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X -- Prefix in standard Navy aircraft designation, designating an experimental model
X -- Any punctuation (dispatches)
(X) -- Pre-Flight Center under reserve Training (not a Reserve Station)
X -- A suffix, which, when appended to a basic USNR line officer classification, indicates special qualifications in electronics: officers who, in addition to having the qualifications for CIC Watch Officers, are qualified in aircraft control except at night or in conditions of low visibility.
XAM -- Merchant ship converted into a mine-sweeper (old designation)
XAP -- Merchant cargo ship
XAP -- Radio Communications Team
XAP -- Transport (GB)
XB -- Halifax to Boston (routing designation)
XCL -- Armed Merchant Cruiser (US)
X&D Flot -- Experiment and Development Flotilla (landing Craft)
XFM -- Expeditionary Force Message (usually EFM)
XMTR -- Transmitter
XO -- Executive Officer
XPC -- OG cutter assigned to Inshore Patrol
XPG -- Converted merchant ships, assigned to antisubmarine patrol or convoy escort
Xray -- "X" in the phonetic alphabet
XRP -- X-Ray and Photofluorography Technician
XRT -- X-Ray Technician
Y -- Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol)
Y -- Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol)
Y -- Tankers (Army symbol)
Y -- Yeoman
YA -- District Lighter, Ash
YAG -- District Auxiliary, Miscellaneous
YandD -- Bureau of Yards and Docks
YangPat -- Yangtze Patrol, Asiatic Fleet
Yar -- Yarron (boilers)
YC -- District Lighter Open
YC -- Yard Craft
YCK -- Open Cargo Lighter
YCU -- Aircraft Transportation lighter
YCV -- District Lighter, Aircraft Transportation
Y&D -- Bureau of Yards and Docks
YD -- District Derrick, Floating
YDG -- District Degaussing Vessel
YDSD -- Yards & Docks Supply Depot
YDT -- District Diving Tender
YE -- Aircraft radio homing beacon (HAYRAKE)
YE -- District Lighter, Ammunition
YF -- District Lighter, Covered (self-propelled)
YF -- Provision Store Lighter
YF -- Range Tender
YFB -- District Ferry Boat or Launch
YFC -- Car Float
YFD -- Floating Drydock
YFN -- District Lighter, Covered (non self-propelled)
YFR -- Covered Lighter, Refrigerated (self-propelled)
YFRN -- Covered Lighter, Refrigerated (non self-propelled)
YFT -- District Lighter, Torpedo Transportation
YG -- District Lighter, Garbage, (self-propelled)
YG -- Land-based radio homing beacon (MOTHER)
YGN -- District Lighter, Garbage (non self-propelled)
Y-gun -- Y-type depth charge projector
YH -- District Lighter, Ambulance
YH -- Radar beacon
YHB -- District Boat, House
YHT -- District Scow, Heating
YJ -- Radar homing beacon
YK -- Radar beacon
YLA -- District Lighter, Open Landing
YM -- District Dredge
YM -- Radar beacon
YMS -- District Motor Mine Sweeper
YMT -- District Tug, Motor
YN -- District Net Tender
YNG -- District Gate Tender
YNT -- District Net Tender (Tug Class)
YO -- District Barge, Fuel Oil (self-propelled)
YOG -- District Barge, Gasoline (self-propelled)
YOGN -- District Barge, Gasoline (non self-propelled)
Yoke -- "Y" in the phonetic alphabet
YON -- District Barge, Fuel Oil (non self-propelled)
YOS -- District Barge, Oil Storage
YP -- District Patrol Vessel
YPD -- District Floating Pile Driver
YPK -- District Barge, Pontoon Stowage
YR -- District Workshop, Floating
YRC -- District Chamber, Submarine Rescue
YRD(H) -- District Workshop, Floating, Drydock (Hull)
YRD(M) -- District Workshop, Floating, Drydock (Machinery)
YS -- District Barge, Stevadoring
YSD -- District Derrick, Seaplane Wrecking
YSP -- District Pontoon Salvage
YSR -- District Barge, Sludge Removal
YT -- Harbor Tug
YT -- Yukon Territory
YTB -- District Tug, Harbor, Big
YTL -- District Tug, Harbor, Little
YTM -- District Tug, Harbor, Medium
YTT -- District Barge, Torpedo Testing
YTX -- Planned District Craft
YW -- District Barge, Water (self-propelled)
YWN -- District Barge, Water (non self-propelled)
Z -- Administrative Aircraft (suffix to plane designation)
Z -- Lighter-than-air aircraft (airship)
Z -- Impedance (radar)
ZD -- Zone Description
Zebra -- "Z" in the phonetic alphabet, replacing the obsolete "Zed"
Zed -- "Z" in the phonetic alphabet, now obsolete and replaced by "Zebra"
ZedRon -- Blimp Squadron (later separated into Blimp-Ron and Blimp-Hedron)
ZF -- Free balloon
Z/F -- Zone of Fire (Army)
ZG -- Canal Zone to Guantanamo (routing designation)
Z-Hour -- Hour set for attack
ZK -- Barrage balloon
ZKN -- Training balloon
ZKO -- observation balloon
ZMC -- Experimental metal-clad airship
ZN -- First two letters in the Navy aircraft designation, indicating an airship (non-rigid)
ZNH -- Navy airship, air-sea rescue
ZNJ -- Navy airship, utility
ZNN -- Non-rigid training airship
ZNN-G -- Two-engine Navy training and utility airship manufactured by Goodyear
ZNN-K -- Two-engine Navy training and utility airship manufactured by Goodyear
ZNN-L -- Two-engine Navy training airship, manufactured by Goodyear
ZNO -- Non-rigid observation airship
ZNP -- Non-rigid patrol airship
ZNP-K -- Two-engine Navy patrol and escort airship manufactured by Goodyear
ZNP-M -- Two-engine Navy patrol and escort airship manufactured by Goodyear
ZNS -- Non-rigid scouting airship
ZofC -- Zones of Communications
ZofI -- Zone of Interior (Army)
ZPG -- Airship Group
ZPRon -- Navy Patrol (lighter-than-air) Squadron
ZRN -- Rigid training airship
ZRP -- Rigid patrol airship
ZRS -- Rigid scouting airship
ZT -- Zone Time
ZTO -- Zone Transportation Office (Army)
ZutRon -- Airship Utility Squadron
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