Prefixo naval

Prefixo Naval é uma combinação de letras, normalmente abreviações, utilizada antes do nome de uma embarcação civil ou militar.

Os prefixos para embarcações civis podem identificar o tipo de propulsão, tal como "SS" (steamship) - embarcação a vapor ou "MS" (motorship) - embarcação a motor, ou ainda identificar a finalidade ou uso da embarcação, tal como "RV" (research vessel) - navio de pesquisa.

Algumas vezes as letras do prefixo são separadas por uma barra - "M/S".

O uso dos prefixos também não é universal, muitos países não os utilizam.

As tabelas abaixo, listam os prefixos já utilizados.

Prefixos gerais de embarcações civis

Prefixo	Significado	Descrição
AHT	Anchor Handling Tug	Embarcação utilizada na atividade de exploração de petróleo para reboque e manuseio de âncoras
AHTS	Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel	Embarcação utilizada na atividade de exploração de petróleo para reboque, manuseio de âncoras e suprimento
CRV	Coastal Research Vessel
DB	Derrick Barge
DLB	Derrick Lay Barge
DCV	Deepwater Construction Vessel
DSV	Diving Support Vessel/ Deep Submergence Vehicle
DV	Dead vessel
ERRV	Emergency Response Rescue Vessel
FPSO	Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel
FPV	Free Piston Vessel
FPV	Fishery Patrol Vessel
FV	Fishing Vessel
GTS	Gas Turbine Ship
HLV	Heavy lift vessel
HMHS	Her Majesty's Hospital Ship
HMY	Her Majesty's Yacht
HSC	High Speed Craft
HTV	Heavy Transport Vessel
LB	Liftboat
LNG/C	Liquefied natural gas carrier
LPG/C	Liquefied petroleum gas carrier
MF	Motor Ferry
MS (M/S)	Motor Ship
MSY	Motor Sailing Yacht
MT	Motor Tanker
MV (M/V)	Motor Vessel
MY	Motor Yacht
NRV	NATO Research Vessel
NS	Nuclear Ship
OSV	Offshore Support Vessel
PS	Paddle Steamer
PSV	Platform Supply Vessel	Embarcação utilizada na atividade de exploração de petróleo para suprimento de plataformas
RV	Research Vessel
RMS	Royal Mail Ship ou Royal Mail Steamer
SB	Sailing Barge
SS (S/S)	Steamship
SSCV	Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel
SSV	Sailing School Vessel
ST	Steam Tug
STS	Sail Training Ship
STV	Sail Training Vessel ou Steam Turbine Vessel
SV	Sailing Vessel
SY	Sailing Yacht ou Steam Yacht
TEV	Turbine Electric Vessel
TIV	Turbine Installation Vessel
TS	Turbine Steamer
TSS	Turbine Steam Ship ou Twin Screw Steamer
TV	Training vessel

