USS
American warship prefix
USS is an abbreviation for United States Ship, the prefix designating commissioned vessels of the U.S.
Navy: USS Enterprise, USS Constitution.
It appears before ship names in formal and historical contexts.
USS can also stand for United States Senate or United States Steel, though the naval usage dominates.
Seagoing transport vessel
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- carrierOne that transports
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
frigate · cruiser · battleship · fleet · admiral · sailor · captain · ensign
Massive saltwater body
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- missionPurpose-driven task
voyage · cruise · fleet · squadron · flotilla · armada · convoy · maneuvers
Root-modifying front element
- acronymWord made from initials
- registryOfficial record of entries
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
decommissioning · naming · launch · maiden voyage · homeport · shipyard · Norfolk · San Diego
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
submarine · frigate · cruiser · battleship · fleet · admiral · sailor · captain · ensign · seaman
ocean
Massive saltwater body
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
mission · voyage · cruise · fleet · squadron · flotilla · armada · convoy · maneuvers · exercises
prefix
Root-modifying front element
- acronymWord made from initials
- registryOfficial record of entries
- christeningCeremony naming a child
commissioning · decommissioning · naming · launch · maiden voyage · homeport · shipyard · Norfolk · San Diego · Pearl Harbor
- Ship PrefixesHMS, RMS, MV, USNS, INS
- US Navynavy, fleet, sailor, admiral, submarine
- naval termsadmiral, navy, battleship, carrier, submarine
- ship namingHMS, christening, registry, flagship, sister ship
- industrial networksPPI, industrial automation, deterministic, redundancy
- naval shipsaircraft carrier, gunboat, patrol boat, minesweeper, attack sub
- USS EnterpriseIconic American vessel name
- USS ArizonaSunken battleship, now memorial
- USS MissouriFamous American battleship
- USS MaineSunken 1898 battleship
- USS IntrepidDecommissioned carrier, now museum
- USS Arizona MemorialStructure honoring 1941 casualties