Save our Ship
 

Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

Save our Ship
 

the distress signal (...---...) came first, after the
original distress signal (CQD[?]) was deemed to be too
confusing. It just so happens that the signal represented
SOS. It was later that someone coined the Save Our Ship
phrase. This was on the History Channel a while ago.

Scotty



"Joe" wrote in message
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Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

Save our Ship
 

Scotty wrote:
the distress signal (...---...) came first, after the
original distress signal (CQD[?]) was deemed to be too
confusing.

Correct Scotty.... they were selected to indicate a distress because,
in Morse code, these letters and their combination create an
unmistakable sound pattern.

It just so happens that the signal represented
SOS. It was later that someone coined the Save Our Ship
phrase. This was on the History Channel a while ago.

Scotty



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Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

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Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the Titanic
send out.

Scotty


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Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

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That's right.. the letters are meaningless.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..
the distress signal (...---...) came first, after the
original distress signal (CQD[?]) was deemed to be too
confusing. It just so happens that the signal represented
SOS. It was later that someone coined the Save Our Ship
phrase. This was on the History Channel a while ago.

Scotty



"Joe" wrote in message
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Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

Save our Ship
 

Trick question... careful Joe.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
...
Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the Titanic
send out.

Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
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Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?

Joe

Save our Ship
 

Scotty wrote:
Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the Titanic
send out.


MGY (the Titanic's call sign) CQD

And some time later they remembered the then-new signal and sent

MGY SOS

So the answer is both.




"Joe" wrote...
Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?


No it stands for "Steel Only Sinks."

DSK

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2.5 points to Doug.

SBV

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the
Titanic
send out.


MGY (the Titanic's call sign) CQD

And some time later they remembered the then-new signal
and sent

MGY SOS

So the answer is both.




"Joe" wrote...
Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?


No it stands for "Steel Only Sinks."

DSK

Save our Ship
 

Hmmm... my understanding was the the Titanic did not send up any distress
signal, although there were claims that they did. They fired rockets, but
not red ones I believe.

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"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the Titanic
send out.


MGY (the Titanic's call sign) CQD

And some time later they remembered the then-new signal and sent

MGY SOS

So the answer is both.




"Joe" wrote...
Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?


No it stands for "Steel Only Sinks."

DSK

Save our Ship
 

Do you also understand that Leonardo Di Caprio was aboard
ship?

SBV

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
Hmmm... my understanding was the the Titanic did not send
up any distress
signal, although there were claims that they did. They
fired rockets, but
not red ones I believe.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
Joe, for 2.5 points, which distress signal did the
Titanic
send out.


MGY (the Titanic's call sign) CQD

And some time later they remembered the then-new signal
and sent

MGY SOS

So the answer is both.




"Joe" wrote...
Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls?


No it stands for "Steel Only Sinks."

DSK