• Source: List of hull classifications

The list of hull classifications comprises an alphabetical list of the hull classification symbols used by the United States Navy to identify the type of a ship.
The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely. A heavily modified or repurposed ship may receive a new symbol, and either retain the hull number or receive a new one. Also, the system of symbols has changed a number of times since it was introduced in 1907, so ships' symbols sometimes change without anything being done to the physical ship.
Many of the symbols listed here are not presently in use. The Naval Vessel Register maintains an online database of U.S. Navy ships.
The 1975 ship reclassification of cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts brought U.S. Navy classifications into line with other nations' classifications, and eliminated the perceived "cruiser gap" with the Soviet Navy.
If a ship's hull classification symbol has "T-" preceding it, that symbolizes that it is a ship of the Military Sealift Command, with a primarily civilian crew.




A


AALC: Amphibious Assault Landing Craft
AARCS: Air Raid Report Control Ship
AASGP: Amphibious Assault Ship, General Purpose
AB: Crane Ship
ABD: Advance base dock
ABSD: Advance base section dock
ABU: Boom defence vessel
AC: Collier
ACM: Auxiliary Mine Layer
ACR: Armored cruiser (pre-1920)
ACS: Auxiliary crane ship
ACV: Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (1942, now CVE)
AD: Destroyer tender
ADC: Ammunition Storage Cargo ship
ADG: Degaussing/Deperming Ship (ADG = Auxiliary Degaussing/Deperming General)
ADS: Air Defense Ship
AE: Ammunition ship
AEFS: Fleet replenishment ship
AEM: Ammunition Ship, Missile (retired)
AF: Refrigerated ship
AFD: Auxiliary floating dry dock
AFDB: Large auxiliary floating dry dock
AFDL: Small auxiliary floating dry dock
AFDM: Medium auxiliary floating dry dock
AFDS: Auxiliary Fighter Directing Ship
AFS: Combat Stores Ship
AFSB: Afloat Forward Staging Base (also AFSB(I) for "interim", changed to ESB for Expeditionary Mobile Dock)
AG: Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG = Auxiliary General)
AGB: Icebreaker
AGC: Auxiliary general communication ship, or amphibious force flagship (now LCC)
AGCL: Auxiliary General Communication (ship), Light
AGD: Dredge Ship
AGDE: Testing Ocean Escort
AGDS: Deep Submergence Support Ship
AGE: General Purpose Experimental Ship (AGE = Auxiliary General Experimental)
AGEH: Hydrofoil research ship
AGER: Environmental Research Ship
AGF: Miscellaneous Command Ship
AGFF: Testing Frigate
AGH: Weather Ship (AGH = Auxiliary General Hydrometeorology)
AGHS: Hydroplane research ship
AGI: Intelligence Collecting Ship (Spy ship, AGI = Auxiliary General Intelligence)
AGL: Mooring/buoy tender
AGM: Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
AGMR: Auxiliary Major Communication Relay Ship
AGOR: Oceanographic Research Ship
AGOS: Ocean Surveillance Ship
AGP: Patrol Craft Tender
AGR: Radar Picket Ship (retired)
AGS: Survey ship
AGSC: Coastal survey craft
AGSL: Auxiliary General Satellite Launching ship
AGSS: Auxiliary Submarine
AGT: Target ship (AGT = Auxiliary General Target)
AGTR: Technical research ship
AH: Hospital ship
AHC: Auxiliary Helicopter carrier
AHP: Medical Evacuation Ship
AIRIS: Aviation store issue ship
AK: Cargo Ship
AKA: Attack Cargo Ship (now LKA)
AKB: Cargo Ship, Barge
AKD: Cargo Ship, Dock (cargo dock ship)
AKE: Underway Replenishment Dry Cargo Ship
AKF: Float-on/Float-off (flo-flo) Ship
AKFBM: Fleet ballistic missile trial ship
AKI: Store Issue Ship
AKL: Cargo Ship, Light
AKN: Cargo Ship, Net laying
AKR: Vehicle Cargo Ship (Cargo Ship, Roll-on/Roll-off)
AKS: General stores issue ship
AKSS: Cargo submarine
AKV: Cargo Ship, Aircraft Transport
AKX: Container ship
AL: Auxiliary Lighter
AM: Minesweeper or MCM tender
AMb: Harbor Minesweeper
AMc: Coastal Minesweeper
AMCU: Underwater Mine Locater
AMh: Harbor Minesweeper
AMS: Motor Minesweeper
AN: Net Laying Ship
ANL: Net Laying Ship
AO: Fleet Oiler
AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship
AOG: Gasoline Tanker
AOL: Light replenishment oiler
AOR: Replenishment Oiler
AOS: Specialized Oiler/Tanker
AOSS: Submarine Oiler (retired)
AOT: Transport/Storage Oiler
AP: Transport
APA: Attack Transport (now LPA)
APB: Self-Propelled Barracks ship
APb: Base repair ship
APC: Transport, Coastal
APD: High Speed Transport (now LPR)
APF: Administrative flagship
APG: Coastal artillery supply ship
APH: Ambulance Transport
APL: Barracks Craft, non self-propelled
APM: Artillery Transport (1942, now LSD)
APN: Artillery Transport, non Self-Propelled
APP: Troop Barge
APR: Cargo ship, rescue / med evac
APS: Minelaying Submarine (retired)
APSS: Transport Submarine (retired)
APT: Troop transport
APV: Aircraft transport
APY: Large Y-boat (large Rigid-hulled inflatable boat)
AR: Repair ship
ARb: base repair ship
ARB: Repair Ship, Battle damage
ARC: Cable Repair Ship
ARD: Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock
ARDC: Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock, Concrete
ARDM: Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock
ARG: Marine engine repair ship
ARH: Heavy repair ship (ARH = Auxiliary Repair, Heavy)
ARIS: Space exploration tracking ship
ARL: Small Repair Ship (ARL = Auxiliary Repair, Light)
ARM: Heavy machinery repair ship (ARM = Auxiliary Repair, Machinery, heavy)
ARR: Repair ship, radioactive
ARS: Rescue/Salvage Ship
ARSD: Salvage Lifting Ship
ARST: Auxiliary Rescue Salvage Tender
ARV: Aircraft repair ship
ARVA: Aircraft repair ship, airframe
ARVE: Aviation engine repair ship
ARVH: Helicopter repair ship
AS: Submarine tender
ASE: Submarine ammunition supply ship
ASPB: Assault Support Patrol Boat
ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship
ASSA: Cargo Submarine
ASSP: Transport Submarine (retired)
AT: Ocean Going Tug
ATA: Auxiliary Ocean Tug
ATC: Armored Troop Carrier
ATF: Fleet Ocean Tug
ATL: Atlantic tank landing ship (1942, now LST)
ATO: Auxiliary Tug, Old
ATR: Rescue tug (ATR = Auxiliary Tug, Rescue)
ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship
AV: Seaplane Tender
AVB: Aviation Logistics Support Ship
AVC: Large catapult lighter (for launching seaplanes)
AVD: Seaplane Tender Destroyer (retired)
AVG: Auxiliary Aircraft Ferry (1941-2, now CVE)
AVM: Missile trial ship
AVP: Seaplane Tender, light
AVR: Aircraft Rescue Ship
AVS: Helicopter training ship
AVT: Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship
AW: Distilling Ship
AWK: Water Tanker
AWT: Water Tanker
AX: Training ship
AXS: Training ship, sail
AXT: Training ship tender
AZ: Airship Tender (retired)




