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article hyphenated Flower-class corvette General ship prefixes Group Template Ref article Example generic {{Ship }}
any prefix Brigante Musolino or Charles de Gaulle (R91)civil {{GTS }}
Gas turbine ships GTS Infinity (2001) civil {{HSC }}
High-speed craft HSC Tarifa Jet (1997) civil {{MS }}
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deprecated )Motor ships MS Antenor (1957) civil {{MV }}
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deprecated )Motor vessels MV Aurora (2000) civil {{MY }}
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deprecated )Motor yachts MY Monte Carlo civil {{PS }}
Paddle steamers PS Commonwealth (1854) civil {{RMS }}
Royal Mail Ships RMS Adriatic (1907) civil {{RV }}
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deprecated )Research vessels RV Vityaz (1939) civil {{SB }}
Sailing barges SB Cambria civil {{SS }}
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deprecated )Steamships SS Aeolus (1899) civil {{SV }}
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deprecated )Sailing vessels SV Argo (1841) civil {{SY }}
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deprecated )Sailing vessels SY Raven (1889) civil {{TSS }}
Twin-screw steamers TSS Princess Maud (1934) International navy and government ship prefixes Group Template Ref article Example Algeria{{ANS }}
Algerian National Navy shipsANS Kalaat Béni Abbès (474) Australia{{HMAS }}
Royal Australian Navy shipsHMAS Anzac (G90) Bahamas{{HMBS }}
Royal Bahamas Defence Force shipsHMBS Nassau (P-61) Bangladesh{{BNS }}
Bangladesh Navy shipsBNS Surma (2013) Brunei{{KDB }}
Royal Brunei Navy shipsKDB Darussalam (06) Canada{{HMCS }}
Royal Canadian Navy shipsHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) {{CCGS }}
Canadian Coast Guard shipsCCGS Simcoe (1909) Colombia{{ARC }}
Colombian Navy shipsARC 7 de Agosto (D-06) Denmark{{HDMS }}
Royal Danish Navy shipsHDMS Lougen (1791) Ecuador{{BAE }}
Ecuadorian Navy shipsBAE Guayas (BE-21) Egypt{{ENS }}
Egyptian Navy shipsENS Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010) Estonia{{EML }}
Estonian Navy shipsEML Wambola (A433) Fiji{{RFNS }}
Republic of Fiji Naval Service shipsRFNS Kiro (203) Finland{{FNS }}
Finnish Navy shipsFNS Turunmaa (1918) Greece{{HS }}
Hellenic Navy shipsHS Georgios Averof (1910) Germany{{GS }}
German Navy and Kriegsmarine submarinesGerman submarine U-39 (1938) {{SMS }}
Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy shipsSMS Novara (1912) {{SMU }}
Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines SM U-28 (Germany) Iceland{{ICGV }}
Icelandic Coast Guard shipsICGV Óðinn India{{INS }}
Indian Navy shipsINS Vikrant (1961) Indonesia{{KRI }}
Indonesian Navy shipsKRI Fatahillah (361) Ireland{{LÉ }}
Irish Navy shipsLÉ Emer (P21) Japan{{Jsub }}
Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army submarinesJapanese submarine I-15 {{JS }}
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force shipsJS Ashigara (DDG-178) {{JDS }}
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (older) JDS Wakaba (DE-261) Netherlands{{HNLMS }}
Royal Netherlands Navy shipsHNLMS De Ruyter (F804) New Zealand{{HMNZS }}
Royal New Zealand Navy shipsHMNZS Endeavour (A11) Nigeria{{NNS }}
Nigerian Navy shipsNNS Aradu (F89) Norway{{HNoMS }}
Royal Norwegian Navy shipsHNoMS Svenner (G03) Papua New Guinea{{HMPNGS }}
Papua New Guinean Navy shipsHMPNGS Rabaul (P01) Peru{{BAP }}
Peruvian Navy shipsBAP Montero (FM-53) Philippines{{BRP }}
Philippine Navy shipsBRP Rajah Soliman (D-66) {{RPS }}
Philippine Navy ships (older) RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66) Poland{{ORP }}
Polish Navy shipsORP Orzeł (1938) Portugal{{NRP }}
Portuguese Navy shipsNRP Sagres (1937) Romania{{NMS }}
Romanian Navy shipsNMS Smeul (1888) Singapore{{RSS }}
Republic of Singapore Navy shipsRSS Formidable (68) South Africa{{SAS }}
South African Navy SAS Mendi (F148) {{HMSAS }}
Union of South Africa Navy HMSAS Protea (K51) South Korea{{ROKS }}
Republic of Korea Navy shipsROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) Sweden{{HSwMS }}
Swedish Navy shipsHSwMS Sjölejonet (1936) Thailand{{HTMS }}
Royal Thai Navy shipsHTMS Chakri Naruebet (CV 911) Turkey{{TCG }}
Turkish Naval Forces shipsTCG Gediz (F 495) United Kingdom{{HMS }}
Royal Navy shipsHMS Illustrious (R06) {{HMT }}
Royal Navy trawlers HMT Elk (1902) {{RFAux }}
Royal Fleet Auxiliary shipsRFA Fort Austin (A386) United States{{USAT }}
US Army transport shipsUSAT Havana (1917) {{USCGC }}
US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) {{USNS }}
US Naval Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) {{USRC }}
US Revenue-Marine and US Revenue Cutter Service USRC Harriet Lane (1857) {{USS }}
US Navy shipUSS Enterprise (CVN-65) {{USAV }}
US Army Vessel USAV Spearhead (TSV-X1)