Like USS Potomac, USS Alabama, etc. I've searched and got this three: United States Ships, United States Ship, United Seamen's Service.
Wich one is it?
2006-09-08 06:56:28 · 10 answers · asked by hellbuey 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The names of commissioned ships of the U.S. Navy start with "USS", designating 'United States Ship'. Non-commissioned, civilian-manned vessels of the U.S. Navy have names that begin with "USNS", standing for 'United States Naval Ship'. Additionally, each ship is given a letter-based hull classification symbol (for example CVN and DDG) to indicate the vessel's type and a hull number. The names of ships are officially selected by the Secretary of the Navy and are usually those of U.S. states, cities, towns, important people, famous battles, fish, or ideals. All ships in the U.S. Navy inventory are placed in the Naval Vessel Register, which tracks data such as the current status of a ship, the date of its commissioning, and the date of its decommissioning. Vessels that are removed from the register prior to disposal are said to be stricken from the register.
2006-09-08 07:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by fastfrank7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2006-09-08 07:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2006-09-08 07:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by mindrizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2006-09-08 06:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2006-09-08 06:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
That means it is a ship in service and/or owned by the U.S. government.
2006-09-08 07:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by beachdarryl0202 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
united states ship
2006-09-08 06:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by tman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United states ship and HMS for the British is Her majesties ship
2006-09-08 07:02:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It stands for United States Ship. In England, the ships are prefixed with the letters HMS, for His/Her Majesty's Ship.....
2006-09-08 07:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
united states steamship, yes nukes keep the designation
2006-09-08 07:02:16 · answer #10 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