HMSAS

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English

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Noun

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HMSAS (uncountable)

  1. (military, nautical) Initialism of His or Her Majesty's South African Ship., a ship prefix for the South African Naval Forces or its predecessor South African Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, of the Dominion of South Africa, used from WWI through WWII

Coordinate terms

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(national ship prefix; South African Navy):

  • HMS (His/Her Majesty's Ship) (non-specific use)
    • HBMS (His/Her Britannic Majesty's Ship) (dated American English)
    • HDMS (His/Her Danish Majesty's Ship)
    • HNMS (His/Her "N" Majesty's Ship) (Netherlands or Norway)
    • HNLMS (His/Her Dutch Majesty's Ship) (Netherlands)
    • HNoMS (His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Ship)
    • HSwMS (His/Her Swedish Majesty's Ship)
    • HTMS (His/Her Thai Majesty's Ship)
  • HMS (British Royal Navy)
    • HMAS (His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship)
    • HMCS (His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)
    • HMIS (His/Her Majesty's Indian Ship)
    • HMNZS (His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship)
  • IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) (WWII and before)
  • RSS (Republic of Singapore Ship)
  • SAS (South African Ship) (post WWII prefix)
  • USS (United States Ship)

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