This table is a listing of the U. S. Navy Nomenclature for ship types. It is a mixture of World War II types and Modern types. It is not inclusive.
A note: I have included several designations, including AC, B, BC, ML, MS and TB in this table; they are not official U. S. Navy Nomenclature, but are in common usage and are, therefore, included here.
| AB | Crane Ship |
| AC | Cruiser, Armored |
| ACM | Minelayer, Auxiliary |
| AD | Destroyer Tender |
| AE | Ammunition Ship |
| AF | Stores Ship |
| AG | Auxiliary (miscellaneous) |
| AGC | Amphibious Command Ship |
| AGD | Seagoing Dredger |
| AGL | Lighthouse Tender |
| AGP | Motor Torpedo Boat Tender |
| AGS | Surveying Ship |
| AH | Hospital Ship |
| AK | Cargo Ship |
| AKA | Attack Cargo Ship |
| AKL | Light Cargo Ship |
| AKN | Net Cargo Ship |
| AKS | General Stores-Issue Ship |
| AKV | Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry |
| AL | Lightship |
| AM | Minesweeper |
| AMc | Minesweeper, Coastal |
| AMc(U) | Minesweeper, Coastal (underwater locator) |
| AO | Fleet Oiler |
| AOG | Gasoline Tanker |
| AP | Troop Transport |
| APA | Attack Transport |
| APB | Barracks Ship |
| APc | Coastal Transport |
| APD | High-speed Transport |
| APH | Transport fitted for evacuation of wounded |
| APS | Transport submarine |
| APV | Transport and Aircraft Ferry |
| AR | Repair Ship |
| ARB | Repair Ship, battle damage |
| ARC | Cable ship |
| ARG | Repair Ship, internal-combustion engine |
| ARH | Heavy-hull repair ship |
| ARL | Repair ship, landing craft |
| ARS | Salvage vessel |
| ARV | Aircraft repair ship |
| AS | Submarine Tender |
| ASR | Submarine Rescue Vessel |
| ATA | Ocean Tug, auxiliary |
| ATF | Ocean Tug, Fleet |
| ATO | Ocean Tug, old |
| ATR | Ocean Tug, rescue |
| AV | Seaplane Tender |
| AVC | Catapault lighter |
| AVD | Seaplane tender (ex-destroyer) |
| AVP | Seaplane tender, small |
| AVR | Aircraft rescue vessel |
| AVS | Aviation supply ship |
| AW | Distilling ship |
| AWK | Water Tanker |
| B | Battleship, Pre-DREADNOUGHT |
| BB | Battleship (in most usages, refers to DREADNOUGHT-type battleships) |
| BC | Battlecruiser |
| BM | Monitor |
| CA | Cruiser, Heavy |
| CB | Cruiser, Large |
| CC | Cruiser, Battle |
| CG | Cruiser, Guided Missile |
| CGN | Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear |
| CL | Cruiser, Light |
| CLAA | Cruiser, Light, Anti-aircraft |
| CM | Minelayer |
| CMc | Minelayer, Coastal |
| CV | Aircraft Carrier |
| CVB | Aircraft Carrier, Large |
| CVE | Aircraft Carrier, Escort |
| CVL | Aircraft Carrier, Light |
| CVN | Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear |
| CVS | Seaplane Carrier |
| DD | Destroyer |
| DDG | Destroyer, Guided Missile |
| DE | Destroyer Escort |
| DDL | Destroyer Leader |
| DL | Destroyer Leader |
| DM | Minelayer, Light |
| DMS | Minesweeper, High Speed |
| FF | Frigate |
| FFG | Frigate, Guided Missile |
| IX | Unclassified vessel |
| LC(FF) | Landing Craft, flotilla flagship |
| LCC | Landing Craft, Control |
| LCI | Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LCI(G) | Landing Craft, Infantry, gun |
| LCI(L) | Landing Craft, Infantry, large |
| LCI(M) | Landing Craft, Infantry, mortar |
| LCI(R) | Landing Craft, Infantry, rocket |
| LCM | Landing Craft, Mechanized |
| LCP | Landing Craft, Personnel |
| LCP(L) | Landing Craft, Personnel, large |
| LCP(N) | Landing Craft, Personnel, nested |
| LCP(R) | Landing Craft, Personnel, ramp |
| LCS | Landing Craft, Support |
| LCS(L) | Landing Craft, Support, large |
| LCT | Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCV | Landing Craft, Vehicle |
| LCVP | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| LSD | Landing Ship, Dock |
| LSM | Landing Ship, Medium |
| LSM(R) | Landing Ship, Medium (rocket) |
| LST | Landing Ship, Tank |
| LST(H) | Landing Ship. Tank (evacuation of wounded) |
| LSV | Landing Ship, vehicle |
| LVT | Landing Vehicle, tracked |
| ML | Minelayer |
| MS | Minesweeper |
| PC | Submarine Chaser |
| PF | Patrol Frigate |
| PG | Gunboat |
| PR | Gunboat, River |
| PT | Motor Torpedo Boat |
| PY | Yacht |
| PYc | Yacht, Coastal |
| SS | Submarine |
| SM | Submarine, Minelayer |
| SSBN | Submarine, Nuclear, Ballistic Missile |
| SSN | Submarine, Nuclear |
| TB | Torpedo boat |
Sources:
Alnavco - website (see Ships - Links)
Silverstone, Paul H., U. S. WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II (see Bibliography)