It was sometimes also abbreviated to S.M. or SM (for Seiner Majestät) when a ship was mentioned by class, such as S.M. Kleiner Kreuzer Emden ("His Majesty's Light Cruiser Emden").
Ponekad se također krati kao S.M. ili SM (za Seiner Majestät) ako se brod spominje prema klasi, primjerice S.M. Kleiner Kreuzer Emden ("laki krstaš Njegova Veličanstva Emden").