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ОглавлениеAA = 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