2007-07-21 19:14:01 · 10 answers · asked by 206 BALLER 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
United States Ship, and is applied to warships (combat vessels)
Other designations include:
USNS- United States Naval Ship, these are auxilliary type ships, such as tankers, supply and ordanance vessels, as well as naval research vessels, salvage, and generally any non-warship operated by the Navy
M/V- Merchant vessel, this would be civilian, and include freighters, container ships, ferries, cruise ships and super tankers
F/V- Fishing vessel, kind of self explanatory
2007-07-22 02:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2007-07-21 19:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
2007-07-21 19:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It stands for United States Ship.
2007-07-21 19:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by tonyngc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy#Ships
2007-07-21 19:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by jlhpisces 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship... Lexington, Eisenhower , Snoop Dogg,etc...
2007-07-21 19:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by D. M. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
United States Ship, designation for ship that are in the US Navy only. and just for you information SS as in ss Amsterdam, means Steam Ship , can be from any country., and are not warships but passanger or cargo ships.
2007-07-21 20:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by edjdonnell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Does Uss Mean
2016-10-01 11:19:52 · answer #8 · answered by rosebeckjr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stands for United States Ship. You know how the military love those acronyms.
2007-07-21 20:57:35 · answer #9 · answered by 0 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's United States Ship...
HMS for the Brit's stands for Her Majesty's Ship...
2007-07-21 19:16:51 · answer #10 · answered by Amy S 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