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This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy.
See also:
- United States Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
- United States Naval Auxiliary Air Station
- Auxiliary cruisers which are, despite their name, cruisers, a type of warship, not auxiliaries.
Crane Ships (AB)
Colliers (AC)
Auxiliary Crane Ships (T-ACS)
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Destroyer Tenders (AD)
Further information: destroyer tender
Degaussing Ships (ADG)
- USS Lodestone (ADG-8)
- USS Magnet (ADG-9)
- USS Deperm (ADG-10)
- USS Ampere (ADG-11)
- USS Surfbird (ADG-383)
Ammunition Ships (AE)
Auxiliary Docks
Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDB)
- USS Artisan (AFDB-1)
- USS AFDB-2
- USS AFDB-3
- USS AFDB-4
- USS AFDB-5
- USS AFDB-6
- USS Los Alamos (AFDB-7)
Medium Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (ADFM)
- USS AFDM-1
- USS AFDM-2
- USS AFDM-3
- USS Resourceful (AFDM-5)
- USS Competent (AFDM-6)
- USS Sustain (AFDM-7)
- USS Richland (AFDM-8)
- USS AFDM-9
- USS Resolute (AFDM-10)
- USS Steadfast (AFDM-14)
Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Docks (AFDL)
- USS AFDL-1
- USS AFDL-2
- USS AFD-3
- USS AFD-5
- USS Dynamic (AFD-6)
- USS Ability (AFD-7)
- USS AFD-12
- USS AFD-21
- USS Adept (AFD-23)
- USS AFD-24
Yard Floating Drydocks (YFD)
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Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD)
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Medium Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARDM)
- USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1)
- USS Alamogordo (ARDM-2)
- USS Endurance (ARDM-3)
- USS Shippingport (ARDM-4)
- USS Arco (ARDM-5)
Large Auxiliary Repair Docks (ABSD)
- USS ABSD-1
- USS ABSD-2
- USS ABSD-3
- USS ABSD-4
- USS ABSD-5
- USS ABSD-6
- USS ABSD-7
- USS ABSD-8
- USS ABSD-9
- USS ABSD-10
Provisions Store Ships (AF, T-AF)
Combat Stores Ships (AFS, T-AFS)
- USS Mars (AFS-1)
- USS Sylvania (AFS-2)
- USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3)
- USS White Plains (AFS-4)
- USS Concord (AFS-5)
- USS San Diego (AFS-6)
- USS San Jose (AFS-7)
- USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8)
- USNS Spica (T-AFS-9)
- USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10)
Miscellaneous Ships (AG, T-AG)
Icebreakers (AGB)
- USS Burton Island (AGB-1)
- USS Edisto (AGB-2)
- USS Atka (AGB-3)
- USS Glacier (AGB-4)
- USS Staten Island (AGB-5)
Deep Submergence Support Ship (T-AGDS)
Hydrofoil Research Ship (AGEH)
Environmental Research Ships (AGER)
- USS Banner (AGER-1)
- USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
- USS Palm Beach (AGER-3)
- USS Glover (AGER-158)
- USS Glover (AGER-163)
Command Ships (AGF)
Missile Range Instrumentation Ships (T-AGM)
Major Communications Relay Ships (AGMR)
Oceanographic Research Ships (T-AGOR)
Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS)
Radar Picket Ships (AGR)
Motor Torpedo Boat Tenders (AGP)
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Surveying Ships (AGS)
Coastal Survey Ships (AGSC)
- USS Dutton (AGSC-8)
- USS John Blish (AGSC-10)
- USS Harkness (AGSC-12)
- USS James M. Gilliss (AGSC-13)
- USS Simon Newcomb (AGSC-14)
- USS Littlehales (AGSC-15)
Technical Research Ships (AGTR)
- USS Oxford (AGTR-1)
- USS Georgetown (AGTR-2)
- USS Jamestown (AGTR-3)
- USS Belmont (AGTR-4)
- USS Liberty (AGTR-5)
Hospital Ships (AH)
Dry Cargo Ships (AK, T-AK)
Cargo Ship Dock (T-AKD)
- USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1) (reclassified as USNS Point Loma (T-AGDS-2))
Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships (T-AKE)
- USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1)
- USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
- USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)
- USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4)
- USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5)
- USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6)
Light Cargo Ships (AKL)
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Net Cargo Ships (AKN)
- USS Indus (AKN-1)
- USS Sagittarius (AKN-2)
- USS Tuscana (AKN-3)
- USS Keokuk (AKN-4)
- USS Zebra (AKN-5)
- USS Galilea (AKN-6)
Vehicle Cargo Ships (T-AKR)
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General Stores Issue Ships (AKS)
