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AVP:
Seaplane Tender(Hull code, SHIP, Military)
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AVT:
Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship(Support ship, Hull code, SHIP)
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AW:
Distilling Ship(Hull code, SHIP, Military)
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BB:
Battleship(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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CA:
Heavy Cruiser(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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CAG:
Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser(Surface combatant, Us navy)
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CG:
Coast Guard Ship(Coast Guard, Hull code, SHIP)
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Guided Missile Cruiser(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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CL:
Light Cruiser(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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CLG:
Guided Missile Light Cruiser(Surface combatant, Us navy)
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CM:
Minelayer(Mine Warfare, Hull code, SHIP)
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CMc:
Coastal Minelayer(Mine Warfare, Hull code, SHIP)
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CVL:
Light Aircraft Carrier(Aircraft Carrier, Hull code, SHIP)
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CVT:
Training Aircraft Carrier(Aircraft Carrier, Hull code, SHIP)
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DD:
Destroyer(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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DDG:
Guided Missile Destroyer(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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DDR:
Radar Picket Destroyer(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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DE:
Destroyer Escort(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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DL:
Destroyer Leader(Surface combatant, Us navy, United States Navy)
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DM:
Destroyer Minelayer(Mine Warfare, Surface combatant, Us navy)
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APASmart Define. (2018). ship. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ship/abbreviations/r/Military
ChicagoSmart Define. 2018. "ship" http://smartdefine.org/ship/abbreviations/r/Military (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2018, ship, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ship/abbreviations/r/Military>.
MLASmart Define. "ship" 15 February 2018. Web. 29 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ship/abbreviations/r/Military>