| Abbreviation |
Field |
Explanation |
| (blank) |
Material |
steel hull |
| * |
A |
out of service |
| 06 |
A |
still in service 2006 (e.g.) |
| 1a1fD |
Machinery |
one screw aft, one forward, diesel (e.g.) |
| 1D |
Machinery |
one screw shaft diesel (e.g.) |
| A.G. |
Owner |
Aktiengesellschaft |
| A.S. |
Owner |
|
| aa |
Material |
aluminium alloy hull |
| ABW |
FLAG |
Aruba |
| ac/b |
Fate |
bombed by aircraft |
| ac/DC |
Fate |
depth-bombed by aircraft |
| ac/r |
Fate |
rockets (fired) from aircraft |
| ac/t |
Fate |
torpedoed by aircraft |
| AGO |
FLAG |
Angola |
| AIA |
FLAG |
Anguilla |
| ALB |
FLAG |
Albania |
| ALD |
FLAG |
Aland Islands |
| ANT |
FLAG |
Netherlands Antilles |
| ARE |
FLAG |
United Arab Emirates |
| ARG |
FLAG |
Argentina |
| ATF |
FLAG |
Kerguelen Islands |
| ATG |
FLAG |
Antigua & Barbuda |
| AUH |
FLAG |
Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| AUS |
FLAG |
Australia |
| AUT |
FLAG |
Austria |
| AZE |
FLAG |
Azerbaijan |
| BEL |
FLAG |
Belgium |
| BEN |
FLAG |
Benin |
| BGD |
FLAG |
Bangladesh |
| BGR |
FLAG |
Bulgaria |
| BHR |
FLAG |
Bahrain |
| BHS |
FLAG |
Bahamas |
| BLZ |
FLAG |
Belize |
| BMU |
FLAG |
Bermuda |
| BOL |
FLAG |
Bolivia |
| BRA |
FLAG |
Brazil |
| BRB |
FLAG |
Barbados |
| BRN |
FLAG |
Brunei |
| BRS |
FLAG |
Belarus |
| BU |
Fate |
broken up |
| C |
Machinery |
compound engine (2-cyl) |
| c |
Material |
composite hull |
| CAN |
FLAG |
Canada |
| cf |
Material |
carbon fibre sandwich hull |
| CHE |
FLAG |
Switzerland |
| CHL |
FLAG |
Chile |
| CHN |
FLAG |
China (People's Republic) |
| CIV |
FLAG |
Ivory Coast |
| CKI |
FLAG |
Cook Islands |
| CMR |
FLAG |
Cameroon |
| Co |
Owner |
company |
| COG |
FLAG |
Congo |
| COL |
FLAG |
Colombia |
| COM |
FLAG |
Comoros |
| Corp |
Owner |
corporation |
| CPV |
FLAG |
Cape Verde |
| CRI |
FLAG |
Costa Rica |
| CSA |
FLAG |
Confederate States of America |
| CSD |
Machinery |
closed-cycle diesel (submarines) |
| CUB |
FLAG |
Cuba |
| CYM |
FLAG |
Cayman Islands |
| CYP |
FLAG |
Cyprus |
| CZE |
FLAG |
Czech Republic |
| CZS |
FLAG |
Czechoslovakia |
| D |
Machinery |
diesel motor |
| d.y. |
Owner |
junior (Norwegian) |
| D/E |
Machinery |
diesel (surface) / electric (submerged) |
| D/GT |
Machinery |
diesel or gas turbine (CODOG) |
| DC |
Fate |
depth-charged |
| DE |
Machinery |
diesel motor, electric drive |
| deleted |
Fate |
removed from Lloyd's Register listing |
| DEU |
FLAG |
Germany (incl West Germany) |
| DGT |
Machinery |
diesel and gas turbine (CODAG) |
| DJI |
FLAG |
Djibouti |
| DMA |
FLAG |
Dominica |
| DNK |
FLAG |
Denmark |
| DOM |
FLAG |
Dominican Republic |
| DWJ |
Machinery |
diesel water jet propulsion |
| DWT |
DWT |
(naval, marked "N") full load displ. |
| DWT |
DWT |
(merchant) deadweight in tonnes |
| DZA |
FLAG |
Algeria |
| DZG |
FLAG |
Danzig |
| ECU |
FLAG |
Ecuador |
| EGG |
FLAG |
East Germany |
| EGY |
FLAG |
Egypt |
| ERI |
FLAG |
Eritrea |
| ESP |
FLAG |
Spain |
| EST |
FLAG |
Estonia |
| ETH |
FLAG |
Ethiopia |
| fc |
Material |
ferro-concrete hull |