B


B: Battleship (pre-1920)
BB: Battleship
BM: Monitor (retired)




C


C: Cruiser (pre-1920 Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers)
CA: (first series) Cruiser (retired, composed all surviving pre-1920 Protected and Peace Cruisers)
CA: (second series) Heavy Cruiser, category later renamed Gun Cruiser (retired)
CAG: Heavy Cruiser, Guided Missile (retired)
CB: Large cruiser (retired)
CBC: Large Command Cruiser (retired, never used operationally)
CC: Battlecruiser (retired, never used operationally)
CC: (second usage) Command Cruiser (retired); cruiser
CG: Guided Missile Cruiser
CGN: Guided Missile Cruiser (Nuclear-Propulsion)
CL: Light Cruiser (retired)
CLAA: Antiaircraft Cruiser (retired)
CLG: Light Cruiser, Guided Missile (retired)
CLGN: Light Cruiser, Guided Missile (Nuclear propulsion) (retired)
CLK: Hunter-Killer Cruiser (abolished 1951)
CM: Minelayer
CMc: Coastal Minelayer
CS: Scout Cruiser (retired)
CSGN: Strike Cruiser (Proposed, never used operationally)
CV: Aircraft carrier
CVA: Attack Aircraft Carrier (retired)
CVB: Large Aircraft Carrier (category merged into CVA, 1952)
CVE: Escort aircraft carrier (retired) (1943-retirement of type)
CVHA: Assault Helicopter Aircraft Carrier (retired in favor of various L-series amphibious assault ship hull codes)
CVHE: Escort Aircraft Carrier, Helicopter (retired)
CVL: Light aircraft carrier (retired)
CVN: Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear-Propulsion)
CVS: Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (retired)
CVT: Training Aircraft Carrier (changed to AVT (Auxiliary))
CVU: Utility Aircraft Carrier (retired)




