MS - Motor Ship
MTS - Motor Turbine Ship
MV - Motor Vessel
TSS - Turbine Steamship
SS - Steamship
USS - United States Ship
HMS - Her Majesty's Ship (England)
RMS - Royal Mail Ship (England)
The bow
the front of the ship (pointy bit)
The stern the rear of a ship (ass end)
Starboard This is the right hand side of the ship if someone is facing forward towards the bow
Port
This is the left hand side of the ship if someone is facing forward towards the bow
Stranded
vessels that had drifted or run aground on a strand or beach.
Anchors Aweigh
The anchor has broken ground.
Down the hatch
Here's a drinking expression that seems to have its origins in sea freight, where cargoes are lowered into the hatch. First used by seamen, it has only been traced back to the turn of the century.
Clean Bill of Health
This widely used term has its origins in the document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
As the Crow Flies
When lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, ships would
release a caged crow. The crow would fly straight towards the nearest
land thus giving the vessel some sort of a navigational fix. The tallest
lookout platform on a ship came to be know as the crow's nest
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