List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy.

USS Shasta (AE-33, left), USS Kiska (AE-35, right), USS Flint (AE-32, rear) in 2005
Ships of the
United States Navy
Ships in current service
Ships grouped alphabetically
Ships grouped by type

Auxiliary ships which function as oilers are to be found in their own article: List of United States Navy oilers. Escort carriers, amphibious warfare vessels, and some mine warfare vessels were also originally classed as auxiliaries but were later given their own hull classification symbols outside the auxiliary series (which all begin with an 'A'). Links to these and other list articles of similar ships can be found throughout this article.

Yard and district craft also function as auxiliaries but generally are smaller and less capable than their ocean-going counterparts, and so they generally remain in harbors and coastal areas. Their hull classification symbols begin with a 'Y'.

Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order.

Historical overview

Prior to the creation of the auxiliary hull classification system, ships that performed such tasks had no symbol or code to identify them, only informal designations such as Fleet Collier No. 1.

World War I

During World War I the Navy created the Section patrol (SP) and identification number (ID) system to register civilian vessels for naval acquisition. The ID series can be considered a forerunner of the current auxiliary hull numbering system, and some ships with ID numbers were later given 'A' hull symbols.

Also during WWI a series of mass-produced ships were designed by the Emergency Fleet Corporation, but few were completed before the end of the war and even fewer became naval auxiliaries.

Pre-World War II

Until World War II the US auxiliary fleet was notable for being composed of non-standard ships which had been purchased ad-hoc. Very few were designed specifically for their intended role. Interesting examples of rare early auxiliaries deliberately designed for their roles include the repair ship USS Medusa (AR-1) and the submarine tender USS Holland (AS-3).

In the late 1930's the Navy began the construction of 22 large tenders and repair ships to a basic design: all were nearly identical in hull form, power plant, and superstructure (but the seaplane tenders had a large hangar that the others lacked):

  • 5 destroyer tenders (AD)s of the Dixie-class
  • 4 repair ships (AR)s of the Vulcan-class
  • 7 submarine tenders (AS)s of the Fulton-class
  • 2 seaplane tenders (AV)s of the Curtiss-class
  • 4 seaplane tenders (AV)s of the slightly longer Currituck-class

Also at this time the Navy began the construction of 4 net layers (AN)s and 3 minelayers (CM)s to a different basic design, but changing requirements resulted in all but one minelayer being redesignated as transports (AP)s and then converted into Landing Ships, Vehicle (LSV)s.[A 1][1]

World War II

During the naval build-up for World War II, and into the Cold War, many Maritime Commission (MarCom, later MarAd) standard designs were converted to US Navy auxiliaries,[A 2] as were a few Landing Ships Medium (LSM)s:

Present day

Modern auxiliaries have been designed to reduce operating costs by introducing scales of economies with larger ships and by reducing manning requirements (a trend begun in 1949 with the introduction of manning non-commissioned ships with civilian crews under the Military Sealift Command and its predecessors - such ships carry the 'T-' prefix on their hull symbols and the USNS prefix rather than USS; ships with MV or SS prefixes are under long-term charter with the Navy rather than under Navy ownership).

Crane Ships (AB)

Colliers (AC)
Further information: Collier (ship)

Auxiliary Minelayers (ACM)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Auxiliary Minelayers (ACM)

Auxiliary Crane Ships (T-ACS)

unknown class: MarAd type C6-S-MA1qd

Gopher State-class: MA type C5-S-73b

unknown class: MA type C6-S-1aq

unknown class: MA type C6-S-MA60d

Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACV)

The Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) were formerly designated as Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) and then redesignated Escort aircraft carriers (CVE).

