AB: Auxiliary Crane Ship (1920–41) See USS Crane Ship No. 1 ACS: Auxiliary Crane Ship AG: Miscellaneous Auxiliary AGB: Icebreaker AGDE: Testing Ocean Escort See AGDS: Deep Submergence Support Ship AGEH: Hydrofoil, experimental See AGER: (i): Miscellaneous Auxiliary, Electronic Reconnaissance AGER: (ii): Environmental Research Ship AGF: Miscellaneous Command Ship AGFF: Testing Frigate See AGHS: Patrol combatant support ship—ocean or inshore AGL: Auxiliary vessel, lighthouse tender AGM: Missile Range Instrumentation Ship AGMR: Major Communications Relay Ship AGOR: Oceanographic Research Ship AGOS: Ocean Surveillance Ship AGR: Radar picket ship AGS: Surveying Ship AGSC: Coastal Survey Ships AGSE: Submarine and Special Warfare Support AGTR: Technical research ship AH: Hospital ship AKD: Cargo Ship, Dock See AKL: Cargo Ship, Small AKN: Cargo Ship, Net AKR: Cargo Ship, Vehicle AKV: Cargo Ship, Aircraft AN: Net laying ship AOG: Gasoline tanker AOT: Transport Oiler AP: Transport APB: Self-propelled Barracks Ship APC: Coastal Transport APc: Coastal Transport, Small APH: Evacuation Transport APL: Barracks Craft ARS: Rescue and Salvage Ship ARSD: Salvage Lifting Vessels ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship AT: Fleet Tug ATA: Auxiliary Ocean Tug ATF: Fleet Ocean Tug ATLS: Drone Launch Ship ATO: Fleet Tug, Old ATR: Rescue Tug ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship AVB(i): Aviation Logistics Support Ship AVB(ii): Advance Aviation Base Ship AVM: Guided Missile Ship See AVT(i): Auxiliary Aircraft Transport AVT(ii): Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship EPCER: Experimental – Patrol Craft Escort – Rescue PCER: Patrol Craft Escort – Rescue SBX: Sea-based X-band Radar – a mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station.
AB: Auxiliary Crane Ship (1920–41) See USS Crane Ship No. 1 ACS: Auxiliary Crane Ship AG: Miscellaneous Auxiliary AGB: Icebreaker AGDE: Testing Ocean Escort See AGDS: Deep Submergence Support Ship AGEH: Hydrofoil, experimental See AGER: (i): Miscellaneous Auxiliary, Electronic Reconnaissance AGER: (ii): Environmental Research Ship AGF: Miscellaneous Command Ship AGFF: Testing Frigate See AGHS Patrol combatant support ship—ocean or inshore AGL: Auxiliary vessel, lighthouse tender AGM: Missile Range Instrumentation Ship AGMR: Major Communications Relay Ship AGOR: Oceanographic Research Ship AGOS: Ocean Surveillance Ship AGR: Radar picket ship AGS: Surveying Ship AGSC: Coastal Survey Ships AGSE: Submarine and Special Warfare Support AGTR: Technical research ship AH: Hospital ship AKD: Cargo Ship, Dock See AKL: Cargo Ship, Small AKN: Cargo Ship, Net AKR: Cargo Ship, Vehicle AKV: Cargo Ship, Aircraft AN: Net laying ship AOG: Gasoline tanker AOT: Transport Oiler AP: Transport APB: Self-propelled Barracks Ship APC: Coastal Transport APc: Coastal Transport, Small APH: Evacuation Transport APL: Barracks Craft ARS: Rescue and Salvage Ship ARSD: Salvage Lifting Vessels ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship AT: Fleet Tug ATA: Auxiliary Ocean Tug ATF: Fleet Ocean Tug ATLS: Drone Launch Ship ATO: Fleet Tug, Old ATR: Rescue Tug ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship AVB(i): Aviation Logistics Support Ship AVB(ii): Advance Aviation Base Ship AVM: Guided Missile Ship See AVT(i): Auxiliary Aircraft Transport AVT(ii): Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship EPCER: Experimental – Patrol Craft Escort – Rescue PCER: Patrol Craft Escort – Rescue SBX: Sea-based X-band Radar – a mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station.