D


D: Destroyer (pre-1920)
DD: Destroyer
DDE: Escort destroyer (category abolished 1962)
DDG: Guided missile destroyer
DDH: Helicopter carrier (used by Japan)
DDK: Hunter-Killer Destroyer (category merged into DDE, 4 March 1950)
DDR: Radar Picket Destroyer (retired)
DE: Destroyer Escort (World War II, later became Ocean Escort)
DE: Ocean Escort (abolished 30 June 1975)
DEG: Guided Missile Ocean Escort (abolished 30 June 1975)
DER: Radar Picket Destroyer Escort (abolished 30 June 1975)
DL: Destroyer Leader (later Frigate) (retired)
DLG: Guided Missile Frigate (abolished 30 June 1975)
DLGN: Guided Missile Frigate (Nuclear-Propulsion) (abolished 30 June 1975)
DM: Destroyer Minelayer (retired)
DMS: Destroyer Minesweeper (retired)
DSRV: Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle
DSV: Deep Submergence Vehicle




E


EMS: Expeditionary Medical Ship, a EPF modified into a hospital ship
ESD: Expeditionary Transfer Dock
ESB: Expeditionary Mobile Base (a variant of ESD, formerly AFSB)
EPF: Expeditionary Fast Transport




F


FF: Frigate (retired)
FFG: Guided Missile Frigate
FFH: Fast Frigate Helo
FFL: Light frigate
FFR: Radar Picket Frigate (retired)
FFT: Frigate (Reserve Training) (retired)
FS: Corvette




I


IX: Unclassified miscellaneous vessel
IXSS: Unclassified Miscellaneous Submarine




J


JHSV: Joint High Speed Vessel (changed to EPF)




