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.) - - - - - - - - - - Steve Creps, Indiana University, Bloomington, home of the "Hoosiers" creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (129.79.1.6) {inuxc,rutgers,uunet!uiucdcs,pur-ee}!iuvax!silver!creps