| FIN |
FLAG |
Finland |
| FJI |
FLAG |
Fiji |
| FRA |
FLAG |
France |
| FRO |
FLAG |
Faroe Islands |
| GAB |
FLAG |
Gabon |
| GBR |
FLAG |
United Kingdom |
| GEO |
FLAG |
Georgia |
| GHA |
FLAG |
Ghana |
| GIB |
FLAG |
Gibraltar |
| GIN |
FLAG |
Guinea |
| GLP |
FLAG |
Guadeloupe |
| GMB |
FLAG |
Gambia |
| GmbH |
Owner |
|
| GNB |
FLAG |
Guinea-Bissau |
| GNQ |
FLAG |
Equatorial Guinea |
| GRC |
FLAG |
Greece |
| GRD |
FLAG |
Grenada |
| GRL |
FLAG |
Greenland |
| GT |
Machinery |
gas turbine |
| GTM |
FLAG |
Guatemala |
| GUY |
FLAG |
Guyana |
| HKG |
FLAG |
Hong Kong |
| HND |
FLAG |
Honduras |
| HRV |
FLAG |
Croatia |
| HTI |
FLAG |
Haiti |
| HUN |
FLAG |
Hungary |
| HWI |
FLAG |
Hawaii |
| I |
Material |
iron hull |
| IDN |
FLAG |
Indonesia |
| IND |
FLAG |
India |
| IOM |
FLAG |
Isle of Man |
| IRL |
FLAG |
Irish Republic |
| IRN |
FLAG |
Iran |
| IRQ |
FLAG |
Iraq |
| is |
Material |
iron & steel hull |
| ISL |
FLAG |
Iceland |
| ISR |
FLAG |
Israel |
| ITA |
FLAG |
Italy |
| JAM |
FLAG |
Jamaica |
| JOR |
FLAG |
Jordan |
| JPN |
FLAG |
Japan |
| Jr. |
Owner |
junior |
| KEN |
FLAG |
Kenya |
| KG |
Owner |
|
| KHM |
FLAG |
Cambodia |
| KIR |
FLAG |
Kiribati |
| KOR |
FLAG |
Korea, South |
| KWT |
FLAG |
Kuwait |
| KZK |
FLAG |
Kazakhstan |
| L as |
History |
[Launched as] |
| LAO |
FLAG |
Laos |
| LBN |
FLAG |
Lebanon |
| LBR |
FLAG |
Liberia |
| LBY |
FLAG |
Libya |
| LCA |
FLAG |
St Lucia |
| LD as |
History |
[Laid down as] |
| Lg |
History |
[lengthened] |
| LKA |
FLAG |
Sri Lanka |
| LLC |
Owner |
limited liability company |
| LOA |
LOA |
length overall (in metres) |
| LPP |
LPP |
length between perpendiculars (in metres) |
| Ltd |
Owner |
limited |
| LTU |
FLAG |
Lithuania |
| LUX |
FLAG |
Luxembourg |
| LVA |
FLAG |
Latvia |
| MAR |
FLAG |
Morocco |
| MCO |
FLAG |
Monaco |
| MCR |
FLAG |
Micronesia |
| MDG |
FLAG |
Madagascar |
| MDV |
FLAG |
Maldives |
| MEX |
FLAG |
Mexico |
| MHL |
FLAG |
Marshall Islands |
| MIC |
FLAG |
Micronesia |
| MKO |
FLAG |
Manchukuo |
| MLD |
FLAG |
Moldova |
| MLI |
FLAG |
Mali |
| MLT |
FLAG |
Malta |
| MMR |
FLAG |
Myanmar (Burma) |
| MNG |
FLAG |
Mongolia |
| MOZ |
FLAG |
Mozambique |
| MRT |
FLAG |
Mauritania |
| MTQ |
FLAG |
Martinique |
| MUS |
FLAG |
Mauritius |
| MWI |
FLAG |
Malawi |
| MYS |
FLAG |
Malaysia |
| n |
N |
naval marking - tonnage in grt/dwt |
| N |
N |
naval marking - tonnage in displacements |
| NAM |
FLAG |
Namibia |
| NGA |
FLAG |
Nigeria |
| NIC |
FLAG |
Nicaragua |
| NLD |
FLAG |
Netherlands |
| nm |
Fate |
nautical miles (e.g. 5nm) |
| NOR |
FLAG |
Norway |
| NRU |
FLAG |
Nauru |
| NST |
Machinery |
nuclear-fuelled steam turbines |
| NUE |
FLAG |
Niue |
| NZL |
FLAG |
New Zealand |
| O as |
History |
[Ordered as] |
| OMN |
FLAG |
Oman |
| p |
Material |
glass-reinforced plastic hull |
| P/R |
Owner |
partrederiet |
| PAK |
FLAG |
Pakistan |
| PAL |
FLAG |
Palau |
| PAN |
FLAG |
Panama |
| PER |
FLAG |
Peru |
| PHL |
FLAG |
Philippines |
| plc |
Owner |
public limited company |
| PMD |
FLAG |
Madeira |
| PNG |
FLAG |
