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ABBREVIATIONS

AA = anti-aircraft

AM = Minesweeper

AM(c) = Coastal minesweeper

ASW = Anti-submarine warfare

ATW = Ahead throwing weapon (Usually Squid but also sometimes used for Hedgehog)

AWED = Admiralty War Emergency Destroyer (Usually WED –War Emergency Destroyer)

BYMS = British Yard Minesweeper (US)

DD = Destroyer

DC = Depth charge

DCT = Depth charge thrower

DCR = Depth charge rack

DCD = Depth charge dropper

DE = Destroyer escort

DP = Dual-purpose (gun mount)

EC = East coast (UK)

FCS = Fighter catapult ship

FDS = Fighter direction ship

FF = Frigate

FFN = Free French Navy

HA = High-angle (gun)

HDML = Harbour defence motor launch

HrMs = Her Netherlands Majesty’s Ship

HF/DF = High Frequency / Direction Finding

HH = Hedgehog

HMAS = His Majesty’s Australian Ship

HMCS = His Majesty’s Canadian Ship

HMIS = His Majesty’s Indian Ship

HNoMS = His Norwegian Majesty’s Ship

HMNZS = His Majesty’s New Zealand Ship

HMS = His Majesty’s Ship

HMT = His Majesty’s Tug

IFF = Identify friend or foe

IJN = Imperial Japanese Navy

LA = Low-angle (gun)

LCF = Landing craft flak

LCG = Landing craft gun

LCG(M) = Landing craft gun (medium)

LCM = Landing craft mechanised

LCP = Landing craft personnel

LCT = Landing craft tank

LL(V) = Landing lighter (vehicle)

LRE = Long-range escort

LSH = Landing ship headquarters

LSI = Landing ship infantry

LSS = Landing ship stern chute

LST = Landing ship tank

MG = Machine gun

MGB = Motor gun boat

ML = Motor launch

MS = Minesweeping

MMS = Motor minesweeper

MTB = Motor torpedo boat

ORP = Okrêt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Republic of Poland)

PCE = Patrol craft (escort) (US)

PG = Patrol gunboat (sloop)

PG(E) = Patrol gunboat (escort)

RAN = Royal Australian Navy

RCN = Royal Canadian Navy

RFA = Royal Fleet Auxiliary

RHN = Royal Hellenic Navy

RINS = Royal Indian Naval Service

RN = (British) Royal Navy

RNZN = Royal New Zealand Navy

RPN = Republic of Poland Navy

SL = Searchlight

Soviet = (Russian) USSR

SRE = Short-range escort

TSDS = Two-speed destroyer sweep

UK = United Kingdom

UP = Unrotated projectile (launcher)

USN = United States Navy

USS = United States Ship

USSR = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

WA = Western Approaches

WAIR= Old ‘V&W’ class destroyer converted to AA escort