List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

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.

USS Shasta (AE-33, left), USS Kiska (AE-35, right), USS Flint (AE-32, rear) in 2005
Ships of the
United States Navy
Ships in current service
Ships grouped alphabetically
Ships grouped by type

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.

Crane Ships (AB)

Colliers (AC)

Auxiliary Minelayers (ACM)

Auxiliary Crane Ships (T-ACS)

Gopher State-class

Other classes

Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers (ACV)

The Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) were formerly designated as Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) and then redesignated Escort aircraft carriers (CVE).

Destroyer Tenders (AD)

Altair-class

Dixie-class

Cascade-class

Hamul-class

Klondike-class

Shenandoah-class

Alcor-class

Samuel Gompers-class

Yellowstone-class

Degaussing Ships (ADG)

Ammunition Ships (AE)

Lassen-class

Mount Hood-class

Fomalhaut-class

Suribachi-class

Nitro-class

Andromeda-class

Kilauea-class

Auxiliary floating drydock

Large Auxiliary Repair Docks (ABSD)

Reclassified as Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB) in August 1946.

Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB)

Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDL)

  • USS Endeavor (AFDL-1)
  • USS AFDL-2
  • USS AFDL-3
  • USS AFDL-4
  • USS AFDL-5
  • USS Dynamic (AFDL-6)
  • USS Ability (AFDL-7)
  • USS AFDL-8
  • USS AFDL-9
  • USS AFDL-10
  • USS AFDL-11
  • USS AFDL-12
  • USS AFDL-13
  • USS AFDL-14
  • USS AFDL-15
  • USS AFDL-16
  • USS AFDL-17
  • USS AFDL-18
  • USS AFDL-19
  • USS AFDL-20
  • USS AFDL-21
  • USS AFDL-22
  • USS Adept (AFDL-23)
  • USS AFDL-24
  • USS Undaunted (AFDL-25)
  • USS AFDL-26
  • USS AFDL-27
  • USS AFDL-28
  • USS AFDL-29
  • USS AFDL-30
  • USS AFDL-31
  • USS AFDL-32
  • USS AFDL-33
  • USS AFDL-34
  • USS AFDL-35
  • USS AFDL-36
  • USS AFDL-37
  • USS AFDL-38
  • USS AFDL-39
  • USS AFDL-40
  • USS AFDL-41
  • USS AFDL-42
  • USS AFDL-43
  • USS AFDL-44
  • USS AFDL-45
  • USS AFDL-46
  • USS Reliance (AFDL-47)
  • USS Diligence (AFDL-48)

Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDM)

All AFDMs were classified as YFDs until 1945.

Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD)

Medium Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARDM)

Yard Floating Drydocks (YFD)

All YFDs were reclassified as AFDMs in 1945.

Provisions Store Ships (AF, T-AF)

Combat Stores Ships (AFS, T-AFS)

Mars-class combat stores ships

Sirius-class combat stores ships

Miscellaneous Ships (AG, T-AG)

For similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships see

List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy (IX)

and

List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § District Auxiliary, Miscellaneous (YAG)

Icebreakers (AGB)

Amphibious Force Command Ships (AGC)

Deep Submergence Support Ship (T-AGDS)

Hydrofoil Research Ship (AGEH)

Environmental Research Ships (AGER)

Signals intelligence collection vessels.

Banner-class

Command Ships (AGF)

Missile Range Instrumentation Ships (T-AGM)

Major Communications Relay Ships (AGMR)

Oceanographic Research Ships (T-AGOR)

Robert D. Conrad-class

Eltanin-class

Melville-class

Hayes-class

Diver-class

Gyre-class

Thomas G. Thompson-class

Kilo Moana-class

Neil Armstrong-class

Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS)

Stalwart-class

Victorious-class

Impeccable-class

Motor Torpedo Boat Tenders (AGP)

Radar Picket Ships (AGR)

Guardian-class radar picket ship

All Guardian-class ships were originally classed as YAGR but were then reclassed as AGR in 1958.

Surveying Ships (AGS)

Bowditch-class

Other classes

Silas Bent-class

Other classes

Pathfinder-class

Coastal Survey Ships (AGSC)

Auxiliary Submarines (AGSS)

Technical Research Ships (AGTR)

Signals intelligence collection vessels.

Oxford-class

Belmont-class

Hospital Ships (AH)

Comfort-class

Haven-class

Mercy-class

Dry Cargo Ships (AK, T-AK)

Attack Cargo Ships (AKA)

Cargo Ship Dock (T-AKD)

Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships (T-AKE)

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.

