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SECNAV Instruction 5030.8, dated 21 Nov 2006, provides classification for all naval ships and craft. Paragraph 3b, Special Instructions, states that "Letter prefixes shall be used in conjunction with classification symbols as follows:
T -- To indicate that a government-owned or bareboat-chartered ship is assigned to Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC) as a type commander."

AFSB(I) | AS | HST | HSV | JHSV | LCC | MB | T-ACS | T-AE | T-AG | T-AGM | T-AGOS | T-AGS
T-AH | T-AK | T-AKE | T-AKR | T-AO | T-AOE | T-AOT | T-ARC | T-ARS | T-ATF | T-AVB

AFSB(I) (Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim))

AS (Submarine Tender)

    AS 39 - EMORY S. LAND -- Ship commanded by Navy Captain. CIVMARs responsible for navigation, deck, engineering, galley and steward services and communications and supply functions.
    AS 40 - FRANK CABLE -- Ship commanded by Navy Captain. CIVMARs responsible for navigation, deck, engineering, galley and steward services and communications and supply functions.

HST (High Speed Transport)

HSV (High-Speed Vessel)

JHSV (Joint High-Speed Vessel)

LCC (Command Ship)

    LCC 20 - MOUNT WHITNEY -- Navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley services provided by MSC civil service mariners. Commanded by a Navy officer. Navy mission crew.

MB (Container Ship)

T-ACS (Crane Ship)

T-AE (Ammunition Ship)

T-AG (Offshore Petroleum Distribution System)

T-AGM (Missile Range Instrumentation Ship)

T-AGOS (Ocean Surveillance Ship)

T-AGS (Oceanographic Survey Ship)

T-AGS (Navigation Test Support Ship)

T-AH (Hospital Ship)

T-AK (Container Ship)

T-AK (Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ship)

T-AK (Lighter Aboard Ship)

T-AKE (Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship)

T-AKR (Fast Sealift Ship)

T-AKR (LMSR)

T-AKR (Roll-on/Roll-off Ship)

T-AKR (Heavy Lift Ship)

T-AO (Fleet Replenishment Oiler)

T-AOE (Fast Combat Support Ship)

T-AOT (Government-owned Tanker)

T-AOT (Long-term Chartered Tanker)

T-ARC (Cable Repair Ship)

T-ARS (Rescue and Salvage Ship)

T-ATF (Fleet Ocean Tug)

T-AVB (Aviation Logistics Support Ship)

    T-AVB 3 - WRIGHT -- SS Wright is part of the RRF, but is dedicated to USMC aviation logistics support.
    T-AVB 4 - CURTISS -- SS Curtiss is part of the RRF, but is dedicated to USMC aviation logistics support under the Prepositioning Program.
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