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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.
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.
Further information: Collier (ship) |
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Auxiliary Minelayers (ACM) |
Other classes
The Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) were redesignated Escort aircraft carriers (CVE).
Main article: List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers |
Further information: Destroyer tender |
Cascade-class
Hamul-class
Klondike-class
Alcor-class
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Degaussing Ships (ADG) |
Further information: Ammunition ship |
Lassen-class
Mount Hood-class
Fomalhaut-class
Andromeda-class
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock |
Reclassified as Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB) in August 1946.
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB) |
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFD - AFDL) |
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDM) |
All AFDMs were classified as YFDs until 1945.
Further information: Auxiliary floating drydock § Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD) |
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.
Further information: Combat stores ship |
Mars-class combat stores ships
For similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships see
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Further information: Icebreaker |
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC) |
Signals intelligence collection vessels.
Further information: Technical research ship § Environmental research ship (AGER) |
Further information: Tracking ship § United States Navy/United States Air Force |
"AGOR" redirects here. For the Greek basketball club sometimes called "AGOR", see Rethymno Aegean B.C. |
Robert D. Conrad-class
Eltanin-class
Melville-class
Hayes-class
Diver-class
Gyre-class
Thomas G. Thompson-class
Kilo Moana-class
Neil Armstrong-class
Victorious-class
Impeccable-class
Further information: Radar picket § Converted merchant ships |
Guardian-class radar picket ship
All Guardian-class ships were originally classed as YAGR but were then reclassed as AGR in 1958.
Further information: Survey ship |
Bowditch-class
Other classes
Other classes
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy |
Signals intelligence collection vessels.
Further information: Technical research ship |
Belmont-class
Main article: List of United States Navy hospital ships |
Further information: Hospital ship |
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) |
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.
Further information: Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off |
Cape-T-class
Other classes
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Minesweepers (AM) |
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Auxiliary Base Minesweepers (AMb) |
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Coastal Minesweepers (AMc) |
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Coastal Minesweepers (Underwater Locator) (AMCU) |
Main article: List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy § Ocean Minesweepers (AMS) |
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.
Ailanthus-class net laying ships
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fleet Oilers (AO) |
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE) |
Halawa class
Klickitat class
Other / unknown classes
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Fleet Replenishment Oilers (AOR) |
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy |
Main article: List of United States Navy oilers § Transport Oilers (AOT) |
Further information: Troopship |
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Attack Transport (APA) |
All ships of this class were based on LST hulls, but less than half were converted from actual LSTs.
Other class
APc-1-class small coastal transports:
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § High-speed Transport (APD) |
Further information: Evacuation transport |
Further information: Type B ship § Barracks Barge |
APL-53 class
Other classes
APL-61 class
Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Mechanized Artillery Transports (APM) |
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.[14]
Main article: List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy § Patrol craft escort, and patrol craft escort rescue (PCE, PCER) |
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy |
Further information: Repair ship § United States Navy |
Further information: Cable layer |
Neptune-class
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).
Aroostook-class
Luzon-class
Basilan-class
Other ships
Further information: Rescue and salvage ship |
Lapwing-class
Unknown class
Anchor-class
Ex-commercial vessels
Weight-class
Tackle-class
Further information: Submarine tender § United States |
Ships which have functioned as submarine tenders without the AS designation include the USS Tallahassee (M-9).
Griffin-class
Ex-commercial ships
Aegir-class
Uncertain class
Hunley-class
Simon Lake-class
L. Y. Spear-class
Further information: Submarine rescue ship |
Lapwing-class
Chanticleer-class
Penguin-class
Pigeon-class
Main article: List of submarines of the United States Navy |
Sonoma-class
Further information: Type V ship § Arapaho-class fleet tug WW1 |
Further information: Type V ship § Bagaduce-class tugboat WW1 |
Further information: Type V ship § Cherokee-class tugboat |
Further information: Type V ship § Abnaki-class tugboat |
Further information: Type V ship § Sotoyomo-class tugboat |
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
Other classes
All tugs of the Cherokee and Abnaki classes were reclassed from Fleet Tugs (AT) on 15 May 1944.
Cherokee-class
Abnaki-class
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
Sotoyomo-class
ATS-4 and ATS-5 skipped
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.[18]
Wright-class
Jason-class
Langley-class
Curtiss-class[19]
Patoka-class
Tangier-class
Pocomoke-class
Chandeleur-class
Kenneth Whiting-class
unknown class
Ashland-class
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 |
Clemson-class
Further information: Distilling ship |
Stag-class
Pasig-class
Main article: List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy |
Main article: List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy |
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) |