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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 07.12.2012
British and Dominion Navies
Glossary and Abbreviations
 
A/S Anti-Submarine
B.C. British Columbia (Canada)
Capt-i-C Captain-in-Charge
CiC Commander-in-Chief
(CSK) Chief Store Keeper
(D. ...) Captain, Commander, etc. (D). Officer in charge of destroyers
For example: Commander (D.3) is the commanding officer of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron
(E) Engineer
Engr Engineer
(F) Flag
(FF) Fleet or Flotilla Flag
FAA Fleet Air Arm (Naval Aviation)
HMCS His Majesty's Canadian Ship
HMIS His Majesty's Indian Ship
HMS His Majesty's 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)
(N) Naval
N.S. Nova Scotia (Canada)
N.T. Northern Territory (Australia)
N.S.W. New South Wales (Australia)
Ont. Ontario (Canada)
ORP Ship or Officer of the Polish Navy (Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej)
Payr Paymaster
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)
SO Senior Officer
SNO Senior Naval Officer
SOE Special Operations Executive
S/S Sailing Ship (mercantile vessel)
UK United Kingdom
Ty Temporary
 
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