| Warships |
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| BB | Battleship |
| CA | Heavy Cruiser |
| CAG | Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser |
| CC | Command Ship |
| CG | Guided Missile Cruiser |
| CGN | Guided Missile Cruiser (nuclear-powered) |
| CL | Light Cruiser |
| CLAA | Anti Aircraft Light Cruiser |
| CLG | Guided Missile Light Cruiser |
| CV | Aircraft Carrier |
| CVA | Attack Aircraft Carrier |
| CVAN | Attack Aircraft Carrier (nuclear-powered) |
| CVB | Large Aircraft Carrier |
| CVE/ACV/AVG | Escort Aircraft Carrier |
| CVL | Light Carrier |
| CVN | Aircraft Carrier (nuclear-powered) |
| CVS | ASW Aircraft Carrier |
| CVT | Training Aircraft Carrier |
| CVU | Utility Aircraft Carrier |
| DD | Destroyer |
| DE | Destroyer Escort |
| DEG | Guided Missile Escort Ship |
| DER | Radar Picket Escort Ship |
| DDG | Guided Missile Destroyer |
| DDR | Radar Picket Destroyer |
| DL | Frigate |
| DLG | Guided Missile Frigate |
| DLGN | Guided Missile Frigate (nuclear-powered) |
| DM | Destroyer Minelayer |
| FF | Frigate |
| FFG | Guided Missile Frigate |
| FFR | Radar Picket Frigate |
| FFT | Reserve Training Frigate |
| IFS | Inshore Fire Support Ship |
| LCC | Amphibious Command Ship |
| LCU | Utility Landing Craft |
| LFR | Inshore Fire Support Ship |
| LHA | Amphibious Assault Ship (general purpose) |
| LHD | Amphibious Assault Ship (multi purpose) |
| LKA | Amphibious Cargo Ship |
| LPA | Amphibious Transport |
| LPD | Amphibious Transport Dock |
| LPH/CVHA | Amphibious Assault Ship (helicopter) |
| LPR | Amphibious Transport (small) |
| LPSS | Amphibious Transport Submarine |
| LSD | Dock Landing Ship |
| LSM | Medium Landing Ship |
| LSMR | Medium Landing Ship (Rocket) |
| LST | Tank Landing Ship |
| LSV | Vehicle Landing Ship |
| MCM | Mine Countermeasures Ship |
| MCS | Mine Countermeasures Support Ship |
| MMF | Fleet Minelayer |
| MSB | Minesweeping Boats |
| MSC/MHC | Minesweeper, Coastal |
| MSF | Fleet Minesweeper |
| MSO | Minesweeper, Oceanic |
| PC | Patrol Coastal (old meaning: Submarine Chaser) |
| PCE | Patrol Escort |
| PCER | Rescue Escort |
| PCH | Hydrofoil Submarine Chaser |
| PCS | Submarine Chaser |
| PG | Patrol Combatant |
| PGH | Patrol Craft (hydrofoil) |
| PGM | Motor Gunboat |
| PHM | Patrol Combatant Missile (hydrofoil)
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| PTF | Fast Patrol Craft |
| SS | Submarine |
| SSAG / AGSS | Auxiliary Submarine |
| SSBN | Fleet Ballistic Submarine (nuclear-powered) |
| SSG | Guided Missile Submarine |
| SSGN | Guided Missile Submarine (nuclear-powered) |
| SSN | Submarine (nuclear-powered) |
| Auxiliary Ships |
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A "T-" in front of a designation indicates that the respective
ship is operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC)
and that it is manned by a civilian crew. |
| ACS | Auxiliary Crane Ship |
| AD | Destroyer Tender |
| ADG | Degaussing Ship |
| AE | Ammunition Ship |
| AF | Store Ship |
| AFS | Combat Stores Ship |
| AG | Miscellaneous |
| AGB | Icebreaker |
| AGC | Amphibious Force Flagship |
| AGF | Command Ship |
| AGDS | Auxiliary Deep Submergence Support Ship |
| AGDE | Escort Research Ship |
| AGEH | Hydrofoil Research Ship |
| AGER | Environmental Research Ship |
| AGFF | Frigate Research Ship |
| AGHS | Patrol Combatant Support Ship |
| AGM | Missile Range Instrumentation Ship |
| AGMR | Major Communication Relay Ship |
| AGOR | Oceanographic Research Ship |
| AGOS | Ocean Surveillance Ship |
| AGP | Patrol Craft Tender |
