Quick Links to US Navy Auxiliary Ship Types Since 1945

Link to Auxiliaries 1835-1945 Quick Links

All auxiliary vessel ship types used by the Navy in 1946-1980 are shown here. Ship types developed since 1980 and for which ship data pages have been produced are shown here preceded by an *asterisk. For all ship types used since 1980 see U. S. Navy Auxiliary Vessel Types and Classes Since 1980.


Links to Data Pages
ACM: Auxiliary Mine Layers (to MMA 1955)
AD: Destroyer Tenders
ADG: Degaussing Vessels (later Ships)
     (from YDG 1955)
AE: Ammunition Ships
AF: Provision Storeships (later Store Ships)
AFS: Combat Store Ships
AG: Miscellaneous Auxiliaries
AGB: Ice Breakers (AG until 1949)
AGC: Amphibious Force Flagships (to LCC 1968)
AGDS: Auxiliary Deep Submergence Support Ships
AGER: Environmental Research Ships
AGF: Misc. Command Ships
AGM: Missile Range Instrumentation Ships
AGMR: Major Communications Relay Ships
AGOR: Oceanographic Research Ships
AGP: Patrol Craft Tenders
AGR: Radar Picket Ships
    (Ocean Radar Station Ships, YAGR, to 1958)
AGS: Surveying Ships
AGSC: Coastal Surveying Ships
AGTR: Technical Research Ships
AH: Hospital Ships
AK: Cargo Ships
AKA: Attack Cargo Ships (to LKA 1968)
AKD: Cargo Ship, Dock
*AKE: Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ships
AKL: Light Cargo Ships
AKR: Vehicle Cargo Ships
    (ex LSV, Vehicle Cargo Ships, 1969)
AKS: General Stores Issue Ships
    (later Stores Issue Ships)
AKV: Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry
AN: Net Laying Ships (to ANL 1969)
AO: Oilers
AOE: Fast Combat Support Ships
AOG: Gasoline Tankers
AOR: Replenishment Oilers
AOT: Transport Oilers (T-AO until 1978)
AP: Transports
APA: Attack Transports (to LPA 1968)
APB: Self-Propelled Barracks Ships
APC: Small Coastal Transports
APL: Barracks Ships (later Craft)
    (Non-Self Propelled)
AR: Repair Ships (see AD 21-22)
ARB: Battle Damage Repair Ships
ARC: Cable Repairing Ships
ARS: Salvage Ships
ARVH: Aircraft Repair Ship (Helicopter)
AS: Submarine Tenders
ASR: Submarine Rescue Vessels (later Ships)
ATA: Auxiliary Ocean Tugs
ATF: Fleet Ocean Tugs
ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ships
AV: Seaplane Tenders
AVB: Advance Aviation Base Ships (AVB 1-2)
AVM: Guided Missile Ships (AVM 1)
IX: Unclassified Misc.
MM: Minelayer, Fleet (to MMF 1955, see CM-5)
MMC: Minelayers, Coastal
    (offshore and conversions)
YAG: Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft
YAGR: Ocean Radar Station Ships (see AGR)

Other Links
Shipscribe Home Page
Auxiliaries 1835-1945 Home Page
World War I Temporary Auxiliary Ships
Auxiliaries Since 1945 Home Page
Ship Types 1835-1945
Ship Types 1946-1980
Ship Types and Classes Since 1980
SCB numbers 1946-1979
Sources 1920-1945
Shipyards 1835-1945
Auxiliary Vessels Board 1941-1948
1946-1980
1949-1951
1963-1979
1957

1954-1968
1946-1961
1961-1967
1946-1976
1950-1952
1964-1966
1973-1974
1967
1965-1980
1960-1971
1963-1975
1958-1972
1970-1972
1958

1946-1977
1959
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1956-1966
1955
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1947-1966
1955-1980

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1950
1950-1959
1946-1978
1960-1967
1948-1955
1965-1972
1947-1976
1950-1952
1956-1959
1951
1950
1954

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1952
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1965
1959-1977
1967
1950-1958
1975-1978
1966-1972
1959
1957-1961
1951
1947-1979
1955
1958-1961

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1954-1958
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