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Aircraft Transports (AKV, T-AKV)
Net Laying Ships (AN)
Fleet Oilers, Fleet Replenishment Oilers (AO, T-AO)
Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE, T-AOE)
- USS Sacramento (AOE-1)
- USS Camden (AOE-2)
- USS Seattle (AOE-3)
- USS Detroit (AOE-4)
- AOE-5 cancelled
- USNS Supply (T-AOE-6)
- USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7)
- USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8)
- AOE-9 cancelled
- USS Bridge (AOE-10)
Gasoline Tankers (AOG, T-AOG)
Replenishment Fleet Tankers (AOR)
- USS Wichita (AOR-1)
- USS Milwaukee (AOR-2)
- USS Kansas City (AOR-3)
- USS Savannah (AOR-4)
- USS Wabash (AOR-5)
- USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)
- USS Roanoke (AOR-7)
- USS Conecuh (AOR-110)
Oil Transporters (T-AOT)
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Transports (AP, T-AP)
Self-Propelled Barracks Ships (APB)
- USS Accomac (APB-49) (formerly LST-710)
- USS Orvetta (IX-157) (formerly SS Tampa)
Coastal Transports (APC)
- USS Sargent Jonah E Kelly (APC-116)
- USS Sargent George D Keathley (APC-117)
- USS Sargent George E Muller (APC-118)
Small Coastal Transports (APc)
- USS APc-15
- USS APc-16
- USS APc-17
- USS APc-29
- USS APc-38
- USS APc-42
- USS APc-46
- USS APc-48
- USS APc-101
- USS APc-108
- USS APc-110
Evacuation Transports (APH)
- USS Tryon (APH-1)
- USS Pinkney (APH-2)
- USS Rixey (APH-3)
- USS Haven (APH-112)
- USS Tranquillity (APH-114)
Barracks Craft (APL)
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Mechanized Artillery Transports (APM)
- USS Ashland (APM-1)
- USS Belle Grove (APM-2)
- USS Carter Hall (APM-3)
- USS Epping Forest (APM-4)
- USS Gunston Hall (APM-5)
- USS Lindenwald (APM-6)
- USS Oak Hill (APM-7)
- USS White Marsh (APM-8)
- USS Lakehurst (APM-9)
Transport and Aircraft Ferries (APV)
- USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1)
- USS Hammondsport (APV-2)
- USS Lakehurst (APV-3)
Repair Ships (AR)
Battle Damage Repair Ships (ARB)
Cable Repair Ships (ARC)
- USS Portunus (ARC-1)
- USNS Neptune (ARC-2)
- USS Aeolus (ARC-3)
- USS Thor (ARC-4)
- USS Yamacraw (ARC-5)
- USNS Albert J. Meyer (ARC-6)
- USNS Zeus (ARC-7)
Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ships (ARG)
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Heavy-hull Repair Ship (ARH)
Landing Craft Repair Ships (ARL)
Repair and Salvage Ships (ARS)
Salvage Lifting Vessels (ARSD)
Salvage Craft Tenders (ARST)
- USS Laysan Island (ARST-1)
- USS Okala (ARST-2)
- USS Palmyra (ARST-3)
- USS Tackle (ARST-4)
Aircraft Repair Ships (ARV, ARV(E), ARV(A))
- USS Chourre (ARV-1) (former USS Dumaran (ARG-14))
- USS Webster (ARV-2) (former USS Masbate (ARG-15))
- USS Aventinus (ARV(E)-3) (refit of USS LST-1092)
- USS Chloris (ARV(E)-4) (refit of USS LST-1094)
- USS Fabius (ARV(A)-5) (refit of USS LST-1093)
- USS Megara (ARV(A)-6) (refit of USS LST-1095)
Helicopter Aircraft Repair Ships (ARVH)
Submarine Tenders (AS)
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Submarine Rescue Vessels (ASR)
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Auxiliary Ocean Tugs (ATA)
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Fleet Ocean Tugs (AT, ATF, T-ATF)
AT-40 to AT-45 Canceled 1918
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Salvage and Rescue Ships (ATS)
Seaplane Tenders (AV)
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Advance Aviation Base Ships (AVB, T-AVB)
Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD)
Guided Missile Ships (AVM)
Small Seaplane Tenders (AVP)
Aviation Stores Issue Ships (AVS)
- USS Supply (AVS-1)
- USS Fortune (AVS-2)
- USS Grumium (AVS-3)
- USS Allioth (AVS-4)
- USS Gwinnett (AVS-5)
- USS Nicollet (AVS-6)
- USS Pontotoc (AVS-7)
- USS Jupiter (AVS-8)
Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ships (AVT)
Distilling Ships (AW)
Miscellaneous Classifications (IX)
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Harbor Tugs (YTL, YTB, YTM)
- USS Accomac (YTL-18)
- USS Achigan (YTB-218)
- USS Abinago (YTM-493)
- USS Accohanoc (YTM-545)
- USS Accomac (YTB-812)
- USS Chipola (YTM-466)
- USS David K. Philips (SP-978)
- USS Dekanawida (YTB-334)
- USS Mahoa (YTM-519)
- YTM-467 - missing 3/44
Yard Ferry Boats or Launches (YFB)
Lighter-than-Air Aircraft Tender (AZ)
- USS Wright (AZ-1) reclassified as USS Wright (AV-1)
Screw Tugs
- USS Alert (1861-1865)
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