| Designator |
Reporting title |
Description |
| AA |
Auxiliary type ship ,general |
General designator for all naval
auxiliary type ship |
| AH |
Hospital ship |
Ship 40m or more providing
hospital services |
| AP |
Personnel
transport |
Ship of 120m
or over to transport troops and supplies |
| CA |
Cruiser, gun |
A cruiser with
6 guns or larger as main armament and carries no missiles |
| CC |
Cruiser
,general |
Cruisers of
150m or over |
| CG |
Cruiser
,guided missiles |
Cruisers
having guided missiles as main armament |
| CGH |
Cruiser
,guided missiles ,helicopter |
Guided
missiles cruiser with helicopter operational capability |
| CGN |
Cruiser
,guided missiles ,nuclear |
As CG but with
nuclear propulsion |
| CV |
Aircraft
carrier |
Designator for
aircraft carriers and multi-role aircraft carriers |
| CVG |
Aircraft
carrier ,guided missiles |
Aircraft carrier fitted with
surface-to air guided missiles |
| CVH |
Aircraft
carrier ,VSTOL/helicopter |
Carrier not fitted with arrest
gear/catapult ,operating VSTOL and/or helicopter which is not an amphibious
or mind warfare vessel |
| CVN |
Aircraft
carrier ,nuclear |
As CV
but with nuclear propulsion |
| CVS |
Aircraft
carrier ,ASW |
Carriers capable of operating
VSTOL and/or helicopter in sustained ASW operations |
| DD |
Destroyer
,general |
General designator for destroyer
type ship in range of c.95 to 140m |
| DDE |
Destroyer ,escort
(Canada) |
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| DDG |
Destroyer
,guided missiles |
Destroyer
fitted with surface-to air guided missiles |
| DDH |
Destroyer ,helicopter
(Canada) |
¡X |
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| SS |
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