SYMBOLS OF U.S. NAVY SHIPS
AB | Crane ship. | CL | Light cruiser. |
AD | Destroyer tender. | CM | Mine layer. |
AE | Ammunition ship. | CMc | Coastal mine layer. |
AF | Provision store ship. | CV | Aircraft carrier. |
AG | Miscellaneous auxiliary. | CVB | Large aircraft carrier. |
AGC | Combined operations communications headquarters ship. | CVE | Aircraft carrier escort. |
AGP | Motor torpedo boat tender. | CVL | Small aircraft carrier. |
AGS | Surveying ship. | ||
AH | Hospital ship. | DD | Destroyer. |
AK | Cargo vessel. | DE | Destroyer escort. |
AKA | Cargo vessel, attack. | DM | Light minelayer (high speed). |
AKF | Refrigerated cargo vessel. | DMS | Minesweeper (high speed). |
AKS | General Stores issue ship. | ||
AM | Large minesweeper. | IX | Unclassified. |
AMb | Base minesweeper. | ||
AMc | Coastal minesweeper. | LOC | Landing craft, control. |
AN | Net layer. | LCI(L) | Landing craft, infantry (large). |
AO | Oiler. | LCM(2) | 45' landing craft, mechanized, Mk. II. |
AOG | Gasoline tanker. | LCM(3) | 50' landing craft, mechanized, Mk. III. |
AP | Transport. | LCP(L) | 36' landing craft, personnel (large). |
APA | Transport, attack. | LCP(R) | 36' landing craft, personnel (with ramp). |
APc | Coastal transport. | LCP(N) | Landing craft, personnel (nested). |
APD | Troop transport (high speed). | LCR(L) | Landing craft, rubber (large). |
APH | Transport for wounded. | LCR(S) | Landing craft, rubber (small). |
APM | Mechanized artillery transport. | LCS(S) | Landing craft, support (small). |
APR | Rescue transport. | LCT(5) | Landing craft, tank, Mk. V. |
APS | Auxiliary cargo submarine. | LCT(6) | Landing craft, tank, Mk. VI. |
APV | Aircraft transport. | LCV | Landing craft, vehicle. |
AR | Repair ship. | LCVP | Landing craft, vehicle and personnel. |
ARB | Repair ship, battle damage. | LSD | Landing ship, dock. |
ARD | Floating drydock. | LST | Landing ship, tank. |
ARG | Internal combustion engine tender. | LVT(1) | Landing vehicle, tracked (unarmored). |
ARH | Heavy hull repair ship. | LVT(A1) | Landing vehicle, tracked (armored). |
ARL | Repair ship, landing craft. | LVT(2) | Landing vehicle, tracked (new design--unarmored). |
ARS | Salvage vessel. | LVT(A2) | Landing vehicle, tracked (new design--armored). |
AS | Submarine tender. | ||
ASR | Submarine rescue vessel. | PC | 173' submarine chaser. |
AT | Oceangoing tug. | PCE | 180' patrol craft escort vessel. |
ATR | Rescue tug. | PCE(R) | 180' patrol craft escort vessel, rescue. |
AV | Seaplane tender (large). | PCS | 136' submarine chaser. |
AVC | Catapult lighter. | PE | Eagle boat |
AVD | Seaplane tender (converted DD). | PP | Frigate. |
AVP | Seaplane tender (small). | PG | Gunboat. |
AX | Auxiliary tender, large. | ||
AY | Auxiliary tender, small. | ||
BB | Battleship. | ||
CA | Heavy cruiser. | ||
CE | Large cruiser. |
PR | River gunboat. | YHT | Heating scow. |
PT | Motor torpedo boat. | YM | Dredge. |
PTC | Motorboat submarine chaser. | YMS | Motor mine sweeper. |
PY | Yacht. | YMT | Motor tug. |
PYc | Coastal yacht. | YN | Net tender. |
YNg | Gate vessel. | ||
SC | 110' submarine chaser. | YNT | Net tender (tug class). |
SM | Mine laying submarine. | YO | Fuel oil barge. |
SS | Submarine. | YOG | Gasoline barge. |
YOS | Oil storage barge. | ||
YA | Ash lighter. | YP | District patrol vessel. |
YAG | District auxiliary, miscellaneous. | YPD | Floating pile driver. |
YC | Open lighter. | YPK | Pontoon stowage barge. |
YCP | Car float. | YR | Floating workshop. |
YCK | Open cargo lighter. | YRC | Submarine rescue chamber. |
YCV | Aircraft transportation lighter. | YRD(H) | Floating workshop, drydock (hull). |
YD | Floating derrick. | YRD(M) | Floating workshop, drydock (machinery). |
YDG | Degaussing vessel. | YS | Stevedore barge. |
YDT | Diving tender. | YSD | Seaplane wrecking derrick. |
YF | Covered lighter; range tender; provision store lighter. | YSP | Salvage pontoon. |
YFB | Ferryboat and launch. | YSR | Sludge removal barge. |
YFD | Floating drydock | YT | Harbor tug. |
YFT | Torpedo transportation lighter. | YTT | Torpedo testing barge. |
YG | Garbage lighter. | YW | Water barge. |
YHB | Ambulance boat. | ||
YH | Houseboat. |
Model designation | Class | Manufacturer | U.S. name | British name | |
(Navy) | (Army) |
BD | A-20 | Bomber | Douglas | Havoc | Boston III, Havoc |
XBTC | ......do...... | Curtiss | |||
