What does S.O.S. stand for?

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It doesn't mean anything. It's just a simple combination of dihs and dahs that would be difficult to misinterpret.

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save our ship

save our souls

Save Our Ship I believe.

Most popularly, Save Our Ship

Save our Souls

Save Our Souls.

It's kinda the internationl calling sign for help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS

Doesn't stand for anything. All the things that people have said and are going to say it stands for came later. The Moris Code for the letters SOS were used for an emergency signal back when it was the only way to communicate between boats because it's an easy combination of long and short beats to remember (I think it's three dots, three dashes, three dots). Look it up on Wikipedia if you don't believe me.

save our souls, or save our ship, depending on the situation.

SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as .———. (three dots, three dashes, three dots). This combination was established by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention at Berlin in 1906. The letters (SOS) do not refer to any words but were selected because they are easy to transmit. The use of Morse code for sending distress calls is now superseded by automated systems using satellite relay; the U.S. Coast Guard no longer monitors Morse code transmissions. The distress code by radiotelephony is MAY DAY, which corresponds to the French “m'aider.” The signal NC, not followed by a message, also has the same meaning.

either Save Our Souls or Save Our Ship

some one special

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Souls" and "Send Out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters- something known as a backronym. Other backronyms include Stuck On Site. But in reality it means nothing

in my end of the world it means in naval terms for Save Our Ship

it was used in the olden days as save our ship

S.O.S stands for Save Our Souls
Originaly used by ships at sea but now is sort of universal call for help over any radio

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S.O.S. please someone help me, it's not healthy for me to feel this
Y.O.U. are making this hard, I can't take it see, it don't feel right
S.O.S. please someone help me, it's not healthy for me to feel this
Y.O.U. are making this hard, you got me tossin' and turnin', can't sleep at night

save our soul.or in other words it means help

sh** on a shingle (creamed beef on toast )!! lol really it means save our sailors sos was and is used as a call for help!

What is the Meaning of SOS?
Harmony asks "Do the letters in the term SOS represent three words? If so could you let me know what they are?" Thanks to Neal McEwen for allowing us to use information from his article "SOS", "CQD" and the History of Maritime Distress Calls. Visit Neal's web site A Tribute to Morse Telegraphy.

There is much mystery and misinformation surrounding the origin and use of maritime distress calls. Most of the general populace believes that "SOS" signifies "Save Our Ship." Casual students of radio history are aware that the use of "SOS" was preceded by "CQD." Why were these signals adopted? When were they used?

The practical use of wireless telegraphy was made possible by Guglielmo Marconi in the closing years of the 19th century. Until then, ships at sea out of visual range were very much isolated from shore and other ships. The wireless telegraphers used Morse Code to send messages. Morse Code is a way of "tapping" out letters using a series of dots (short signals) and dashes (long signals). Spoken, short signals are referred to as "dih" and long signals are referred to as "dah". The letter "A" is represented by a dot followed by a dash:

By 1904 there were many trans-Atlantic British ships equipped with wireless communications. The wireless operators came from the ranks of railroad and postal telegraphers. In England a general call on the landline wire was a "CQ." "CQ" preceded time signals and special notices. "CQ" was generally adopted by telegraph and cable stations all over the world. By using "CQ," each station receives a message from a single transmission and an economy of time and labor was realized. Naturally, "CQ," went with the operators to sea and was likewise used for a general call. This sign for "all stations" was adopted soon after wireless came into being by both ships and shore stations.

In 1904, the Marconi company suggested the use of "CQD" for a distress signal. Although generally accepted to mean, "Come Quick Danger," that is not the case. It is a general call, "CQ," followed by "D," meaning distress. A strict interpretation would be "All stations, Distress."

At the second Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference 1906, the subject of a danger signal was again addressed. Considerable discussion ensued and finally SOS was adopted. The thinking was that three dots, three dashes and three dots could not be misinterpreted. It was to be sent together as one string.sosgraphic.gif (488 bytes)

The Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony , 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal.

Although the use of "SOS" was officially ratified in 1908, the use of "CQD" lingered for several more years, especially in British service where it originated. It is well documented in personal accounts of Harold Bride, second Radio Officer, and in the logs of the SS Carpathia, that the Titanic first used "CQD" to call for help. When Captain Smith gave the order to radio for help, first radio officer Jack Phillips sent "CQD" six times followed by the Titanic call letters, "MGY." Later, at Brides suggestion, Phillips interspersed his calls with "SOS." In SOS to the Rescue, 1935, author Baarslag notes, "Although adopted intentionally in 1908, it [SOS] had not completely displaced the older 'CQD' in the British operators' affections." (It is interesting to observe that Marconi was waiting in New York to return home to England on the Titanic.)

The first recorded American use of "SOS" was in August of 1909. Wireless operator T. D. Haubner of the SS Arapahoe radioed for help when his ship lost its screw near Diamond Shoals, sometimes called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." The call was heard by the United Wireless station "HA" at Hatteras. A few months later, the SS Arapahoe received an "SOS" distress call from the SS Iroquois. Radio Officer Haubner therefore has the distinction of being involved in the first two incidents of the use of "SOS" in America, the first as the sender and the second as the receiver. The U.S. did not officially adopt "SOS" until 1912, being slow to adopt international wireless standards.

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So in short Sos is Save Our Ship. in Morse Code Alphabet it is

000 --- 000
dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot
Hope this helps you out.

save our souls

SAME OLE ****

save our ship
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u.s. navy

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