Lewis and Clark-class

Small Cargo Ships (AKL)

Net Cargo Ships (AKN)

Indus class

Other classes

Vehicle Cargo Ships (T-AKR)

Cape-T-class

Algol-class

Shughart-Class

Gordon-Class

Bob Hope-class

Watson-class

Other classes

General Stores Issue Ships (AKS)

Aircraft Transports (AKV, T-AKV)

Auxiliary Minesweepers

Minesweepers (AM)

Auxiliary Base Minesweepers (AMb)

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

Coastal Minesweepers (Underwater Locator) (AMCU)

Ocean Minesweepers (AMS)

Net Laying Ships (AN)

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.

Aloe-class net laying ships

Ailanthus-class net laying ships

Cohoes-class net laying ships

Fleet Oilers (AO, T-AO)

Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE, T-AOE)

Gasoline Tankers (AOG, T-AOG)

Patapsco class

Halawa class

Mettawee class

Klickitat class

Other / unknown classes

Replenishment Oilers (AOR)

Oiler Submarines (AOSS)

Oil Transporters (T-AOT)

Transports (AP, T-AP)

Attack Transports (APA)

Self-Propelled Barracks Ships (APB)

Benewah-class barracks ships

All ships of this class were based on LST hulls, but less than half were converted from actual LSTs.

Other class

Coastal Transports (APC)

Small Coastal Transports (APc)

APc-1-class small coastal transports:

  • USS APc-1
  • USS APc-2
  • USS APc-3
  • USS APc-4
  • USS APc-5
  • USS APc-6
  • USS APc-7
  • USS APc-8
  • USS APc-9
  • USS APc-10
  • USS APc-11
  • USS APc-12
  • USS APc-13
  • USS APc-14
  • USS APc-15
  • USS APc-16
  • USS APc-17
  • USS APc-18
  • USS APc-19
  • USS APc-20
  • USS APc-21, ex-AMc-172, sunk by Japanese aircraft off Arawe New Britain 17 December 1943[11]
  • USS APc-22
  • USS APc-23
  • USS APc-24
  • USS APc-25
  • USS APc-26
  • USS APc-27
  • USS APc-28
  • USS APc-29
  • USS APc-30
  • USS APc-31
  • USS APc-32
  • USS APc-33
  • USS APc-34
  • USS APc-35
  • USS APc-36
  • USS APc-37
  • USS APc-38
  • USS APc-39
  • USS APc-40
  • USS APc-41
  • USS APc-42
  • USS APc-43
  • USS APc-44
  • USS APc-45
  • USS APc-46
  • USS APc-47
  • USS APc-48
  • USS APc-49
  • USS APc-50
  • USS APc-51
  • USS APc-52
  • USS APc-53
  • USS APc-54
  • USS APc-55
  • USS APc-56
  • USS APc-57
  • USS APc-58
  • USS APc-59
  • USS APc-60
  • USS APc-61
  • USS APc-62
  • USS APc-63
  • USS APc-64
  • USS APc-65
  • USS APc-66
  • USS APc-67
  • USS APc-68
  • USS APc-69
  • USS APc-70
  • USS APc-71
  • USS APc-72
  • USS APc-73
  • USS APc-74
  • USS APc-75
  • USS APc-76
  • USS APc-77
  • USS APc-78
  • USS APc-79
  • USS APc-80 - USS APc-84, canceled
  • USS APc-85
  • USS APc-86
  • USS APc-87
  • USS APc-88
  • USS APc-89
  • USS APc-90
  • USS APc-91
  • USS APc-92
  • USS APc-93
  • USS APc-94
  • USS APc-95
  • USS APc-96
  • USS APc-97
  • USS APc-98
  • USS APc-99, canceled
  • USS APc-100, canceled
  • USS APc-101
  • USS APc-102
  • USS APc-103
  • USS APc-104 - USS APc-107, canceled
  • USS APc-108
  • USS APc-109
  • USS APc-110
  • USS APc-111
  • USS APc-112 - USS APc-115, canceled

High-speed Transports (APD)

Evacuation Transports (APH)

Barracks Craft (APL)

  • USS APL-1

APL-2 class

  • USS APL-2 [A]
  • USS APL-3
  • USS APL-4 [A]
  • USS APL-5 [A]
  • USS APL-6
  • USS APL-7
  • USS APL-8
  • USS APL-9
  • USS APL-10
  • USS APL-11
  • USS APL-12, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-13, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-14
  • USS APL-15 [A]
  • USS APL-16, canceled

