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Mike C 26th January 2019 19:12

Seeking abbreviation definition, please
 
Hello my learned ship enthusiasts,

A simple question which seems to have a complex answer:

What is the official definition of the following abbreviations, please?

HMAT
HMT
HMAHS
HMHS
HT

Supporting evidence welcome!

Thanks

Mike

King Ratt 26th January 2019 20:50

Possibly as follows: via Google.
HMAT.......His Majesty’s Australian Transport
HMT.........His Majesty’s Trawler
HMAHS....His Majesty’ Australian Hospital Ship
HT...........Harbour Tug

As I said, possibly.

KR

erimus 26th January 2019 21:01

Agree the first would think the others fair guesses too...
geoff

IJC 38 27th January 2019 09:45

In my Discharge book HT stands for 'Home Trade'




P.S. I am not sending my Discharge Book

BobClay 27th January 2019 11:10

For a sparks HT would be High Tension. That's the stuff that lurks in the backs of radars and pops your eyeballs out on the springs if you touch the wrong thing. :p

Tmac1720 27th January 2019 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobClay (Post 21409)
For a sparks HT would be High Tension. That's the stuff that lurks in the backs of radars and pops your eyeballs out on the springs if you touch the wrong thing. :p

I knew a girl like that once :yawn:

BobClay 27th January 2019 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tmac1720 (Post 21412)
I knew a girl like that once :yawn:

Lucky bastard. :shock::jump:

John Rogers 31st January 2019 22:33

Could be used for two things, for type of vessel HT Harbor Tug, for the other Type of Voyage it would be Foreign Trade or Home Trade.

Harry Nicholson 8th February 2019 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Ratt (Post 21400)
Possibly as follows: via Google.
HMAT.......His Majesty’s Australian Transport
HMT.........His Majesty’s Trawler
HMAHS....His Majesty’ Australian Hospital Ship
HT...........Harbour Tug

As I said, possibly.

KR

My first ship was a trooper - in 1956. She was HMT Dunera. Her Majesty's Troopship. That's how she was termed - I recall.


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