What's a RORO?

I don't recognize this acronym, though I have seen it bandied about. It
obviously is some kind of container ship thing. It would not happen to be Roll
On, Roll Off (ie doors in both ends) would it?

Thanks. Tom.

In a message dated 10/01/1999 6:34:19 AM Central European Daylight T,
> kaladorn@home.com writes:

> I don't recognize this acronym, though I have seen it bandied about.
It
> obviously is some kind of container ship thing. It would not happen

That's it. Got it in one.

Got it in one. Not necessarily doors in each end, but heavy loads can be
shifted by hand without assistance (reminds me of the story about US cargo
pilots in Vietnam pushing pallets of homemade jellied petrol (napalm) in drums
out the back of the cargo planes). Useful for moving cargo fast (doesn't need
cranes, forklifts etc inside the vehicle).

'Neath Southern Skies - http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/

> -----Original Message-----
It
> obviously is some kind of container ship thing. It would not happen to

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, With my last breath, I spit at thee. From the depths
> of Hell, I stab at thee. wrote:

> I don't recognize this acronym, though I have seen it bandied about.
It
> obviously is some kind of container ship thing. It would not happen to

Bingbingbing.

got it on the first try. Take a look at
www.uss-salem.org/worldnav/usa/aux_seal.html#prepo

thats the state of the art in roro from my understanding...

Check out http://www.acronymfinder.com/.  I've found it very useful.

-Michael

"With my last breath, I spit at thee. From the depths of Hell, I stab at
> thee." wrote:

> I don't recognize this acronym, though I have seen it bandied about.
It
> obviously is some kind of container ship thing. It would not happen to

Following the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster some cynics called it Roll On
Roll Over