| AGR | Radar Picket Ship |
| AGS | Surveying Ship |
| AGSC | Coastal Surveying Ship |
| AGTR | Technical Research Ship |
| AH | Hospital Ship |
| AK | Cargo Ship |
| AKA | Attack Cargo Ship |
| AKE | Dry Cargo / Ammunition Ship |
| AKL | Light Cargo Ship |
| AKR | Vehicle Cargo Ship |
| AKS | Store Issue Ship |
| AKV | Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry |
| AN | Net Laying Ship |
| AO | Oiler |
| AOE | Fast Combatant Support Ship |
| AOG | Gasoline Tanker |
| AOT | Transport Oiler |
| AOR | Replenishment Oiler |
| AP | Transport |
| APA | Attack Transport |
| APB | Self-propelled Barracks Ship |
| APD | High-Speed Transport |
| APV | Transport and Aircraft Ferry |
| AR | Repair Ship |
| ARB | Battle Damage Repair Ship |
| ARC | Cable Repairing Ship |
| ARG | Internal Combustion Engines Repair Ship |
| ARL | Landing Craft Repair Ship |
| ARS | Salvage Ship |
| ARSD | Salvage Lifting Tender |
| ARST | Salvage Ship Tender |
| ARV | Aircraft Repair Ship |
| AS | Submarine Tender |
| ASR | Submarine Rescue Ship |
| ATA | Auxiliary Ocean Tug |
| ATF | Fleet Ocean Tug |
| ATS | Salvage and Rescue Ship |
| AV | Seaplane Tender |
| AVB | Advanced Aviation Base Ship |
| AVM | Guided Missile Ship |
| AVP | Small Seaplane Tender |
| AVS | Aviation Supply Ship |
| AVT | Auxiliary Aircraft Transport |
| AW | Distilling Ship |
| AZ | Lighter-than-Air Aircraft Tender |
| IX | Unclassified Miscellaneous |
| T-AO / T-AOT | Oiler (MSC operated) |
| YAG | Special Minesweeper |
| Service Craft |
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| AFDB | Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock |
| AFDL | Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock |
| AFDM | Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock |
| APL | Barracks Ship (non self-propelled) |
| ARD | Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock |
| ARDM | Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock |
| YC | Open Lighter |
| YCF | Car Floats |
| YCV | Aircraft Transportation Lighter |
| YD | Floating Crane |
| YDT | Diving Tender |
| YF | Covered Lighter (self-propelled) |
| YFB | Ferryboat |
| YFD | Yard Floating Dry Dock |
| YFN | Covered Lighter (non self-propelled) |
| YFNB | Large Covered Lighter |
| YFND | Dry Dock Companion Craft |
| YFNX | Lighter (special purpose) |
| YFP | Floating Power Barge |
| YFR | Refrigerated Covered Lighter |
| YFRN | Refrigerated Covered Lighter (non self-propelled) |
| YFRT | Covered Lighter (Range Tender) |
| YFU | Harbor Utility Craft |
| YG | Garbage Lighter (self-propelled) |
| YGN | Garbage Lighter (non self-propelled) |
| YLC | Salvage Lift Craft |
| YM | Dredge |
| YNG | Gate Craft |
| YO | Fuel Oil Barge (self-propelled) |
| YOG | Gasoline Barge (self-propelled) |
| YOGN | Gasoline Barge (non self-propelled) |
| YON | Fuil Oil Barge (non self-propelled) |
| YOS | Oil Storage Barge |
| YP | Patrol Craft |
| YPD | Floating Pile Driver |
| YR | Floating Workshop |
| YRB | Repair and Berthing Barge |
| YRBM | Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge |
| YRDH | Floating Dry Dock Workshop (hull) |
| YRDM | Floating Dry Dock Workshop (machine) |
| YRR | Radiological Repair Barge |
| YRST | Salvage Craft Tender |
| YSD | Seaplane Wreckage Derrick |
| YSR | Sludge Removal Barge |
| YTB | Large Harbor Tug |
| YTL | Small Harbor Tug |
| YTM | Medium Harbor Tug |
| YTT | Torpedo Trials Ship |
| YV | Drone Aircraft Catapult Control Craft |
| YW | Water Barge (self-propelled) |
| YWN | Water Barge (non self-propelled) |
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