Main article: List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers

Destroyer Tenders (AD)
Further information: Destroyer tender

Altair-class

Dixie-class

Cascade-class

Hamul-class: MC type C3

Klondike-class: MC type C3

Shenandoah-class: MC type C3

Alcor-class

Samuel Gompers-class

Yellowstone-class

Degaussing Ships (ADG)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Degaussing Ships (ADG)

Ammunition Ships (AE)
Further information: Ammunition ship

Lassen-class: MC types C2, C2-T, C2-N

Unknown class: MC type C1-A

Mount Hood-class: MC type C2-S-AJ1

Fomalhaut-class: MC type C1-A

Suribachi-class

Nitro-class

Andromeda-class: MC type C2-S-B1

Kilauea-class

Auxiliary floating drydock
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock

Large Auxiliary Repair Docks (ABSD)

Reclassified as Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB) in August 1946.

Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB)
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB)

Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDL)
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFD - AFDL)
  • USS Endeavor (AFDL-1)
  • USS AFDL-2
  • USS AFDL-3
  • USS AFDL-4
  • USS AFDL-5
  • USS Dynamic (AFDL-6)
  • USS Ability (AFDL-7)
  • USS AFDL-8
  • USS AFDL-9
  • USS AFDL-10
  • USS AFDL-11
  • USS AFDL-12
  • USS AFDL-13
  • USS AFDL-14
  • USS AFDL-15
  • USS AFDL-16
  • USS AFDL-17
  • USS AFDL-18
  • USS AFDL-19
  • USS AFDL-20
  • USS AFDL-21
  • USS AFDL-22
  • USS Adept (AFDL-23)
  • USS AFDL-24
  • USS Undaunted (AFDL-25)
  • USS AFDL-26
  • USS AFDL-27
  • USS AFDL-28
  • USS AFDL-29
  • USS AFDL-30
  • USS AFDL-31
  • USS AFDL-32
  • USS AFDL-33
  • USS AFDL-34
  • USS AFDL-35
  • USS AFDL-36
  • USS AFDL-37
  • USS AFDL-38
  • USS AFDL-39
  • USS AFDL-40
  • USS AFDL-41
  • USS AFDL-42
  • USS AFDL-43
  • USS AFDL-44
  • USS AFDL-45
  • USS AFDL-46
  • USS Reliance (AFDL-47)
  • USS Diligence (AFDL-48)

Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDM)
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDM)

All AFDMs were classified as YFDs until 1945.

Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD)
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD)

Medium Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARDM)

Yard Floating Drydocks (YFD)
Main article: List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Yard Floating Drydocks (YFD)

All YFDs were reclassified as AFDMs in 1945.

Provisions Store Ships (AF, T-AF)
Further information: Reefer ship § Reefers in U.S. Navy service

Hyades-class: MC type C2-S-E1

Adria-class: MC type R1-M-AV3

Alstede-class: MC type R2-S-BV1 or C2-S-B1

Unknown class: MC type C2-S-B1

Grommet Reefer-class: MC type C1-M-AV1

Denebola-class: MC type VC2-S-AP2

Rigel-class: MC type R3-S-4A

Combat Stores Ships (AFS, T-AFS)
Further information: Combat stores ship

Mars-class

Sirius-class

Miscellaneous Ships (AG, T-AG)

For similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships see

List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy (IX)

and

List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § District Auxiliary, Miscellaneous (YAG)

Icebreakers (AGB)
Further information: Icebreaker

Amphibious Force Command Ships (AGC)
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC)

Deep Submergence Support Ship (T-AGDS)
Further information: Deep-submergence vehicle

Hydrofoil Research Ship (AGEH)
Further information: Hydrofoil § United States
See also: List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy § Hydrofoil vessels

Environmental Research Ships (AGER)

Signals intelligence collection vessels.

Further information: Technical research ship § Environmental research ship (AGER)

Banner-class

Command Ships (AGF)
Further information: Command ship

Missile Range Instrumentation Ships (T-AGM)
Further information: Tracking ship § United States Navy/United States Air Force

Major Communications Relay Ships (AGMR)
Further information: Radio relay

Oceanographic Research Ships (T-AGOR)
"AGOR" redirects here. For the Greek basketball club sometimes called "AGOR", see Rethymno Aegean B.C.
Further information: Research vessel

Robert D. Conrad-class

Eltanin-class: MC type C1-ME2-13a

Melville-class

Hayes-class

Diver-class

Gyre-class

Thomas G. Thompson-class

Kilo Moana-class

Neil Armstrong-class

Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS)

Stalwart-class

Victorious-class

Impeccable-class

Motor Torpedo Boat Tenders (AGP)

Radar Picket Ships (AGR)
Further information: Radar picket § Converted merchant ships

Guardian-class: MC type Z-EC2-S-C5

All Guardian-class ships were originally classed as YAGR but were then reclassed as AGR in 1958.