L


LB: Landing Boat
LBE: Landing Barge, Emergency repair
LBP: Landing Boat, Personnel
LBS: Landing Barge, Support
LBV: Landing Boat, Vehicle
LC: Landing Craft
LCA: Landing Craft Assault
LCA(HR) Landing Craft Assault (Hedgerow)
LCAC: Landing Craft Air Cushioned
LCB: Landing Craft, Barge
LCC: Landing Craft, Command (WW2)
LCC: Landing Ship, Command (duplicate use)
LCE: Landing Craft, Emergency repair
LCEOP: Landing Craft, Engine Overhaul Party
LCF: Landing Craft, Flak
LCFF: Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagship
LCG: Landing Craft, Gun
LCGL: Landing Craft, Gun, Large
LCGM: Landing Craft, Gun, Medium
LCH: Landing Craft, Heavy
LCI: Landing Craft, Infantry
LCIFF: Landing Craft, Infantry, Flotilla Flagship
LCIFL: Landing Craft, Infantry, Flotilla Leader
LCIG: Landing Craft, Infantry, Gun
LCIL: Landing Craft, Infantry, Large
LCIM: Landing Craft, Infantry, Mortar
LCIR: Landing Craft, Infantry, Rocket
LCL: Landing Craft, Logistic
LCM: Landing Craft Mechanized
LCN: Landing Craft, Navigation
LCOCU: Landing Craft, Obstacle Clearing Unit
LCP: Landing Craft, Personnel
LCPA: Landing Craft, Personnel, Air-Cushioned
LCPL: Landing Craft, Personnel, Large
LCPM: Landing Craft, Personnel, Medium
LCPN: Landing Craft, Personnel, Nested
LCPP: Landing Craft, Personnel, Plastic
LCPR: Landing Craft, Personnel, Ramped
LCPS: Landing Craft, Personnel, Survey
LCRL: Landing Craft, Rubber, Large
LCPR: Landing Craft, Rubber, Rocket
LCRS: Landing Craft, Rubber, Small
LCRU: Landing Craft, Recovery Unit
LCS: Littoral Combat Ship
LCSL: Landing Craft, Support (Large) (World War II era)
LCSM: Landing Craft, Support, Medium
LCSR: Landing Craft, Support, Rocket
LCSS: Landing Craft, Support, Small
LCT: Landing Craft, Tank (World War II era)
LCTA: Landing Craft, Tank, Armored
LCU: Landing Craft, Utility
LCV: Landing Craft, Vehicle
LCVP: Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel
LES: Landing boat, support
LFS: Amphibious fire support ship
LHA: Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose)
LHD: Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose, i.e. added Landing Craft ability versus LHA)
LKA: Amphibious Cargo Ship (out of commission)
LPA: Landing Platform, Amphibious
LPD: Amphibious Transport, Dock (aka Landing Platform, Dock)
LPH: Landing Platform, Helicopter (out of commission)
LPR: Amphibious transport, small
LPSS: Amphibious Transport Submarine (retired)
LSA: Landing Ship, Assault
LSB: Landing Ship, Bombardment
LSD: Landing Ship, Dock
LSF: Landing Ship, Flagship
LSFF: Landing Ship, Flotilla Flagship
LSH: Landing Ship, Heavy or Helicopter
LSHL: Landing Ship, Headquarter, Large
LSI: Landing Ship, Infantry
LSIG: Landing Ship, Infantry, Gun
LSIL: Landing Ship, Infantry (Large) (formerly LCIL)
LSIM: Landing Ship, Infantry, Medium
LSIR: Landing Ship, Infantry, Rocket
LSL: Landing Ship, Logistics
LSM: Landing Ship, Medium
LSMR: Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket
LSR: Landing Ship, Rocket
LSS: Landing Ship, Support
LSSL: Landing Ship, Support (Large) (formerly LCSL)
LST: Landing Ship, Tank
LSTH: Landing Ship, Tank, Hospital
LSU: Landing Ship, Utility
LSV: Landing Ship Vehicle
LWT: Amphibious Warping Tug




M


MB: Motor Boat
MCM: Mine Countermeasures Ship
MCS: Mine Countermeasures Support Ship
MHA: Minehunter, Auxiliary
MHC: Minehunter, Coastal
MHI: Mine Hunter Inshore
MLC: Motorized Landing Craft
MLP: Mobile Landing Platform (changed to ESD)
MM: Minelayer
MMA: Minelayer, Auxiliary
MMC: Minelayer, Coastal
MMD: Minelayer, fast (formerly DM)
MMF: Minelayer, Fleet
MON: Monitor
MS: Minesweeper or Motor ship
MSA: Minesweeper, Auxiliary
MSB: Minesweeping Boat
MSC: Minesweeper, Coastal
MSD: Minesweeping drone
MSF: Minesweeper, Fleet
MSI: Minesweeper, Inshore
MSL: Minesweeper, Launch
MSM: Minesweeper, Medium
MSO: Minesweeper - Ocean
MSR: Minesweeper, Riverine
MSS: Minesweeper, Special
MV: Merchant Vessel




N


NR: Submersible Research Vehicle




P


PACV: Patrol craft, air cushioned vehicle
PB: Patrol boat
PBR: Patrol boat, River
PC: Patrol craft, originally Sub chaser
PCC: Patrol craft, coastal
PCC: Submarine Chaser, Control
PCE: Patrol Escort
PCEC: Patrol Escort, Coastal
PCER: Patrol Escort, Rescue
PCF: Vietnam Patrol Craft Fast
PCH: Patrol craft, hydrofoil
PCS: Patrol Craft, Sweeper
PCSC: Patrol Craft, Submarine Chaser
PCV: Primary Control Vessel
PE: Eagle boat of World War I
PF: World War II frigate, based on British River class.
PFG: Original designation of USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7)
PG: Gunboat, later Patrol combatant
PGH: Patrol Combatant, Hydrofoil
PHM: Patrol, Hydrofoil Missile
PM: River Monitor
PR: Riverine gun ship
PT: Patrol torpedo boat
PTC: Patrol torpedo boat subchaser
PTF: Patrol torpedo boat, fast
PY: Seagoing gun ship
PT: Motor Torpedo Boat (World War II)




