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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 21.04.2011
British and Dominion Royal Navies
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A/S Anti-Submarine
BC British Columbia, Canada
CiC Commander-in-Chief
(D. ...) Commander (D). Officer in charge of destroyers
For example Commander (D.3) is the commanding officer of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron
(F) Flag
(FF) Fleet or Flotilla Flag
FAA Fleet Air Arm (Naval Aviation)
HMS His Majesty's Ship
HMIS His Majesty's Indian Ship
HrMs Royal Dutch Navy (Harer Majesteits)
KNM Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelig Norske Marine)
LCOCU Landing Craft Obstacle* Clearance Unit (*also seen as Obstruction Clearing)
NS Nova Scotia, Canada
N.T. Northern Territory, Australia
N.S.W. New South Wales, Australia
ON Ontario, Canada
ORP Ship or Officer of the Polish Navy (Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej)
RAN Royal Australian Navy
RCN Royal Canadian Navy
RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary (vessels owned by the Admiralty, with Merchant Navy (i.e., civilian) crews under naval discipline, augmented with Royal Navy personnel)
RHN Royal Hellenic Navy (Greece)
RIN Royal Indian Navy
RM Royal Marines
RN Royal Navy
RNN Royal Norwegian Navy
RNethN Royal Netherlands Navy
RNR Royal Navy Reserve
RNZN Royal New Zealand Navy
S.A. South Australia, Australia
S.O. Senior Officer
S.N.O. Senior Naval Officer
SOE Special Operations Executive
S/S Sailing Ship (mercantile vessel)
UK United Kingdom
Ty Temporary
 
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