Surveying Ships (AGS)
Further information: Survey vessel

Bowditch-class: MC type VC2-S-AP3

Other classes

  • USS Seranno (AGS-24)
  • USNS Kellar (T-AGS-25)

Silas Bent-class

Other classes

Pathfinder-class

Coastal Survey Ships (AGSC)

Auxiliary Submarines (AGSS)
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy

Technical Research Ships (AGTR)

Signals intelligence collection vessels.

Further information: Technical research ship

Oxford-class: MC type Z–EC2–S–C5

Belmont-class: MC type VC2-S-AP3

Hospital Ships (AH)
Main article: List of United States Navy hospital ships
Further information: Hospital ship

Comfort-class: MC type C1-B

Haven-class: MC type C4-S-B2

Mercy-class

Dry Cargo Ships (AK, T-AK)

Attack Cargo Ships (AKA)
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Attack Cargo Ship (AKA)

Cargo Ship Dock (T-AKD)

The Point Barrow was similar in design to the amphibious warfare Landing Ships Dock (LSD)s, but with a hull strengthened for sailing in Arctic ice.

Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships (T-AKE)

Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships (T-AKE) are designed to deliver ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products via underway replenishment; they effectively combine the missions of Ammunition Ships (AE) and Combat Stores Ships (AFS, T-AFS) along with a limited refueling capability.

Lewis and Clark-class

Small Cargo Ships (AKL)

Net Cargo Ships (AKN)

Indus class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Other classes

Vehicle Cargo Ships (T-AKR)
Further information: Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off

Cape-T-class

Algol-class

Shughart-Class

Gordon-Class

Bob Hope-class

Watson-class

Other classes

General Stores Issue Ships (AKS)

Castor and Unknown classes: all MA type C2

Acubens-class: MA type EC2-S-C1

LST-542 class

Belle Isle-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

LST-542 class

Antares-class: MC type VC2-S-AP3

Aircraft Transports (AKV, T-AKV)

Auxiliary Minesweepers

Minesweepers (AM)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Minesweepers (AM)

Auxiliary Base Minesweepers (AMb)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Auxiliary Base Minesweepers (AMb)

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

Coastal Minesweepers (Underwater Locator) (AMCU)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Coastal Minesweepers (Underwater Locator) (AMCU)

Ocean Minesweepers (AMS)
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Ocean Minesweepers (AMS)

Net Laying Ships (AN)
Further information: Net laying ship § US Navy

All of the following ships were originally classed as Yard Net Tenders, see List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Yard Net Tenders (YN) for the original hull numbers.

Aloe-class

Ailanthus-class

Cohoes-class

Fleet Oilers (AO, T-AO)
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fleet Oilers (AO)

Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE, T-AOE)
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE)

Gasoline Tankers (AOG, T-AOG)

All AOG tankers were MarCom (MC) T1 tankers, with the exception of these former commercial ships: the Halawa-class, AOG-13, AOG-14, AOG-16 and AOG-47.

Patapsco-class: MC type T1-MT-M1

Halawa-class

Mettawee-class: MC type T1-M-A2

Klickitat-class: MC type T1-M-BT1

Other / unknown classes

Replenishment Oilers (AOR)
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fleet Replenishment Oilers (AOR)

Oiler Submarines (AOSS)
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy

Oil Transporters (T-AOT)
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Transport Oilers (AOT)

Transports (AP, T-AP)
Further information: Troopship

Attack Transports (APA)
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Attack Transport (APA)

Self-Propelled Barracks Ships (APB)

Benewah-class

All ships of this class were based on LST hulls, but less than half were converted from actual LSTs.