APL-17 class

  • USS APL-17
  • USS APL-18 [A]
  • USS APL-19
  • USS APL-20
  • USS APL-21
  • USS APL-22
  • USS APL-23
  • USS APL-24
  • USS APL-25
  • USS APL-26
  • USS APL-27
  • USS APL-28
  • USS APL-29 [A]
  • USS APL-30
  • USS APL-31
  • USS APL-32 [A]
  • USS APL-33, wrecked by Typhoon Louise Okinawa October 1945
  • USS APL-34
  • USS APL-35, converted to APB
  • USS APL-36, converted to APB
  • USS APL-37, converted to APB
  • USS APL-38, converted to APB
  • USS APL-39, converted to APB
  • USS APL-40, converted to APB

APL-41 class

  • USS APL-41
  • USS APL-42 [A]
  • USS APL-43
  • USS APL-44
  • USS APL-45 [A]
  • USS APL-46
  • USS APL-47
  • USS APL-48
  • USS APL-49
  • USS APL-50 [A]
  • USS APL-51, canceled
  • USS APL-52, canceled

APL-53 class

  • USS APL-53
  • USS APL-54
  • USS APL-55, later YRBM-18[12]
  • USS APL-56
  • USS APL-57
  • USS APL-58 [A]

Other classes

APL-61 class

  • USS APL-61 [A]
  • USS APL-62 [A]
  • USS APL-63
  • USS APL-64

APL-65 class

  • USS APL-65 [A]
  • USS APL-66 [A]

APL-67 class

  • USS APL-67 [A]
  • USS APL-68 [A]
  • USS APL-69 [A]
  • USS APL-70 [P]
  • USS APL-71 [P]

Mechanized Artillery Transports (APM)

Convoy Rescue Craft (APR)

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.[15]

Transport Submarines (APS, APSS)

Transport and Aircraft Ferries (APV)

Repair Ships (AR)

Battle Damage Repair Ships (ARB)

Base Repair Ship (ARb)

Cable Repair Ships (ARC)

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).

Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ships (ARG)

Aroostook-class

Luzon-class

Basilan-class

Other ships

Heavy-hull Repair Ship (ARH)

Landing Craft Repair Ships (ARL)

Achelous-class repair ship

Rescue and Salvage Ships (ARS)

Lapwing-class

Diver-class

Unknown class

  • USS Assistance (ARS-10), not commissioned

Anchor-class

Ex-commercial vessels

Weight-class

Tackle-class

Bolster-class

Safeguard-class

Salvage Lifting Vessels (ARSD)

Salvage Craft Tenders (ARST)

Aircraft Repair Ships (ARV, ARV(E), ARV(A))

Chourre-class

Aventinus-class

  • USS Aventinus (ARV(E)-3), ex-LST-1092
  • USS Chloris (ARV(E)-4), ex-LST-1094

Fabius-class

  • USS Fabius (ARV(A)-5), ex-LST-1093
  • USS Megara (ARV(A)-6), ex-LST-1095

Helicopter Aircraft Repair Ships (ARVH)

Submarine Tenders (AS)

Ships which have functioned as submarine tenders without the AS designation include the USS Tallahassee (M-9).

Fulton-class

Griffin-class

Ex-commercial ships

Aegir-class

Uncertain class

Hunley-class

Simon Lake-class

L. Y. Spear-class

Emory S. Land-class

Submarine Rescue Vessels (ASR)

Lapwing-class

Chanticleer-class

Penguin-class

Pigeon-class

Cargo Transport Submarines (ASSA)

Fleet Tugs (AT)

Sonoma-class

Arapaho-class

Bagaduce-class

Cherokee-class

Abnaki-class

Sotoyomo-class

  • USS AT-121
  • USS AT-122
  • USS AT-123
  • USS AT-124
  • USS AT-125
  • USS AT-126
  • USS AT-127
  • USS AT-128
  • USS AT-129
  • USS AT-130

Lapwing-class

Auxiliary Ocean Tugs (ATA, T-ATA)

