make a boat seem more prestigious and official. Of course, you can’t just put an abbreviation on something for no reason. It has to stand for something, or it’s nothing but unnecessary set dressing. Advertisement The process of putting “SS” on ships has been around for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to the age of steam-powered vessels. As…