S


SC: Cruiser Submarine (retired)
SF: Fleet Submarine (retired)
SM: Submarine Minelayer (retired)
SP: Section Patrol
SS: Attack Submarine (Diesel-Electric Power)
SSA: Auxiliary/Cargo Submarine (Diesel-Electric Power)
SSAN: Auxiliary/Cargo Submarine (Nuclear Power)
SSB: Ballistic Missile Submarine (Diesel Electric Power)
SSBN: Ballistic Missile Submarine (Nuclear-Powered)
SSC: Coastal Submarine (Diesel-Electric Power), over 150 tons
SSG: Guided Missile Submarine (Diesel-Electric Power)
SSGN: Guided Missile Submarine (Nuclear-Powered)
SSI: Attack Submarine (Diesel Air-Independent Propulsion)
SSK: Hunter-Killer/ASW Submarine (retired)
SSKN: Hunter-Killer/ASW Submarine (Nuclear-Powered) (retired)
SSM: Midget Submarine, under 150 tons
SSN: Attack Submarine (Nuclear-Powered)
SSO: Submarine Oiler (retired)
SSP: Attack Submarine (Diesel Air-Independent Power) (alternate use), formerly Submarine Transport
SSQ: Auxiliary Submarine, Communications (retired)
SSQN: Auxiliary Submarine, Communications (Nuclear-Powered) (retired)
SSR: Radar Picket Submarine (retired)
SSRN: Radar Picket Submarine (Nuclear-Powered) (retired)
SST: Training Submarine (Diesel-Electric Power)




T


TCD: Small LSD
TGB: Icebreaking Tug
TR: Torpedo Retriever
TWR: Torpedo Weapon Retriever




W


W: United States Coast Guard




X


X: Submersible Craft, also used to denote experimental craft.




Y



YA: Ash lighter
YAGR: Oceanic radar station
YAGT: Target barge
YC: Open Lighter
YCD: Oil storage barge
YCF: Car Float
YCV: Aircraft Transportation Lighter
YD: Floating Crane
YDG: Degaussing tender
YDT: Diving Tender
YE: Ammunition storage barge
YF: Covered Lighter
YFB: Ferry Boat or Launch
YFD: Yard Floating Dry Dock
YFN: Covered Lighter (non-self propelled)
YFNB: Large Covered Lighter (non-self propelled)
YFND: Dry Dock Companion Craft (non-self propelled)
YFNX: Lighter (Special purpose) (non-self propelled)
YFP: Floating Power Barge
YFR: Refrigerated Cover Lighter
YFRN: Refrigerated Covered Lighter (non-self propelled)
YFRT: Range Tender
YFU: Harbor Utility Craft
YG: Garbage Lighter
YGN: Garbage Lighter (non-self propelled)
YH: Ambulance craft
YHB: House boat
YHLC: Heavy (salvage) lifting craft
YHT: Heading scow
YLA: Open lighter, landing
YLLC: Salvage Lift Craft
YM: Dredge
YMN: Dredge (non-self propelled)
YMS: Motor Minesweeper, Auxiliary
YMT: Motor tug
YN: Net tender
YND: Net tender, district
YNG: Gate Craft
YNT: Net Tender
YO: Fuel Oil Barge
YOG: Gasoline Barge
YOGN: Gasoline Barge (non-self propelled)
YON: Fuel Oil Barge (non-self propelled)
YOS: Oil Storage Barge
YP: Patrol Craft, Training
YPD: Floating Pile Driver
YR: Floating Workshop
YRB: Repair and Berthing Barge
YRBM: Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge
YRDH: Floating Dry Dock Workshop (Hull)
YRDM: Floating Dry Dock Workshop (Machine)
YRR: Radiological Repair Barge
YRST: Salvage Craft Tender
YSD: Seaplane Wrecking Derrick
YSR: Sludge Removal Barge
YT: Harbor Tug (craft later assigned YTB, YTM, or YTM classifications)
YTB: Large Harbor Tug
YTL: Small Harbor Tug
YTM: Medium Harbor Tug
YTR: Rescue tug
YTT: Torpedo Trials Craft
YV: UAV recovery craft
YW: Water Barge
YWD: Distilling craft
YWN: Water Barge (non-self propelled)




Z


ZR: Rigid Airship
ZRCV: Rigid Airship Aircraft Carrier
ZRS: Rigid Airship Scout
All other airships were aircraft, not commissioned ships.




See also


Ship prefix




Notes






References

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