ACM = auxiliary minelayer / mouilleur de mines auxiliaire
BB = battleship / cuirassé
ACR = armored cruiser (old) / croiseur-cuirassé (ancien)
CA = heavy cruiser / croiseur lourd
AD = destroyer tender / navire-soutien de destroyers
CL = light cruiser / croiseur léger
AFD = auxiliary floating dock / dock floattant
CM = minelayer cruiser / croiseur mouilleur de mines
AG = mobile target ship / navire-cible mobile
CV = aircraft carrier / porte-avions
AGOR = oceanographic research ship / navire de recherche océanographique
CVE = escort aircraft carrier / porte-avions d'escorte
AK = cargo ship / navire cargo
CVL = small aircraft carrier / porte-avions léger
AM = minesweeper / drageur de mines
CVS = seaplane tender / porte-hydravions
AMA = auxiliary minesweeper (trawlers) / dragueur de mines auxiliaire (chalutier)
DD = destroyer / contre-torpilleur

DE = escort destroyer / destroyer d'escorte
AMC = auxiliary cruiser (armed merchant) / croiseur auxiliaire (marchand armé)
DM = light minelayer (former DD) / mouilleur de mines léger (ancien destroyer)
AN = net-laying ship / mouilleur de filets
DMS = fast minesweeper (former DD) / mouilleur de mines rapides (ancien destroyer)
AO = oiler / pétrolier
IX = unclassified / inclassable
AP = transport
MTB/MGB = small torpedo boat / vedette lance-torpilles
APD = fast transport (former DD/DE) / transport rapide (ancien destroyer)

APV = aircraft ferry / transport d'aviation)
PC/SC = submarine chaser / chasseur de sous-marins (corvette)
AR = repair ship / navire-atelier
PE = patrol escort (drifters, trawlers, cutters, eagle boat) / escorteur/patrouilleur
AS = submarine tender / navire-soutien de sous-marins PG = gunboat / canonnière
ATF = fleet ocean tug / remorqueur océanique
PMS = minesweeping sloop / aviso-drageur
AV = seaplane tender (converted merchantman) / porte-hydravions (navire marchand converti)
PR = river gunboat / canonnière fluviale
AVP = small seaplane tender / petit ravitailleur d'hydravions
PS = sloop / aviso
AVS = aviation supply ship / ravitailleur d'aviation
PY = yacht
AW = water tanker / navire-citerne
SS = submarine / sous-marin

TB = torpedo boat / torpilleur


(M = minelayer / mouilleur de mines) (AA = anti-aircraft / anti-aérien) (TT = torpedo / torpilleur)