 April 24, 2015 - 3:05am | From a book on WWII military terms here are some types of ships used and their abbreviations. AGC ---Amphibious force command ship AG---Miscellaneous auxillary (obsolete ships converted to specialized role) AH---Hospital ship AK---Cargo ship AKA---Attack cargo ship AKN---Net cargo ship AN---Net tender AP---Transport APA---Attack transport APD---High speed transport APM---Mechanized artillery transport APS---Transport submarine APV---transport and aircraft ferry ARL---Landing craft repair ship AS---submarine tender AV---seaplane tender BB---battleship CA---heavy cruisr CB---large cruiser CL---light cruiser CM---minelayer CV---Fleet aircraft carrier CVB---Large aircraft carrier CVE---escort aircraft carrier CVL---light aircraft carrier DD---Destroyer DE---Destoryer escort IX---unclassified vessel (Let the conspiracy theories begin) LSD---dock landing ship LSV---vehicle landing ship PT---Patrol torpedo boat (see alot of these in the Dramune system) SS---submarine YP---Harbor patrol boat Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go? |