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

ATA-214-class

Other classes

  • USS Maricopa (ATA-146)
  • USS Chetco (ATA-166)
  • USS Chatot (ATA-167)
  • USS ATA-219
  • USS ATA-220
  • USS ATA-221
  • USS ATA-222
  • USS ATA-223
  • USS ATA-224
  • USS ATA-225
  • USS ATA-226
  • USS ATA-227
  • USS ATA-228
  • USS ATA-229
  • USS ATA-230
  • ATA-231 to ATA-233 – Cancelled 1945-1947
  • USS ATA-234
  • USS ATA-235
  • USS ATA-236
  • USS ATA-237
  • USS ATA-238
  • USNS T-ATA-239
  • USNS T-ATA-240
  • USNS T-ATA-241
  • USNS T-ATA-242
  • USNS T-ATA-243
  • USNS T-ATA-244
  • USS Tuscarora (ATA-245)

Fleet Ocean Tugs (ATF, T-ATF)

All tugs of the Cherokee and Abnaki classes were reclassed from Fleet Tugs (AT) on 15 May 1944.

Cherokee-class

Abnaki-class

Powhatan-class

Fleet Tugs, Old (ATO)

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

Rescue Tugs (ATR)

ART-1 class

  • USS ATR-1
  • USS ATR-2
  • USS ATR-3
  • USS ATR-4
  • USS ATR-5
  • USS ATR-6
  • USS ATR-7
  • USS ATR-8
  • USS ATR-9
  • USS ATR-10
  • USS ATR-11
  • USS ATR-12
  • USS ATR-13
  • USS ATR-14
  • USS ATR-15
  • USS ATR-16
  • USS ATR-17
  • USS ATR-18
  • USS ATR-19
  • USS ATR-20
  • USS ATR-21
  • USS ATR-22
  • USS ATR-23
  • USS ATR-24
  • USS ATR-25
  • USS ATR-26
  • USS ATR-27
  • USS ATR-28
  • USS ATR-29
  • USS ATR-30
  • USS ATR-31
  • USS ATR-32
  • USS ATR-33
  • USS ATR-34
  • USS ATR-35
  • USS ATR-36
  • USS ATR-37
  • USS ATR-38
  • USS ATR-39
  • USS ATR-40
  • USS ATR-41
  • USS ATR-42

Sotoyomo-class

Salvage and Rescue Ships (ATS)

Edenton-class

ATS-4 and ATS-5 skipped

Navajo-class

  • USNS Navajo (T-ATS-6) [P]
  • USNS Cherokee Nation (T-ATS-7) [P]
  • USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek (T-ATS-8) [P]
  • USNS Lenni Lenape (T-ATS-7) [P]
  • USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS-10) [P]
  • (T-ATS-11) [P]
  • (T-ATS-12) [P]

Seaplane Tenders (AV)

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.[19]

Wright-class

Jason-class

Langley-class

  • USS Langley (AV-3), ex-AC-3, CV-1, scuttled Java Sea 27 February 1942 after air attack, 16 killed outright, possibly hundreds killed after rescue ship sunk

Curtiss-class[20]

Patoka-class

Currituck class

Tangier-class

Pocomoke-class

Chandeleur-class

Kenneth Whiting-class

unknown class

  • USS Calibogue (AV-19), canceled while under construction 1944
  • (AV-22), conversion from unassigned ship canceled
  • (AV-23), conversion from unassigned ship canceled

Ashland-class

Advance Aviation Base Ships (AVB, T-AVB)

Seaplane Catapult, Light (AVC)

Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD)

Clemson-class[22]

Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG)

The Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) were redesignated Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) and then Escort aircraft carriers (CVE).

Guided Missile Ships (AVM)

Small Seaplane Tenders (AVP)

Lapwing-class[22]

Clemson-class

  • USS Childs (AVP-14), former DD-241, later AVD-1
  • USS Williamson (AVP-15), former DD-244, later AVD-2
  • USS George E. Badger (AVP-16), former DD-196, CG-16 (USCG), later AVD-3
  • USS Clemson (AVP-17), former DD-186, later AVD-4
  • USS Goldsborough (AVP-18), former DD-188, later AVD-5
  • USS Hulbert (AVP-19), former DD-342, later AVD-6
  • USS William B. Preston (AVP-20), former DD-344, later AVD-7

Barnegat-class

Aviation Stores Issue Ships (AVS)

Aircraft Transports (AVT)

Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ships (AVT)

Distilling Ships (AW)

Stag-class

Pasig-class

Lighter-than-Air Aircraft Tender (AZ)

Miscellaneous Classifications (IX)

Yard and District Craft (Y)

Pre-1920 craft

Screw Tugs

World War I (ID) series

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.

See also

References

Citations

Sources

  • Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 978-0870217135.

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