Other class

Coastal Transports (APC)

Small Coastal Transports (APc)

APc-1-class small coastal transports:

  • USS APc-1
  • USS APc-2
  • USS APc-3
  • USS APc-4
  • USS APc-5
  • USS APc-6
  • USS APc-7
  • USS APc-8
  • USS APc-9
  • USS APc-10
  • USS APc-11
  • USS APc-12
  • USS APc-13
  • USS APc-14
  • USS APc-15
  • USS APc-16
  • USS APc-17
  • USS APc-18
  • USS APc-19
  • USS APc-20
  • USS APc-21, ex-AMc-172, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Arawe New Britain 17 December 1943[12]
  • USS APc-22
  • USS APc-23
  • USS APc-24
  • USS APc-25
  • USS APc-26
  • USS APc-27
  • USS APc-28
  • USS APc-29
  • USS APc-30
  • USS APc-31
  • USS APc-32
  • USS APc-33
  • USS APc-34
  • USS APc-35
  • USS APc-36
  • USS APc-37
  • USS APc-38
  • USS APc-39
  • USS APc-40
  • USS APc-41
  • USS APc-42
  • USS APc-43
  • USS APc-44
  • USS APc-45
  • USS APc-46
  • USS APc-47
  • USS APc-48
  • USS APc-49
  • USS APc-50
  • USS APc-51
  • USS APc-52
  • USS APc-53
  • USS APc-54
  • USS APc-55
  • USS APc-56
  • USS APc-57
  • USS APc-58
  • USS APc-59
  • USS APc-60
  • USS APc-61
  • USS APc-62
  • USS APc-63
  • USS APc-64
  • USS APc-65
  • USS APc-66
  • USS APc-67
  • USS APc-68
  • USS APc-69
  • USS APc-70
  • USS APc-71
  • USS APc-72
  • USS APc-73
  • USS APc-74
  • USS APc-75
  • USS APc-76
  • USS APc-77
  • USS APc-78
  • USS APc-79
  • USS APc-80 - USS APc-84, canceled
  • USS APc-85
  • USS APc-86
  • USS APc-87
  • USS APc-88
  • USS APc-89
  • USS APc-90
  • USS APc-91
  • USS APc-92
  • USS APc-93
  • USS APc-94
  • USS APc-95
  • USS APc-96
  • USS APc-97
  • USS APc-98
  • USS APc-99, canceled
  • USS APc-100, canceled
  • USS APc-101
  • USS APc-102
  • USS APc-103
  • USS APc-104 - USS APc-107, canceled
  • USS APc-108
  • USS APc-109
  • USS APc-110
  • USS APc-111
  • USS APc-112 - USS APc-115, canceled

High-speed Transports (APD)
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § High-speed Transport (APD)

Evacuation Transports (APH)
Further information: Evacuation transport

Barracks Craft (APL)
Further information: Type B ship § Barracks Barge
  • USS APL-1

APL-2-class

  • USS APL-2 [A]
  • USS APL-3
  • USS APL-4 [A]
  • USS APL-5 [A]
  • USS APL-6
  • USS APL-7
  • USS APL-8
  • USS APL-9
  • USS APL-10
  • USS APL-11
  • USS APL-12, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-13, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-14
  • USS APL-15 [A]
  • USS APL-16, canceled

APL-17-class

  • USS APL-17
  • USS APL-18 [A]
  • USS APL-19
  • USS APL-20
  • USS APL-21
  • USS APL-22
  • USS APL-23
  • USS APL-24
  • USS APL-25
  • USS APL-26
  • USS APL-27
  • USS APL-28
  • USS APL-29 [A]
  • USS APL-30
  • USS APL-31
  • USS APL-32 [A]
  • USS APL-33, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-34
  • USS APL-35, converted to APB
  • USS APL-36, converted to APB
  • USS APL-37, converted to APB
  • USS APL-38, converted to APB
  • USS APL-39, converted to APB
  • USS APL-40, converted to APB