Prefixos de embarcações militares

País	Service	Prefixo	Significado
Argentina	Marinha Argentina	ARA	(Armada de la Republica Argentina)
Austrália	Marinha Australiana	HMAS	His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship
Austrália (Victoria)	Marinha Real	HMVS	His/Her Majesty's Victorian Ship (obsoleto)
Austria-Hungary	Austro-Hungarian Navy	SMS	Seiner Majestät Schiff (English: His Majesty's Ship)
Bahamas	Royal Bahamas Defence Force	HMBS	His/Her Majesty's Bahamian Ship
Bangladesh	Marinha de Bangladesh	BNS	Bangladesh Naval Ship
Barbados	Força de Defesa de Barbados	HMBS	His/Her Majesty's Barbadian Ship
Bélgica	Marinha Belga	BNS	Belgium Naval Ship (NATO prefix)
Brunei	Royal Brunei Navy	KDB	Kapal Di-Raja Brunei — Royal Brunei Ship
Birmânia	Burmese Navy	UBS	Bamar Sit Yay Yin — Union of Burma Ship
Canadá	Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM)	HMCS/NCSM	His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté
		CFAV/NAFC	Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel/Navire auxiliaire des Forces canadiennes
	Canadian Coast Guard	CCGS/NGCC	Canadian Coast Guard Ship/Navire de Garde côtière canadienne
		CCGC/CGCC	Canadian Coast Guard Cutter/Cotre de Garde côtière canadienne
	Departmant of Fisheries and Oceans	CGS	Canadian Government Ship ()
		DGS	Dominion Government Ship (no longer used)
Colômbia	Armada Nacional	ARC	Armada de la Republica de Colombia
Ilhas Cook	Cook Islands Police	CIPPB	Cook Islands Police Patrol Boat
Dinamarca	Royal Danish Navy	HDMS (Danish: KDM)	His/Her Danish Majesty's Ship (Danish: Kongelige Danske Marine)
Equador	Armada Ecuatoriana	BAE	Buque de la Armada de Ecuador
Estónia	Estonian Navy	ENS (Estonian: EML)	Estonian Naval Ship (NATO designation)
	Estonian Coast Guard	ECGS	Estonian Coast Guard Ship (NATO designation)
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Navy	RFNS	Republic of Fiji Naval Ship
Finlândia	Finnish Navy	FNS	Finnish Navy Ship. Prefixes are not used in Finnish-language communications.
França	French Navy	FS	French Ship (NATO designation); France does not use prefixes internally
Alemanha Ocidental	Bundesmarine	FGS	Federal German Ship (designação da OTAN); Alemanha não usa prefixos internamente
Alemanha (reunited)	Deutsche Marine	FGS	Federal German Ship (designação da OTAN); Alemanha não usa prefixos internamente
Reino da Grécia	Royal Hellenic Navy	ΒΠ (VP)	Βασιλικόν Πλοίον (Vassilikón Ploíon), "Royal Ship"; RHS (Royal Hellenic Ship) ou HHMS (His Hellenic Majesty's Ship) em uso por autores de Língua Inglesa.
Grécia	Hellenic Navy	HS	Hellenic Ship: NATO designation, used in international communications; internally the Hellenic Navy uses prefixes indicating ship type.
Guiana	Guyanese Coast Guard	GDFS	Guyanese Defence Forces Ship
Islândia	Icelandic Coast Guard	ICGV (Icelandic: VS)	Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel, (Icelandic:Varðskip)
India	Indian Navy (pre-Republic)	HMIS	His/Her Majesty's Indian Ship
Índia	Indian Coast Guard	ICGS	Indian Coast Guard Ship
	Indian Navy	INS	Indian Naval Ship
Indonésia	Indonesian Navy	KRI	Kapal Republik Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia Ship)
Irlanda	Irish Naval Service	LÉ	Long Éireannach — Irish ship
Israel	Israeli Sea Corps	INS	Israeli Naval Ship (Internally Hebrew acronym אח"י (A.Ch.Y.) is used standing for אניית חיל הים (Oniyat Heyl HaYam - Sea Corps Ship)
Reino de Itália (até 1946)	Regia Marina	RN	Regia Nave -- Royal Ship, sometimes unofficially "RM", standing for "Regia Marina"
	Regia Marina	R.Smg.	Regio Sommergibile -- Royal Submarine
Itália	Marina Militare	ITS	Italian Ship (NATO designation); Italy no longer uses prefixes
Jamaica	Jamaica Defence Force	HMJS	His/Her Majesty's Jamaican Ship
Japão	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	JDS ou JS	Japanese Defense Ship ou Japanese Ship
Quênia	Kenyan Navy	KNS	Kenyan Naval Ship
Kiribati	Kiribati Police Force	RKS	Republic of Kiribati Ship
Coreia do Sul	Republic of Korea Navy	ROKS	Republic of Korea Ship
Letônia	Latvian Navy	LVNS	Latvian Naval Ship (NATO designation)
Lituânia	Lithuanian Navy	LKL LNS	Lietuvos Karinis Laivas -- Lithuanian Military Ship Lithuanian Ship (NATO designation)
Malásia	Royal Malaysian Navy	KD	Kapal Di-Raja — His Majesty's Ship, literal: Royal Ship
Ilhas Marshall	Marshall Islands Police	RMIS	Republic of the Marshall Islands Ship
Estados Federados da Micronésia	FSM National Police	FSS	Federated States Ship
