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British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day by Don Kindell ABBREVIATIONS

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AA anti-aircraft   Act/ Acting   ADM Admiralty (document)   AEW airborne early warning   AMC armed merchant cruiser   A/S anti-submarine   BYMS British Yard Minesweeper (US-built)   BPD Boom Patrol Detachment   CO commanding officer   CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission   DEMS Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships   DSC Distinguished Service Cross   DSM Distinguished Service Medal   DSO Distinguished Service Order   Du Dutch   FAA Fleet Air Arm   FPB fast patrol boat   GM George Medal   Gr Greece   grt gross registered tons   HKRNVR Hong Kong RNVR   HQ Headquarters   HS hospital ship   LBE landing barge, emergency repair   LBO landing barge, oiler   LBV landing barge vehicle   LBV(M) landing barge vehicle (motorised) i.e. not a dumb barge   LBW landing barge, water   LCA landing craft assault   LCF landing craft flak   LCF(L) landing craft flak (large)   LCG(L) landing craft gun (large)   LCH landing craft headquarters   LCI(L) landing craft infantry (large)   LCI(M) landing craft infantry (medium)   LCM landing craft mechanised   LCOCU Landing Craft Obstacle Clearance Unit   LCP landing craft personnel   LCP(L) landing craft personnel (large)   LCP(R) landing craft personnel (ramped)   LCQ landing craft administration   LCS(L) landing craft support (large)   LCS(M) landing craft support (medium)   LCT landing craft tank   LCT(A) landing craft tank (armoured   LCT(R) landing craft tank (rocket)   LCU landing craft, utility   LCV landing craft vehicle   LCVP landing craft vehicle/personnel   LSE(LC) landing ship emergency repair (Landing Craft), ex-LST   LSL landing ship logistics   LST landing ship tank   LST(C) landing ship tank (carrier)   MA/SB motor anti-submarine boat   MC Military Cross   MFV motor fishing vessel   MFPV motor fishing patrol vessel   MGB motor gun boat   ML motor launch   MMS motor minesweeper   MN Merchant Navy   MNBDO Marine Naval Base Defence Organisation   MTB motor torpedo boat   MV motor vessel   NAP Naval Auxiliary Patrol   NAPS Naval Auxiliary Patrol Service   NAS Naval Air Station   No Norwegian   NDF Naval Defence Force   NVF Naval Volunteer Force   NZD New Zealand Division (of the Royal Navy, preceeded formation of RNZN)   Py/ Probationary   QARNNSR Queen Alexander’s Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve   RAF Royal Air Force   RAN Royal Australian Navy   RANR Royal Australian Naval Reserve   RANVR Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve   RCN Royal Canadian Navy   RCNR Royal Canadian Naval Reserve   RCNVR Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve   RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary   RFR Royal Fleet Reserve   RIN Royal Indian Navy   RINR Royal Indian Naval Reserve   RM Royal Marines   RNethN or RNN Royal Netherlands or Dutch Navy   RNorN Royal Norwegian Navy   RNPS Royal Naval Patrol Service   RNR Royal Naval Reserve   RNSR Royal Naval Special or Supplementary Reserve   RNVR Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve   RNV(W)R Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve   SANF South African Naval Force   SGB Steam gun boat   SOE Special Operations Executive   Sqn Squadron   SS steamship   Ty/ Temporary   YMS yard minesweeper, US-built

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