APL-41-class

  • USS APL-41
  • USS APL-42 [A]
  • USS APL-43
  • USS APL-44
  • USS APL-45 [A]
  • USS APL-46
  • USS APL-47
  • USS APL-48
  • USS APL-49
  • USS APL-50 [A]
  • USS APL-51, canceled
  • USS APL-52, canceled

APL-53 class

  • USS APL-53
  • USS APL-54
  • USS APL-55, later YRBM-18[13]
  • USS APL-56
  • USS APL-57
  • USS APL-58 [A]

Other classes

APL-61-class

  • USS APL-61 [A]
  • USS APL-62 [A]
  • USS APL-63
  • USS APL-64

APL-65 class

  • USS APL-65 [A]
  • USS APL-66 [A]

APL-67-class

  • USS APL-67 [A]
  • USS APL-68 [A]
  • USS APL-69 [A]
  • USS APL-70 [P]
  • USS APL-71 [P]

Mechanized Artillery Transports (APM)
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Mechanized Artillery Transports (APM)

Convoy Rescue Craft (APR)

APR was the original hull symbol intended for the patrol craft escorts that were converted to rescue crews from ships attacked in convoys, but they were instead redesignated as PCERs.[16]

Main article: List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy § Patrol craft escort, and patrol craft escort rescue (PCE, PCER)

Transport Submarines (APS, APSS)
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy

Transport and Aircraft Ferries (APV)

Repair Ships (AR)
Further information: Repair ship § United States Navy

Vulcan-class

Delta-class: MC type C3

Altair-class

Amphion-class

Xanthus-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Klondike-class: MC type C3

Shenandoah-class: MC type C3

Battle Damage Repair Ships (ARB)

Base Repair Ship (ARb)

Cable Repair Ships (ARC)
Further information: Cable layer

Aeolus-class: MC type S4–SE2–BE1

Neptune-class: MC type S3-S2-BP1

Zeus-class

Two other Navy vessels performed cable support operations without the ARC hull classification: USS Nashawena (AG-142 / YAG-35) and Kailua (IX-71).

Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ships (ARG)

Aroostook-class

Luzon-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Basilan-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Other ships

Heavy-hull Repair Ship (ARH)

Landing Craft Repair Ships (ARL)

Achelous-class

Rescue and Salvage Ships (ARS)
Further information: Rescue and salvage ship

Lapwing-class

Diver-class

Unknown class

  • USS Assistance (ARS-10), not commissioned

Anchor-class

Ex-commercial vessels

Weight-class

Tackle-class

Bolster-class

Safeguard-class

Salvage Lifting Vessels (ARSD)

Salvage Craft Tenders (ARST)

Aircraft Repair Ships (ARV, ARV(E), ARV(A))

Chourre-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Aventinus-class

  • USS Aventinus (ARV(E)-3), ex-LST-1092
  • USS Chloris (ARV(E)-4), ex-LST-1094

Fabius-class

  • USS Fabius (ARV(A)-5), ex-LST-1093
  • USS Megara (ARV(A)-6), ex-LST-1095

Helicopter Aircraft Repair Ships (ARVH)

Submarine Tenders (AS)
Further information: Submarine tender § United States

Ships which have functioned as submarine tenders without the AS designation include the four Arkansas-class monitors.

Fulton-class

Griffin-class: MC type C3

Ex-commercial ships

Aegir-class: MC type C3-S-A2

Uncertain class

Hunley-class

Simon Lake-class

L. Y. Spear-class

Emory S. Land-class

Submarine Rescue Vessels (ASR)
Further information: Submarine rescue ship

Lapwing-class

Chanticleer-class

Penguin-class

Pigeon-class

Cargo Transport Submarines (ASSA)
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy

Fleet Tugs (AT)

Sonoma-class

Arapaho-class

Bagaduce-class

Cherokee-class

Further information: Type V ship § Cherokee-class tugboat

Abnaki-class

Further information: Type V ship § Abnaki-class tugboat

Sotoyomo-class

Further information: Type V ship § Sotoyomo-class tugboat
  • USS AT-121
  • USS AT-122
  • USS AT-123
  • USS AT-124
  • USS AT-125
  • USS AT-126
  • USS AT-127
  • USS AT-128
  • USS AT-129
  • USS AT-130

Lapwing-class

Auxiliary Ocean Tugs (ATA, T-ATA)

The first ten boats of the Sotoyomo-class were originally classed as Fleet Tugs (AT), as were ATA-146, ATA-166, and ATA-167.

