CV Aircraft Carrier 航空母艦
CVN Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear 核動力航母
CVB Aircraft Carrier, Large 大型航母
CVA Aircraft Carrier, Attack 擊型航母
CVGH Aircraft Carrier, Guided Missile Helicopter 導彈直昇機航母
CVL Aircraft Carrier, Light 輕型航母
CVE Aircraft Carrier, Escort 護航航母
CVS Seaplane Carrier (prior to and during WWII) 水上飛機母艦（二戰前、二戰期間）
Anti-Submarine/Support Carrier (after WWII) 反潛/支援航母（二戰後）
CVH Aircraft Carrier, Helicopter 直昇機航母
CVV Aircraft Carrier, Vertical Take Off And Landing 垂直起降飛機母艦
AVT Aircraft Carrier, Training Ship 訓練航母
Battleships戰列艦
B/BB Battleship - Usually larger than 20,000 tons and armed with guns of 10" orB/BBBattleship-Usuallylargerthan20,000tonsandarmedwithgunsof10"or more. 战列舰－通常20000吨以上、装甲防护、主炮口径10吋或更大more.戰列艦－通常20000噸以上、裝甲防護、主砲口徑10吋或更大
BM Monitors 淺水重砲艦
Cruisers巡洋艦
C Cruiser 巡洋艦
ACR Armored Cruiser 裝甲巡洋艦
CB Large Cruiser 大巡洋艦
CC Prior to 1961: Battlecruiser 戰列巡洋艦（1961前）
After 1961: Command Ship 指揮艦（1961後）
CA Prior to 1931: Armored Cruiser 裝甲巡洋艦 (1931前）
After 1931: Heavy Cruiser - a cruiser armed with guns 8" (20.3 cm) or larger 重巡洋艦（1931後）－裝甲防護、8吋或更大口徑主砲
CAG Heavy Cruiser, Guided Missile - a heavy cruiser converted to carry missiles 重型導彈巡洋艦－攜帶導彈的重巡洋艦
CG Guided Missile Cruiser 導彈巡洋艦
CGN Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear 核動力導彈巡洋艦
CH Cruiser with an assigned Helicopter 直昇機巡洋艦
CL Light Cruiser - cruiser armed with guns smaller than 8" (20.3cm) 輕巡洋艦－裝甲防護、8吋以下主砲
CLAA Anti-Aircraft Light Cruiser 防空輕巡洋艦
CLC Command Light Cruiser 輕型指揮巡洋艦
CLH Helicoptor Light Cruiser - cruiser with an assigned Helicopter 輕型直昇機巡洋艦－攜帶直昇機的輕巡洋艦
CLK Light Cruiser, Killer (ASW) 反潛巡洋艦
CGH Guided Missile Cruiser with an assigned Helicopter 導彈直昇機巡洋艦
CLG Light Guided Missile Cruiser - a light cruiser converted to carry missiles 輕型導彈巡洋艦－攜帶導彈的輕巡洋艦
CLGN Light Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear 核動力輕型導彈巡洋艦
CS Scout Cruiser 偵察巡洋艦
CSG Strike Missile Cruiser 攻擊型導彈巡洋艦
Destroyers驅逐艦
D/DD Destroyer 驅逐艦
DE Destroyer Escort 護航驅逐艦
DDE Destroyer converted to Fleet Escort 護航驅逐艦
DDH Destroyer with an assigned Helicopter 直昇機驅逐艦
DDG Guided Missile Destroyer 導彈驅逐艦
DL Destroyer Leader or Frigate 驅逐領艦
DLG Destroyer Leader or Frigate, Guided Missle 導彈驅逐領艦
DLGN Destroyer Leader or Frigate, Guided Missile, Nuclear 核動力導彈驅逐領艦
DDR Radar Picket Destroyers 雷達哨驅逐艦
TB Torpedo Boat 魚雷艇
Frigates/Corvettes護衛艦/輕型護衛艦
F/FF Frigate. Originally called ocean Name is sometimes used interchangeably with "Destroyer Escort" 護衛艦，又稱遠洋護航艦，有時稱護航驅逐艦
FFG Guided Missile Frigate 導彈護衛艦
FFH Frigate with an assigned Helicopter 直昇機護衛艦
FFT Reserve/Training Frigate 預備/訓練護衛艦
PE Patrol Escort 巡邏護航艦
PF Corvette 轻型护卫舰FCorvette輕型護衛艦
PFG Guided Missile Corvette 輕型導彈護衛艦
PFR Radar Picket Corvette 雷達哨輕型護衛艦
FCorvette輕型護衛艦