shortcuts and prefixes to shipnames

Albania
F L D = Flotta Luftarake Detare = Navy

Australia
H.M.A.S. = Her Majesties Australien Ship

Bahamas
R.B.D.F. = Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Belgium
Z.M. + F.N. = Zeemacht + Force Navale

Canada
C.N.A.V. = Canadian Navy Auxiliary Vessel
H.M.C.S. = Her Majesties Canadian Ship

Ceylon
H.M.Cy.S. = Her Majesties Ceylon Ship

Columbien
A.R.C. = Armada de Republica Colombia

England
B.B. = Boy´s Brigade
C.I.C. = Commander in Chief
D.E.M.S. = Defence Equipment of Merchant Shipping
F.M.B. = Fleet Maintenance Base
F.O.C.A.S. = Flag Officer Carriers & Assault Ships
F.O.F.1 = Flag Officer First Flottilla
F.O.N.A. = Flag Officer Naval Aviation
F.O.N.A.C. = Flag Officer Naval Air Command
F.O.S.F. = Flag Officer Surface Flottilla
F.O.S.N.I. = Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland
F.O.S.T. = Flag Officer Sea Training
H.M.C.M.B. = His Majesties Coastal Motor Boat
H.M.M.G.B. = His Majesties Gun Boat
H.M.M.L. = His Majesties Motor Launch
H.M.R.M.L. = Her Majesties Royal Marine Launch
H.M.R.T. = His Majesties Rescue Tug
H.M.S. = Her Majesties Ship
H.M.S.M.L. = Her Majesties Motor Survey Launch
H.M.T.B. = His Majesties Torpedo Boat
H.M.Y. = Her Majesties Yacht
N.P. = Naval Party
P.W.S.T.S. = Prince of Wales Sea Training School
R.D.F. = Royal Diving Vessel
R.F.A. = Royal Fleet Auxillary
R.F.C. = Royal Flying Corps
R.F.R. = Royal Fleet Reserve
R.M. = Royal Marines
R.M.R. = Royal Marines Reserve
R.N.E.S. = Royal Navy Enthusiast Society
R.N.H. = Royal Navy Hospital
R.N.R. Royal Naval Reserve
S.C.U. = Special Communications Unit
S.N.O.F.I. = Senior Naval Officer Falklands Island

Seecadets
S.S.C. = Sea Cadet Corps
T.H.V. = Training House Vessel
T.S. = Training Ship

Fiji
R.F.N.S. = Royal Fiji Navy Ship

Jamaica
JDF = Jamaica Defence Force

Malaysia
K.D. = Kapal Diraja = Royal Navy

New Zeeland
H.M.N.Z.S.= Her Majesties New Zaeland Ship

Poland
O.R.P.= Okrety Reszposzpolita Polska = ship of the Republic of Poland

Spain
C.I.M. CARTAGENA = Centro de Instrucción Marítima = Maritime Instruction Center
ESENGRA = Escuelas de Especialidades Fundamentales de A Graña = A Graña Fundamental Specialty School
ESEPA = Escuela de Energía y Propulsión de La Armada = Navy Energy and Propulsion School
ETEA = Escuela de Transmisiones y Electricidad de la Armada = Naval Transmission and Electrical School
Z.M. = Zona Maritima =
Maritime Zone

Uruguay
R.O.U.= Republica del Oriental Uruguay

USA
USCGC= United States Coast Guard Cutter

Kaiserliche Marine
J.S. = Ingenieur Sektion
M.N.S. = Marinenachrichtenstelle
S.K.O.M.S. = Seiner Königlichen Osmanischen Majestät Schiff
S.M.F. = Seiner Majestät Feuerschiff
S.M.H. = Seiner Majestät Hilfskreuzer
S.M.S. = Seiner Majestät Schiff
S.M.W. = Seiner Majestät Werkstattschiff
S.M.Y. = Seiner Majestät Yacht
Z.S. = Zahlmeister Sektion

Merchantile Marine
B.I.S.N.Co.Ltd. = British India St. Nav.
R.-P.-D. = Reichs Post Dampfer
S.S.L. = Shaw Saville Line
T.H.V. = Trinity House Vessel
T.S.S. = Turbine Steam Ship

III. Reich
M.H.J. = Marine Hitler Jugend
M.D.J. = Marine Deutsche Jugend
M.J.A. = Marine Jugend Abteilung
B.D.M.V. = Bund Deutscher Marine Vereine

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