Papua New Guina |
| POL |
FLAG |
Poland |
| PR |
FLAG |
Prussia |
| PRK |
FLAG |
Korea, North |
| PRT |
FLAG |
Portugal |
| PRY |
FLAG |
Paraguay |
| Q |
Machinery |
quadruple-expansion steam |
| QAT |
FLAG |
Qatar |
| ROM |
FLAG |
Romania |
| RUS |
FLAG |
Russia (incl U.S.S.R.) |
| RW |
FLAG |
Rwanda |
| S |
Machinery |
simple steam engine |
| S.A. |
Owner |
|
| S.B. |
Owner |
Sendirian Berhad (Sdn.Bhd.)(Malay) |
| S.r.l. |
Owner |
|
| SAR |
FLAG |
Sarawak |
| SAU |
FLAG |
Saudi Arabia |
| SDN |
FLAG |
Sudan |
| SE |
Fate |
still existing (being phased out) |
| SEN |
FLAG |
Senegal |
| Sg |
Owner |
shipping |
| SGP |
FLAG |
Singapore |
| SGT |
Machinery |
Steam turbine + gas turbine (COSAG) |
| SKN |
FLAG |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
| SLB |
FLAG |
Solomon Islands |
| SLE |
FLAG |
Sierra Leone |
| SLV |
FLAG |
El Salvador |
| sm/gf |
Fate |
gunfire from submarine |
| sm/m |
Fate |
mined by submarine-laid mine |
| sm/t |
Fate |
torpedoed by submarine |
| sm/x |
Fate |
sunk by explosive device from submarine |
| SOM |
FLAG |
Somalia |
| SpA |
Owner |
Societa per Azioni |
| SPM |
FLAG |
St Pierre & Miquelon |
| SS |
Owner |
steam ship / steamship |
| ST |
Machinery |
Steam turbine |
| STP |
FLAG |
Sao Tome & Principe |
| SUR |
FLAG |
Suriname |
| SVK |
FLAG |
Slovakia |
| SVN |
FLAG |
Slovenia |
| SWE |
FLAG |
Sweden |
| SYC |
FLAG |
Seychelles |
| SYR |
FLAG |
Syria |
| T |
Machinery |
triple-expansion |
| TAH |
FLAG |
Tahiti |
| TE |
Machinery |
steam turbine, electric drive |
| TGO |
FLAG |
Togo |
| THA |
FLAG |
Thailand |
| TIM |
FLAG |
Timor-Leste |
| TKM |
FLAG |
Turkmenistan |
| TKS |
FLAG |
Tadzhikistan |
| TON |
FLAG |
Tonga |
| Tons |
Tons |
(naval, marked "N") standard displ. |
| Tons |
Tons |
(merchant) gross register tons (1grt = 100 cu.ft) |
| tt |
Material |
titanium hull |
| TTO |
FLAG |
Trinidad & Tobago |
| TUN |
FLAG |
Tunisia |
| TUR |
FLAG |
Turkey |
| TUV |
FLAG |
Tuvalu |
| TWN |
FLAG |
Taiwan |
| Tx |
Machinery |
triple-expansion, exhaust turbine |
| TZN |
FLAG |
Tanzania |
| UF |
Machinery |
Uniflow |
| UGA |
FLAG |
Uganda |
| UKR |
FLAG |
Ukraine |
| URY |
FLAG |
Uruguay |
| USA |
FLAG |
U.S.A. |
| V1942/1 |
Starke |
1942-45 European & South American |
| V1942/2 |
Starke |
1942-45 Victory ships & T2 tankers |
| V1942/3 |
Starke |
1942-45 British & Dominion mercantile |
| V1942/4 |
Starke |
1942-45 United States C-types |
| V1942/5 |
Starke |
1942-45 Japan |
| V1942/6 |
Starke |
1942-45 Liberty Ships |
| VCT |
FLAG |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
| VEN |
FLAG |
Venezuela |
| VGB |
FLAG |
British Virgin Islands |
| VNM |
FLAG |
Vietnam (including North Vietnam) |
| VNS |
FLAG |
Vietnam, South |
| VUT |
FLAG |
Vanuatu |
| w |
Material |
wooden hull |
| WLF |
FLAG |
Wallis & Futuna |
| wp |
Material |
wood & plastic (composite) hull |
| WSM |
FLAG |
Western Samoa |
| YEM |
FLAG |
Yemen |
| YUG |
FLAG |
Yugoslavia |
| ZAF |
FLAG |
South Africa |
| ZAM |
FLAG |
Zambia |
| ZAR |
FLAG |
Zaire |
| ZZB |
FLAG |
Zanzibar |