USS

USS, kort for United States Ship, er det offisielle prefikset til alle krigsfartøy i den amerikanske marinen.^[1] Prefikset blei innført for alle skip i den amerikanske marinen av president Theodore Roosevelt i 1907.^[1]

Kjelder

↑ ^1,0 ^1,1 «Ship Naming in the United States Navy». Naval History and Heritage Command. Henta 24. juli 2016. «The prefix "USS," meaning "United States Ship," is used in official documents to identify a commissioned ship of the Navy. It applies to a ship while it is in commission. Before commissioning, or after decommissioning, it is referred to by name, with no prefix.»

[NHHC_Prefixes-1] 1,0 ^1,1 «Ship Naming in the United States Navy». Naval History and Heritage Command. Henta 24. juli 2016. «The prefix "USS," meaning "United States Ship," is used in official documents to identify a commissioned ship of the Navy. It applies to a ship while it is in commission. Before commissioning, or after decommissioning, it is referred to by name, with no prefix.»

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