Sotoyomo-class

ATA-214-class

Other classes

  • USS Maricopa (ATA-146)
  • USS Chetco (ATA-166)
  • USS Chatot (ATA-167)
  • USS ATA-219
  • USS ATA-220
  • USS ATA-221
  • USS ATA-222
  • USS ATA-223
  • USS ATA-224
  • USS ATA-225
  • USS ATA-226
  • USS ATA-227
  • USS ATA-228
  • USS ATA-229
  • USS ATA-230
  • ATA-231 to ATA-233 – Cancelled 1945-1947
  • USS ATA-234
  • USS ATA-235
  • USS ATA-236
  • USS ATA-237
  • USS ATA-238
  • USNS T-ATA-239
  • USNS T-ATA-240
  • USNS T-ATA-241
  • USNS T-ATA-242
  • USNS T-ATA-243
  • USNS T-ATA-244
  • USS Tuscarora (ATA-245)

Fleet Ocean Tugs (ATF, T-ATF)

All tugs of the Cherokee and Abnaki classes were reclassed from Fleet Tugs (AT) on 15 May 1944.

Cherokee-class

Abnaki-class

Powhatan-class

Fleet Tugs, Old (ATO)

The Fleet Tug Old classification was created on 15 May 1944, several Fleet Tugs received this classification at this time without a change of hull number.

Sonoma-class

Bagaduce-class

Lapwing-class

Rescue Tugs (ATR)

ATR-1 class

  • USS ATR-1
  • USS ATR-2
  • USS ATR-3
  • USS ATR-4
  • USS ATR-5
  • USS ATR-6
  • USS ATR-7
  • USS ATR-8
  • USS ATR-9
  • USS ATR-10
  • USS ATR-11
  • USS ATR-12
  • USS ATR-13
  • USS ATR-14
  • USS ATR-15
  • USS ATR-16
  • USS ATR-17
  • USS ATR-18
  • USS ATR-19
  • USS ATR-20
  • USS ATR-21
  • USS ATR-22
  • USS ATR-23
  • USS ATR-24
  • USS ATR-25
  • USS ATR-26
  • USS ATR-27
  • USS ATR-28
  • USS ATR-29
  • USS ATR-30
  • USS ATR-31
  • USS ATR-32
  • USS ATR-33
  • USS ATR-34
  • USS ATR-35
  • USS ATR-36
  • USS ATR-37
  • USS ATR-38
  • USS ATR-39
  • USS ATR-40
  • USS ATR-41
  • USS ATR-42

Sotoyomo-class

Salvage and Rescue Ships (ATS)

Edenton-class

ATS-4 and ATS-5 skipped

Navajo-class

  • USNS Navajo (T-ATS-6) [P]
  • USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS-7) [P]
  • USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS-8) [P]
  • USNS Lenni Lenape (T-ATS-7) [P]
  • USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS-10) [P]
  • (T-ATS-11) [P]
  • (T-ATS-12) [P]

Seaplane Tenders (AV)
Further information: Seaplane tender

Ships which have functioned as seaplane tenders without the AV designation include the USS Mississippi (BB-23) in 1914, the USS Ajax (AG-15) in 1924-1925, and the USS Christiana (IX-80 / YAG-32) in WW2.[20]

Wright-class

Jason-class

Langley-class

  • USS Langley (AV-3), ex-AC-3, CV-1, scuttled Java Sea 27 February 1942 after air attack, 16 killed outright, possibly hundreds killed after rescue ship sunk

Curtiss-class[21]

Patoka-class

Currituck class

Tangier-class: MC type C3

Pocomoke-class

Chandeleur-class

Kenneth Whiting-class: MC type C3 [22]

unknown class

  • USS Calibogue (AV-19), canceled while under construction 1944
  • (AV-22), conversion from unassigned ship canceled
  • (AV-23), conversion from unassigned ship canceled

Ashland-class

Advance Aviation Base Ships (AVB, T-AVB)

Wright-class: MC type C5-S-78

Seaplane Catapult, Light (AVC)

Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD)

Clemson-class[24]

Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG)

The Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) were redesignated Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) and then Escort aircraft carriers (CVE).

