mikem@blake.acs.washington.edu (Michael M. Martinez) (04/22/89)
From: mikem@blake.acs.washington.edu (Michael M. Martinez) The following countries have prefixes before the names of their ships. Country - - - Prefix Argentina - - - ARA Australia - - - HMAS (Her Majesty's Australian Ship) Bangladesh - - - BNS Barbados - - - BCGS Bolivia - - - FNB Brunei - - - KDB Canada - - - HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship) Columbia - - - ARC Denmark - - - HDMS Ecuador - - - BAE Fiji - - - HMFS Germany, BRD - - - FGS Greece - - - H.S. (Hellenic Ship) Guyana - - - GDFS India - - - INS Indonesia - - - KRI (Kapal di Republik Indonesia) Iran - - - IS Ireland - - - LE Israel - - - INS (Israeli Naval Ship) Kenya - - - KNS Malaysia - - - KD (Kapal Diraja) Netherlands - - - Hr Ms New Zealand - - - HMNZS Nigeria - - - NNS Norway - - - KNM (Naval), K/V (Coast Guard) Oman - - - SNV (Sultanate Naval Vessel) Pakistan - - - PNS Peru - - - BAP (Burque Armada Peruana) Philippines - - - RPS (Republic of Philippines Ship) Poland - - - ORP (Okret Rzeczpospolitei Polskiej) Portugal - - - NRP Singapore - - - RSS South Africa - - - SAS (South African Ship) Sri Lanka - - - SLNS Thailand - - - HTMS Trinidad and Tabago - T.T.S. United Kingdom - - HMS (Her Majesty's Ship) United States - - USS (United States Ship) Uruguay - - - R.O.U. If there are any errors, additions, or deletions, please let me know! mikem@blake.acs.washington.edu Information compiled from Jane's Fighting Ships
royf@roxanne.StPaul.GOV (Roy Forsstrom) (04/25/89)
From: royf@roxanne.StPaul.GOV (Roy Forsstrom) In article <5840@cbnews.ATT.COM> mikem@blake.acs.washington.edu (Michael M. Martinez) writes: > >Country - - - Prefix > >Fiji - - - HMFS > France - - - FS > >Germany, BRD - - - FGS > Once on the USS California we painted FS ## (I don't remember the number) on the side, flew a French flag and tried to attack the task force under cover of darkness. It worked until the next morning when a British Helo on patrol spotted us and realized the French didn't have a nuclear powered ship. Well, you know some people do really get into war games! :/ Roy Forsstrom royf@pwcs.stpaul.gov