Common Ship Designations [Adapted from NavWeaps]
Throughout history, dockyards constructed warships with various design characteristics. Some of these characteristics such as speed, protection and armament helped navies around the world to develop a criteria for ship designations. The exact definition and nomenclature of each designation varied across different nations and to avoid confusion, this blog references modified US Navy ship designations with our given icons listed below.
| Icon | Designation | Description |
|---|---|---|
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CV | Aircraft Carrier |
| CVE | Aircraft Carrier Escort | |
| CVL | Aircraft Carrier Light | |
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BB | Battleship |
| BC | Battlecruiser | |
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CA | Heavy Cruiser |
| CB | Large Cruiser | |
| CL | Light Cruiser | |
| CLAA | Anti-Aircraft Light Cruiser | |
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DD | Destroyer |
| DE | Destroyer Escort | |
| DL | Destroyer Leader | |
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SS | Submarine |
| SC | Cruiser Submarine |