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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 06.09.2008
British and Dominion Royal Navies
Abbreviations
 
A/S Anti-Submarine
(D. ...) Commander (D). Officer in charge of destroyers
(F) Flag
(FF) Fleet or Flotilla Flag
FAA Fleet Air Arm (Naval Aviation)
HMS His Majesty's Ship
HMIS His Majesty's Indian Ship
CiC Commander-in-Chief
LCOCU Landing Craft Obstacle* Clearance Unit (*also seen as Obstruction Clearing)
OPR Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship prefix of the Polish Navy)
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.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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