Main article: List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers

Guided Missile Ships (AVM)

Small Seaplane Tenders (AVP)

Lapwing-class[24]

Clemson-class

  • USS Childs (AVP-14), former DD-241, later AVD-1
  • USS Williamson (AVP-15), former DD-244, later AVD-2
  • USS George E. Badger (AVP-16), former DD-196, CG-16 (USCG), later AVD-3
  • USS Clemson (AVP-17), former DD-186, later AVD-4
  • USS Goldsborough (AVP-18), former DD-188, later AVD-5
  • USS Hulbert (AVP-19), former DD-342, later AVD-6
  • USS William B. Preston (AVP-20), former DD-344, later AVD-7

Barnegat-class

Aviation Stores Issue Ships (AVS)

Grumium-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Gwinnett-class: MC type C1-M-AV1

Other

Aircraft Transports (AVT)

Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ships (AVT)

Distilling Ships (AW)
Further information: Distilling ship

Stag-class: MC type Z-ET1-S-C3

Pasig-class: MC type T2-SE-A2

Lighter-than-Air Aircraft Tender (AZ)

Miscellaneous Classifications (IX)
Main article: List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy

Yard and District Craft (Y)
Main article: List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy

Pre-1920 craft

Screw Tugs

World War I (ID) series

Civilian cargo ships, tankers, transports, etc., were registered during World War I for potential use and given "ID" identification numbers in the "ID/SP" numbering series.

Main article: Section patrol craft § Identification numbers (ID)

See also

References

Citations
  1. Friedman, 2002, pp 178-182
  2. "Crane Ships, Heavy Lift Ships, Tanker Retired from Sealift Fleet". Navy League. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "WEST ELCASCO (AK-33)".
  4. "H-039-5: The Explosion of Ammunition Ship USS Mount Hood (AE-11), 10 November 1944".
  5. "Notable U.S. Navy Ships Lost Since World War II". US Naval Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. "USNS Maury (T-AGS 66)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. "Keel Authenticated for T-AGS 67" (Press release). US Navy. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. Mongilio, Heather (December 2022). "SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Survey Ship After Titanic Discoverer Robert Ballard". USNI News. United States Naval Institute.
  9. Dead Reckoning: The Pollux-Truxton Disaster
  10. "The Attack on the USNS Card". October 7, 2015.
  11. NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AOG-24 Sheepscot
  12. "APc-21". Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  13. "Repair and Berthing Barges YR YRB YRBM YRDH YRDM YRR". Shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. LST-53
  15. Pursuivant
  16. Friedman, Small Combatants, p. 85
  17. Apache
  18. NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AT-12 / ATO-12 Sonoma
  19. USS Partridge.com
  20. "World Aircraft Carriers List: US Seaplane Tenders: Miscellaneous".
  21. "World Aircraft Carriers List: US Seaplane Tenders: Heavy Tenders".
  22. "KENNETH WHITING AV 14". Naval Cover Museum. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. "Aircraft Catapult Barge (AVC)".
  24. "World Aircraft Carriers List: US Seaplane Tenders: Small Tenders".

Footnotes
  1. These ships were USS Monitor (AN-1), USS Montauk (AN-2), USS Osage (AN-3), USS Saugus (AN-4), USS Terror (CM-5), USS Catskill (CM-6), and USS Ozark (CM-7); only Terror was not converted to an LSV
  2. MARCOM ships converted to escort carriers, oilers, and amphibious warfare ships, and canceled conversions are not included in these counts, even if they had 'A' hull symbols. If a ship had multiple 'A' symbols, it is counted only under the last assigned

Sources
  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 978-0870217135.
  • Friedman, Norman (2002). U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.

Museum ships

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.