F2A | Fighter | Brewster | Buffalo | Buffalo | |
F3A | ......do...... | ......do...... | Corsair | Corsair | |
F4F | ......do...... | Grumman | Wildcat | Martlet | |
F6F | ......do...... | ......do...... | Hellcat | Hellcat | |
F7F | ......do...... | ......do...... | |||
FG | ......do...... | Goodyear | Corsair | Corsair | |
FM | ......do...... | Eastern Aircraft | Wildcat | Martlet V | |
F4U | ......do...... | Chance-Vought | Corsair | Corsair | |
GB | C-43 | Transport | Beech | Traveler | |
GH | ......do...... | Howard | |||
GK | C-61 | ......do...... | Fairchild | Forwarder | |
HE | L-4 | Ambulance | Piper | Grasshopper | |
J2F | OA-12 | Utility | Grumman | Duck | |
J4F | ......do...... | ......do...... | Widgeon | ||
JRB | C-45 | Utility, multi-engine | Beech | Voyager | |
JRC-1 | C-78 | ......do...... | Cessna | ||
JRF | OA-9 | ......do...... | Grumman | Goose I | |
XJRM-1 | ......do...... | Martin | Mars | ||
JRS | ......do...... | Vought-Sikorsky | |||
JR2S | ......do...... | ......do...... | Excaliber | ||
JRY-1 | Utility (cargo), multi-engine | Consolidated | |||
NE | O-59 | Trainer, primary | Piper | Grasshopper | |
NH | Trainer, advanced | Howard | |||
NP | Trainer, primary | Spartan | |||
NR | PT-21 | ......do...... | Ryan | Recruit | |
N2S | PT-17 | ......do...... | Stearman (Boeing) | Caydet | |
N2T | ......do...... | Timm | Tutor | ||
N3N | ......do...... | Naval Aircraft Factory | |||
OS2N | Observation scout | ......do...... | Kingfisher | ||
OS2U | ......do...... | Vought-Sikorsky | ......do...... | Kingfisher | |
XPBB | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat | Boeing | Sea Ranger | ||
PB2B | ......do...... | ......do...... | Catalina | Catalina | |
PBJ | B-25 | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, landplane | North American | Mitchell | |
PBM | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat | Martin | Mariner | Mariner | |
PBN | ......do...... | Naval Aircraft Factory | Catalina | ||
PBO | A-29 | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, landplane | Lockheed | Hudson | Hudson III |
PBV | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat | Vickers | Catalina | Catalina | |
PBY-5 | OA-10 | ......do...... | Consolidated | ......do...... | ......do...... |
P4Y | ......do...... | ......do...... | |||
PB2Y-3 | Patrol bomber, 4 engine, boat | ......do...... | Coronado | Coronado |
Model designation | Class | Manufacturer | U.S. name | British name | |
(Navy) | (Army) |
PB4Y | B-24 | Patrol bomber, 4 engine, landplane | Consolidated | Liberator | Liberator |
PV | B-34 | Patrol bomber, 2 engine, landplane | Vega | Ventura | Ventura |
R5C | C-46 | Transport, multi-engine | Curtis | Commando | |
R4D-1, 5 | C-47, 47A | ......do...... | Douglas | Skytrain | |
R4D-2, 4 | C-49, 49A | ......do...... | ......do...... | ||
R4D-3 | C-53 | ......do...... | ......do...... | Skytrooper | |
R5D | C-54 | ......do...... | ......do...... | Skymaster | |
R50 | C-60 | ......do...... | Lockheed | Lodestar | Lodestar |
RB-1 | C-93 | Transport (cargo), multi-engine | Budd | ||
SB2A | A-34 | Scout bomber | Brewster | Buccaneer | Bermuda |
SBC | 77-A | ......do...... | Curtiss | Helldiver | Cleveland |
SB2C | A-25 | ......do...... | ......do...... | ......do...... | Helldiver |
SBD | A-24 | ......do...... | Douglas | Dauntless | |
SB2D | ......do...... | ......do...... | |||
SBF | A-25 | ......do...... | Fairchild | Helldiver | |
SBN | ......do...... | Naval Aircraft Factory | |||
SB2U | ......do...... | Vought-Sikorsky | Vindicator | Chesapeake | |
SBW | A-25 | ......do...... | Canadian Car & Foundry | Helldiver | Helldiver |
SC-1 | Scout Observation | Curtiss | |||
SNB-1 | AT-11 | Trainer, advanced | Beech | Kansas | |
SNB-2 | AT-7 | ......do...... | ......do...... | Navigator | |
SNC | ......do...... | Curtiss | Falcon | ||
SNJ | AT-6 | ......do...... | North American | Texan | Harvard I, II |
SNV | BT-13, 15 | ......do...... | Vultee | Valiant | |
SOC | Scout observation | Curtiss | Seagull | ||
SO3C | ......do...... | ......do...... | ......do...... | Seamew | |
TBD | Torpedo bomber | Douglas | Devastator | ||
TBF | ......do...... | Grumman | Avenger | Tarpon | |
TBM | ......do...... | Eastern Aircraft | ......do...... | ......do...... | |
TBV | ......do...... | Vultee |
Last updated: July 26, 2003
Transcribed and formatted by Jerry Holden for the HyperWar Foundation