translation needed

[James E Brown]

On Sat, 14 Jan 1995, Bill Derbyshire wrote:

> Hi Seelangers!
>         Can anyone supply me with a translation of the Russian word
> 'rambus', as in 'telegrafnyj rambus'?
>         Also....what does the abbreviation 'p/b' mean (used in conjunction
> with the Russian word 'kapitan' (of a ship)?
>
>         Many thanks to anyone who can untangle these.    Bill Derbyshire
>
My "Slovar' sokrashchenii russkogo iazyka" lists "RB" as a possible
abbreviation for rybolovnyj bot.  Although a bot is a small vessel
(rowboat,sailboat, outboard motorboat) perhaps this is the meaning of
your abbreviation.

James E. Brown
University of Hawaii
jebrown at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu