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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."

AS | HSV | LCC | T-1 TANKER | T-ACS | T-AE | T-AFS | 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

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.

HSV (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.

T-1 TANKER (Long-term Chartered Tanker)

T-ACS (Crane Ship)

T-AE (Ammunition Ship)

T-AFS (Combat Stores 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-AK (Modular Cargo Delivery System 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-ARC (Cable Repair Ship)

T-ARS (Rescue and Salvage Ship)

T-ATF (Fleet Ocean Tug)

T-AVB (Aviation Maintenance Logistics 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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