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A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality.
The ships can deploy with multiple payloads, including shipping containers, underwater survey equipment or landing craft and have a 20-tonne (20-long-ton; 22-short-ton) crane for loading and unloading. They are for use in the Arctic regions of Canada for patrol and support within Canada's exclusive economic zone. [9] [10] [11]
[16] [17] On 21 October 2020, it was announced that the competition for the FSS will be re-started in Spring 2021, [18] covering three ships and it will be an international competition but the team must be a led by a British company. [19] In May 2021 the competition to build the ships was relaunched with the aim of taking a decision within two ...
The Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme (FSSP) [7] aims to deliver up to three fleet solid support ships to the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.The ships will be used to provide underway replenishment of dry stores, such as ammunition, spare parts and supplies, to ships of the Royal Navy.
ABE – Aviation Boatswain's Mate – Equipment (Launch and Recovery Systems) [1] ABF – Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) [1] ABFD – Advanced Base Floating Dry Dock, class/type of ship; ABH – Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) [1] AC – Air Traffic Controlman [1] ACR – Armored cruiser, class/type of ship
The FSS Code or International Code for Fire Safety Systems is a set of international treaties organised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the SOLAS Convention that are designed to reduce the risk of fire, and aid in emergency response aboard ships. [1]
These alphabetic codes are used on FAA and ICAO flight plan forms to aid flight service station (FSS) personnel in their handling of aircraft. On the FAA domestic flight plan form (FAA Form 7233-1) the equipment code is a single character placed in block 3 (Aircraft Type / Special Equipment) as a suffix to the aircraft type code. A single ...
Type 001 aircraft carrier Liaoning Type 071 amphibious transport dock (Yuzhao class) Type 905 replenishment ship (Fuqing class). The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats ...