creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) (05/01/89)
From: creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps)
I was going through some old papers (products of my early-teen research)
and found a list of prefixes. Anyone feel like merging what's been posted?
Some of these are probably obsolete.
CV aircraft carrier
CVA attack class aircraft carrier
CVB large class aircraft carrier
CVE escort type aircraft carrier
CVL light aircraft carrier
CVHE helicopter (escort?) aircraft carrier
CVHA helicopter (?) aircraft carrier
CVU (?) aircraft carrier
BB battleship
BBG guided missile battleship
CC battle cruiser
CA heavy cruiser
CL light cruiser
CLAA anti-arcraft light cruiser
CB large type cruiser
CG guided missile cruiser (formerly DL)
DD destroyer
DM destroyer minelayer
DMS destroyer minesweeper
DE destroyer escort
DDR destroyer radar picket
DL frigate (destroyer leader)
PF patrol frigate
PC patrol chaser (submarine chaser)
PT torpedo patrol boat
PG gunboat
SS submarine
SSB ballistic missile submarine
AGSS (?) submarine
APSS (?) submarine
Also, in general one of the above followed by N means nuclear-powered. Anything
followed by G means guided missiles, unless it's obvious that the N or G means
something else.
LS landing ship
LSD landing ship
LST landing ship, tank
LSM landing ship medium
LSM(R) landing ship medium w/rockets
LSU landing ship utility
LCVP landing craft vehicle personnel
A=auxiliary
AK cargo ship
AKA atack cargo ship
AP transport ship
APA attack transport ship
APD troop transport destroyer
APL transport; self-propelled or towed
AT tug
ATF fleet tug
YTB harbor tug
ATO old tug
ATA auxiliary tug
ATR rescue tug
AO oil tanker
AOG gasoline tanker
AR repair ship
ARH repair ship- hull repairs
ARB repair ship- battle damage
ARG repair ship- landing craft
ARV repair ship- aircraft
On battle cruisers (CC) and large cruisers (CB): six CC were started, but
cancelled:
CC-1 U.S.S. Lexington (ex-Constitution)
CC-2 U.S.S. Constellation
CC-3 U.S.S. Saratoga
CC-4 U.S.S. Ranger (ex-Lexington)
CC-5 U.S.S. Constitution (ex-Ranger)
CC-6 U.S.S. United States
CC-1 became CV-2, U.S.S. Lexington. CC-3 became CV-3 (carriers).
Three CB were planned:
CB-1 U.S.S. Alaska
CB-2 U.S.S. Guam
CB-3 Hawaii
but only CB-1 and CB-2 were completed and commisioned.
[mod.note: Add to that, CB-4 through CB-6, respectively Philippines,
Puerto Rico, and Samoa; these three were never even laid down. - Bill ]
By the way, I have lists of several hundred more USN ships on paper, which
I may type in eventually. Unfortunately, all I have are the names, prefixes,
and numbers of the ships. My junior high research practices (ten+ years ago)
weren't all that deep, although I did get lots of ship names. Anyone
interested in building a net ships list?
Anyway, I have all the battleships already typed in, as well as a pretty-
much complete list of CV's, excluding maybe the very newest, which I can
type in quickly. Also pretty extensive, although incomplete, lists of
destroyers (DD, DE, DL, ...), cruisers, submarines, and more.
(I even have SS-19 1/2, U.S.S. Seal.)
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Steve Creps, Indiana University, Bloomington, home of the "Hoosiers"
creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (129.79.1.6)
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