USS
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USS is the standard ship prefix used by the United States Navy to denote a commissioned vessel of the U.S. fleet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS canonical | 12 |
| U.S. Navy vessels | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval designation
ⓘ
ship prefix ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | United States Ship ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
active commissioned ships
ⓘ
commissioned auxiliary vessels ⓘ commissioned submarines ⓘ |
| classification | U.S. naval nomenclature ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denotes | commissioned vessel of the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| domain |
maritime
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| follows | commissioning of the ship ⓘ |
| fullForm | United States Ship ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Department of the Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Navy
|
| hasOppositeStatusPrefix | USNS ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notUsedFor |
U.S. Military Sealift Command non-commissioned ships
ⓘ
civilian vessels ⓘ non-commissioned U.S. Navy ships ⓘ |
| precedes | ship name in written form ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HMS
ⓘ
RMS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
surface form:
RMS
U.S. Coast Guard cutters ⓘ
surface form:
USCGC
USNS ⓘ |
| scope | U.S. Navy fleet ⓘ |
| statusIndicated | commissioned status ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
formal ship identification
ⓘ
historical naval records ⓘ naval registries ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
naval documentation
ⓘ
official correspondence ⓘ operational orders ⓘ ship names ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Navy vessels
subject surface form:
USS Saratoga (CV-3)