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== Name prefixes == {{main|Ship prefix}} Merchant ships' names have a prefix to indicate which kind of vessel they are:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/what-are-ship-prefixes-for-naval-and-merchant-vessels/|title=What are Ship Prefixes for Navy and Merchant Vessels?|last=Dasgupta|first=Soumyajit|date=2013-03-04|work=Marine Insight|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''CS''' = Cable Ship/[[Cable layer]] * '''LNG''' = Gas carrier transporting [[liquefied natural gas]] * '''LPG''' = [[Gas carrier]] transporting [[liquefied petroleum gas]] * '''MFV''' = Motor Fishing Vessel * '''MS''' = [[Motorship]] * '''MSV''' = Motor Stand-by Vessel * '''MT''' = [[Motor Tanker]] or Motor Tug Boat * '''MV''' = Motor/Merchant Vessel * '''MY''' = [[Motor Yacht]] *'''NS''' = [[Nuclear Ship]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.richatlanticinterserv.com/ship_update.html|title=Ship Prefix --- Glossary|website=Rich Atlantic International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805062904/http://www.richatlanticinterserv.com/ship_update.html|access-date=2019-11-27|archive-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> * '''RMS''' = [[Royal Mail Ship]] * '''RRS''' = [[Royal Research Ship]] * '''RV''' = [[Research Vessel]] * '''SS''' = [[Steam Ship]] * '''SV''' = [[Sailing vessel|Sailing Vessel]] (although these can be sub coded as type of sailing vessel)
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