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Abbreviations

A/AAnti-Aircraft
A/CAircraft
A/SAnti-Submarine
AArctic
HHome Waters
IIndian Ocean
MMediterranean
NANorth Atlantic
PPacific
Aux CrAuxiliary Cruiser (German)
C T LConstructive Total Loss
A-TAlexandria-Tobruk
BTCThames-Outwards (Operation Neptune)
EBCBristol Channel-Outwards (Operation Neptune)
GAPiraeus-Alexandria
JWLoclewe-Kola Indet
KMSU K-North Africa
MKFNorth Africa - UK
MKSMediterranean - UK
MWAlexandria-Malta
NACanada-UK (Trooping)
PQIceland-Murmansk
QPMurmansk-Iceland
RAKola Indet-Loch Ewe
TEGibraltar-North African Ports
CWSt Helens-Southend
ECSouthend-Clyde
FNSouthend-Methil
FSMethil-Southend
HGGibraltar-UK
HNBergen-Methil
HXHalifax (Or New York) - UK
OASouthend-Outwards, Atlantic
OGUK- Gibraltar
OLClyde-Iceland
ONLiverpool-Outwards, Atlantic
ONSLiverpool-North America
PWPortsmouth-Bristol Channel
RBNew York-U K (Special)
SCSydney (C B)-U K
SLFreetown-U K
CorCorvette
DDaylight
DesDestroyer
E GEscort Group
FlotFlotilla
H M SHis Majesty's Ship
M A CMerchant Aircraft Carrier
M A/S BMotor Anti-Submarine Boat
M/SMinesweeping
m/sMinesweeper
NNight
n kNot Known
S/MSubmarine
AmUnited States (Merchant Ship)
BrBritish
DuDutch (Merchant Ship)
FrFrench
F FrFree French
GeGerman
HelHellenic
ItItalian
JaJapanese
NethNetherlands (Warship)
NorNorwegian (Merchant Ship)
PolPolish
U S S RUnited Soviet Socialist Republics
OpnOperation
R A NRoyal Australian Navy
R C NRoyal Canadian Navy
R I NRoyal Indian Navy
R Nor NRoyal Norwegian Navy
s/mSubmarine
s sSteamship
t bTorpedo Boat
U KUnited Kingdom
U S NUnited States Navy
BAircraft Bomb
DCDepth Charge
EMBExplosive Motor Boat
GGun
GBGlider Bomb
GTGnat Torpedo
HTHuman Torpedo
KKamikaze Aircraft
MMine
RRam
TTorpedo
XNot Enemy Action
+Operational Convoy Escort
*Trade Convoy Escort