Detailed List |
Letter | US-Category-Name
| German-Category-Name |
Aircraft Carriers |
CV |
Aircraft Carrier | Flugzeugträger |
CVN | Aircraft Carrier Nuclear Powered | Atomgetriebener Flugzeugträger |
CVA | Attack Aircraft Carrier | Angriffs Flugzeugträger |
CVS | ASW Aircraft Carrier
| U-Jagd-Flugzeugträger |
CVL | Light Aircraft Carrier | Leichter Flugzeugträger |
Battleships |
BB | Battleship | Schlachtschiff |
Cruisers |
CB | Large Cruiser | Schlachtkreuzer |
CG | Guided Missile Cruiser | Lenkwaffenkreuzer |
CGN | Guided Missile Cruiser Nuclear Powered | Atomgetriebener Lenkwaffenkreuzer |
CA | Heavy Cruiser | Schweerer Kreuzer |
CC | Battle Cruiser
| Schlachtkreuzer |
CLK | Cruiser Hunter Killer |
U-Jagd-Kreuzer |
Frigates (Category exsisted till `75, later most of the ships were classified as cruisers) |
DLG | Guided Missile Frigate | Lenkwaffen-Fregatte |
DLGN |
Guided Missile Frigate Nuclear Powered | Atomgetriebene Lenkwaffen-Fregatte |
DL | Frigate (Destroyer Leader) | Fregatte |
Destroyers |
DDG | Destroyer Guided Missile | Lenkwaffenzerstörer |
DDE | Escort Destroyer | Geleitzerstörer |
DDR | Radar Picket Destroyer | Radarwarnzerstörer |
DM | Destroyer Minelayer | Minenlege-Zerstörer |
DMS | High Speed Minesweepers | Minensuch-Zerstörer |
DD | Destroyer |
Zerstörer |
Frigates (ex Destroyer Escorts) |
FFG | Guided Missile Frigate | Lenkwaffen-Fregatte |
FF | Frigate | Fregatte |
Destroyer Escorts |
DEG | Guided Missile Destroyer Escort | Lenkwaffen-Geleitschiff |
DE
| Destroyer Escort | Geleitschiff |
Submarines |
SSBN | Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Nuclear | Atomgetriebenes Strategisches U-Schiff |
SSN | Submarine Nuclear Powered | Atomgetriebenes U-Schiff |
SSR | Radar Picket Submarine | Radarwarn-U-Schiff |
SSG | Guided Missile Submarine | Lenkwaffen-U-Schiff |
SSAG |
Auxiliary Submarine | Hilfs-U-Schiff |
SS | Submarine | U-Schiff |
Patrol Vessels |
PHM | Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofil | Lenkwaffen-Tragflächenboot |
PG
| Patrol Combatant | Kanonenboot |
PCE | Patrol Escort | Korvette |
PGH | Patrol Craft Hydrofil
| Tragflächen-Wachboot |
PCH | Submarine Chaser Hydrofil | U-Jagd-Tragflächenboot |
PR | River Gunboat | Flusskanonenboot |
PY | Patrol Yacht | Patroullienboot
|
PYc | Patrol Yacht Coastal | Küsten-Patroullienboot |
SC | Submarine Chaser | U-Jagd-Boot |
PTF | Fast Patrol Craft | Schnellboot |
Amphibious Ships |
LCC | Amphibious Command Ship | Amphibisches Führungsschiff |
LHA | Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) | Amphibisches Mehrzweck-Angriffsschiff |
LHD | Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi Purpose) | Amphibisches Mehrzweck-Angriffsschiff |
LPH | Amphibious Assault Ship | Hubschrauberträger |
LKA | Amphibious Cargo Ship | Amphibisches Frachtschiff |
LPA | Amphibious Transport | Amphibischer Truppentransporter |
LPD
| Amphibious Transport Dock | Amphibisches Transport-Dockschiff |
LSD | Dock Landing Ship | Amphibisches Dockschiff |
LST | Tank Landing Ship | Kampfwagen-Landungsschiff |
LFR | Inshore Fire Support Ship | Landungs-Feuerschutzschiff |
LPR | Amphibious Transport Small
| Schneller Amphibischer Transporter |
Mine Warfare |
MCM | Mine Countermeasure Ship | Minenabwehrschiff |
MCS | Mine Countermeasure Support Ship | Minenabwehrunterstützungsschiff |
MSO | Minesweaper, Ocean | Hochsee-Minenräumer |
MSC | Minesweaper, Coastal
| Küsten-Minenräumer |
Service Vessels |
Replinishment Ships |
AE | Ammunition Ship | Munitions-Transporter |
AF | Store Ship | Vorratsschiff |
AFS
| Combat Store Ship | Gefechts-Vorratsschiff |
AO | Oiler | Öltanker |
AOE | Fast Combat Support Ship | Kampfgruppen-Begleitschiff |
AOR | Replinishment Oiler
| Flottenversorgungs-Tanker |
Tenders |
AD | Destroyer Tender | Zerstörer-Tender |
ARST | Salvage Craft Tender | Bergungsschiff-Tender |
AS | Submarine Tender | U-Schiff-Tender |
Tankers and Cargo Ships |
AF
| Store Ship | Vorratsschiff |
AK | Cargo Ship | Frachtschiff |
AKR | Vehicle Cargo Ship
| Fahrzeug-Transportschiff |
T-AO(T) | Oiler | Öltanker mit Zivilbesatzung |
AOG | Gasoline Tanker | Benzin-Tanker |
Repair Ships |
AR | Repair Ship | Werkstattschiff |
ARB | Battle Damage Repair Ship | Kampfschaden-Reparaturschiff |
ARC | Cable Repairing Ship | Kabel-Reparaturschiff |
ARL | Landing Craft Repair Ship | Landungsboot-Reparaturschiff
|
Resarch Ships |
AG | Misancellaneos |
Versuchsschiff |
AGDS | Aux. Deep Submergence Support Ship | Tiefsee-Tender |
AGEH | Hydrofil Research Ship | Versuchs-Tragflächenboot
|
AGER | Environmental Research Ship | Elektronik-Überwachungsschiff |
AGFF | Frigate Research Ship | Versuchs-Fregatte |
AGM | Missile Range Instrumentation Ship | Bahn-Ortungsschiff |
AGOR | Oceanographic Research Ship | Ozeanographisches Forschungsschiff |
AGOS | Ocean Surveillance Ship | Sonar-Wachschiffe |
AGS |
Surveying Ship | Vermessungsschiff |
AVM | Guided Missile Ship | Lenkwaffen-Versuchsschiff |
Tugs, Rescue and Spezial Ships |
AGP | Patrol Craft Tender | Schnellboot-Tender |
AGMR | Major Communication Relay Ship | Funkverbindungs- und Relaisshiff |
AH
| Hospital Ship | Lazarettschiff |
AN | Net Laying Ship | Netzleger |
ARS | Salvage Ship
| Bergungsschiff |
APB | Self-propelled Barracks Ship | Seegehendes Wohnschiff |
ASR | Submarine Rescue Ship | U-Schiffs-Bergungsschiff |
ATA | Auxiluary Ocean Tug | Hilfs-Hochseeschlepper |
ATF | Fleet Ocean Tug | Flotten-Hochseeschlepper
|
Abis | Ocean Tug | Hochseeschlepper |
ATR | Rescue Ocean Tug | Hochsee-Bergungsschlepper |
ATS | Salvage and Rescue Ship | Bergungsschlepper |
AVT | Training Aircraft Carrier | Schul-Flugzeugträger |
IX |
Misancallenos Unclassified | Unklassifiziertes Schiff |