Appendix II: Symbols of U.S. Navy Ships

AB ACM AD AE AF AG AGC AGP AGS AH AK AKA AKN AKS AKV AM AMb AMc AN AO AOG AP APA APB APc APD APH APL APV AR ARG ARH ARL ARS ARS(T) ARV ARV(A) ARV(E) AS ASR ATA ATF ATO ATR AV AVC AVD AVP AW AX BB CA CAZ CB CL CM CMc CV CVB CVE CVL DD DE DM IX LCC(1) LCC(2) LCI(FF) LCI(G) LCI(L) LCM(2) LCM(3) LCM(6) LCP(L) LCP(N) LCP(R) LCR(L) LCR(S) LCS(L)(3) LCS(S)(1) LCS(S)(2) LCT(5) LCT(6) LCV LCVP LSD LSM LSM(R) LST LSV LSX LVT(1) LVT(A)(1) LVT(2) LVT(A)(2) LVT(3) LVT(4) LVT(A)(4) PC PCE PCE(R) PCS PE PF PG PGM PR PT PY PYc SC SS YA YAG YC YCF YCK YCV YDG YDT YF YFB YFT YG YHB YHT YMS YN YNg YNT YO YOG YP YPK YR YRD(H) YRD(M) YS YSD YSP YSR YTB YTL YTM YTT YTX YW AT, YT

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Crane Ship Auxiliary Mine Layer Destroyer Tender Ammunition Ship Provision Storeship Miscellaneous Auxiliary Amphibious Force Flagship Motor Torpedo Boat Tender Surveying Ship Hospital Ship Cargo Ship Cargo Ship, Attack Net Cargo Ship General Stores Issue Ship Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry Mine Sweeper Base Mine Sweeper Coastal Mine Sweeper Net Layer Oiler Gasoline Tanker Transport Transport, Attack Barracks Ship (self-propelled) Coastal Transport Transport, High Speed Transport for Wounded Barracks Ship (non-self-propelled) Transport and Aircraft Ferry Repair Ship Repair Ship, Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship, Heavy Hull Reapir Ship, Landing Craft Salvage Vessel Salvage Craft Tender Aircraft Repair Ship Aircraft Repair Ship (aircraft) Aircraft Repair Ship (engine) Submarine Tender Submarine Rescue Vessel Ocean Tug, Auxiliary Ocean Tug, Fleet Ocean Tug, Old Ocean Tug, Rescue Seaplane Tender, Large Catapult Lighter Seaplane Tender (high speed) Seaplane Tender, Small Distilling Ship (Planned Auxiliary, New Construction) Battleship Heavy Cruiser (Planned Auxiliary, Conversion) Large Cruiser Light Cruiser Mine Layer Coastal Mine Layer Aircraft Carrier Aircraft Carrier, Large Aircraft Carrier, Escort Aircraft Carrier, Light Destroyer Destroyer Escort Light Mine Layer Miscellaneous Unclassified Landing Craft, Control (Mk. 1) Landing Craft, Control (Mk. 2) Landing Craft, Infantry (flotilla flagship) Landing Craft, Infantry (gunboat) Landing Craft, Infantry (large) Landing Craft Mechanized (Mk. II) Landing Craft, Mechanized (Mk. III) Landing Craft, Mechanized (Mk. VI) Landing Craft, Personnel (large) Landing Craft, Personnel (nested) Landing Craft, Personnel (with ramp) Landing Craft, Rubber (large) Landing Craft, Rubber (small) Landing Craft, Support (large) (Mk. III) Landing Craft, Support (small) (Mk. I) Landing Craft, Support (small) (Mk. II) Landing Craft, Tank (Mk. V) Landing Craft, Tank (Mk. VI) Landing Craft, Vehicle Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel Landing Ship, Dock Landing Ship, Medium Landing Ship, Medium (rocket) Landing Shiip, Tank Landing Ship, Vehicle (Planned Landing Ship) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Mk. I) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (armored) (Mk. I) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Mk. II) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (armored) (Mk. II) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Mk. III) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Mk. IV) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (armored) (Mk. IV) Submarine Chaser (173') Patrol Craft Escort Patrol Craft Escort (rescue) Submarine Chaser (173') Eagel Boat Frigate Gunboat Motor Gunboat River Gunboat Motor Torpedo Boat Yacht Coastal Yacht Submarine Chaser (110') Submarine Ash Lighter Miscellaneous District Ausiliary Open Lighter Car Float Open Cargo Lighter Aircraft Transportation Lighter Degaussing Vessel Diving Tender Covered Lighter; Range Tender; Provision Store Lighter Ferryboat and Launch Torpedo Transportation Lighter Garbage Lighter Houseboat Heating Scow Motor Mine Sweeper Net Tender Gate Vessel Net Tender, Tug Class Fuel Oil Barge Gasoline Barge District Patrol Vessel Pontoon Stowage Barge Floating Workshop Floating Workshop, Dry Dock (hull) Floating Workshop, Dry Dock (machinery) Stevedore Barge Seaplane Wrecking Derrick Salvage Pontoon Sludge Removal Barge Harbor Tug, Big Harbor Tug, Little Harbor Tug, Medium Torpedo Testing Barge (Planned District Craft) Water Barge Tugs (Ocean, Harbor)

[See also Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945]

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