BB is the designation given to battleships. It itself has no specific meaning other than that.
BB stands for battleship; SS is for merchant ships, and USS stands for United States Ship.
Battleships are indicated by a BB as their designation. Currently the US does not have any active duty battleships. Today's cruisers have as much capability, and are as large, as some of the earlier battleships.
In the context of battleships, "BB" stands for "Battleship" and is part of the hull classification symbol used by the United States Navy. It designates a large, heavily armed warship designed for naval warfare, characterized by its powerful guns and armor. The "BB" designation is followed by a number indicating the specific ship, such as BB-61 for the USS Iowa.
RV designator is used for varistors.
BB stands for Ball Bearing
"BB" means ball bearing.
The Iowa-class battleships, four of which were built: USS Iowa (BB-61) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Missouri (BB-63) USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
BB-36 Nevada was damaged & beeched, not sunk; BB-36 Pennsylvania was slightly damaged in dry dock & not sunk; BB-43 Tennessee was damaged & not sunk; BB-46 Maryland was damaged & not sunk.
In battleship row, U.S.S. Arizona (BB-39), U.S.S. Nevada (BB-36), U.S.S. Tennessee (BB-43), U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), U.S.S. Mayerland (BB-46), and U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB-37).The ships not on battleship row were U.S.S. Pennslyvainia (BB-38), U.S.S. Utah (BB-31) and U.S.S. California (BB-44).
"V" is the Tri-service designator for vertical or short take-off and landing.
The K in KCBS is the standard designator assigned to all radio station WEST of the Mississippi river.
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