(thing) by SkiBum5 Tue Nov 28 2000 at 2:49:41
SS is short for "Submersible Ship" or a diesel-electric submarine. The phrase was coined when submarines operated mostly on the surface and could only submerge for short periods of time to escape detection.

See Also: SSN and SSBN

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