México	Marinha do México	ARM	Armada de la República Mexicana
Myanmar	Tatmadaw Yay	UMS	Myanma Sit Yay Yin — Union of Myanmar Ship
Países Baixos	Royal Netherlands Navy	HNLMS (Dutch: Hr.Ms. ou Zr.Ms.)	His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship (Dutch: Harer Majesteits ou Zijner Majesteits)
Nova Zelândia	Royal New Zealand Navy	HMNZS	His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship
Nigéria	Nigerian Navy	NNS	Nigerian Naval Ship
Noruega	Royal Norwegian Navy	HNoMS (Norwegian: KNM)	His Norwegian Majesty's Ship (Norwegian: Kongelige Norske Marine)
	Norwegian Coast Guard	NoCGV (Norwegian: KV)	Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel (Norwegian: Kystvakten)
Omã	Royal Navy of Oman	SNV	Sultanate Naval Vessel
Paquistão	Pakistani Navy	PNS	Pakistani Naval Ship
Palau	Palau Police	PSS	Palau State Ship
Papua-Nova Guiné	Papua New Guinea Defence Force	HMPNGDFS	His/Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Defence Force Ship
Peru	Peruvian Navy	BAP	Peruvian Navy Ship (Spanish: Buque Armada Peruana)
		BIC	Scientific Research Ship (Spanish: Buque de Investigación Científica)
Filipinas	Philippine Navy	BRP	Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas; in use since 1 July 1980 (Ship of the Republic of the Philippines)
		RPS	Republic of the Philippines Ship (Obsoleto); before 1 July 1980
Polónia	Polish Navy	ORP	Ship of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej)
Portugal	Marinha Portuguesa	NRP	Navio da República Portuguesa - Portuguese Republic Ship
		PNS	Portuguese Navy Ship (NATO designation, not used internally)
		UAM	Unidade Auxiliar da Marinha - Navy Auxiliary Unit (used by the Portuguese Navy non-military ships)
Roménia	Romanian Navy	NMS	Nava Majestatii Sale (His/Her majesty's Ship) - used before 1945 by the Royal Romanian Navy
		SMR	Serviciul Maritim Roman (The Romanian Sea Service) - used by transport ships
		ROS	Romanian Ship (NATO designation, not used internally)
Rússia	Russian Navy	RFS	Russian Federation Ship; Russia does not use prefixes internally
Arábia Saudita	Saudi Navy	HMS	His Majesty's Ship — the same as the Royal Navy
Singapura	Republic of Singapore Navy	RSS	Republic of Singapore Ship
Ilhas Salomão	Royal Solomon Islands Police	RSIPV	Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel
África do Sul	South African Navy	SAS	South African Ship (previously HMSAS - His/Her Majesty's South African Ship)
		SATS	South African Training Ship
Espanha	Armada Española	SPS	Spanish Naval Ship (Spain does not use prefixes internally)
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan Navy	SLNS	Sri Lanka Naval Ship
Suécia	Royal Swedish Navy	HMS	Hans/Hennes majestäts skepp — the same as the Royal Navy but in Swedish
Taiwan	Republic of China Navy	ROCS (older usage: CNS)	Republic of China Ship (older usage: Chinese Navy Ship)
Tailândia	Royal Thai Navy	HTMS	His Thai Majesty's Ship
Tonga	Tonga Defence Services	VOEA	Vaka O Ene Afio (His Majesty’s Vessel)
Turquia	Turkish Navy	TCG	Ship of the Turkish Republic (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Gemisi)
Tuvalu	Tuvalu Police Force	HMTSS	His/Her Majesty's Tuvaluan State Ship
Trinidad e Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force	TTS	Trinidad and Tobago Ship
Reino Unido	Ships carrying mail	RMS	Royal Mail Steamer/Ship
	Fishery protection vessels	FPV	Fisheries Protection Vessel
	Royal Air Force	HMAFV	His/Her Majesty's Air Force Vessel (not currently in use)
	Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships	RFA	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service ships	RMAS	Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (obsoleto)
	Serco Denholm ships	SD	Vessels previously operated under RMAS prefix that are now operated under contract by Serco Denholm
	Royal Navy	HM Sloop	His/Her Majesty's Sloop (obsoleto)
		HMS	His/Her Majesty's Ship/Submarine
		HMSm	His/Her Majesty's Submarine
		HMT	Hired Military Transport (not currently in use)
		HMAV
		HMY	His/Her Majesty's Yacht (not currently in use)
		HMMGB	His/Her Majesty's Motor Gun Boat (not currently in use)
		HMM	His/Her Majesty's Monitor (not currently in use)
		HMSML	His/Her Majesty's Small Motor Launch
		HBMS	His/Her Britannic Majesty's Ship (archaic)
		HM	His/Her Majesty's, then used with the type of ship in military use (e.g. "HM Trawler")
	Hospital ships	HMHS	His/Her Majesty's Hospital Ship
	Joint Services	HMSTC	His/Her Majesty's Sail Training Craft
	Trinity House	THV	Trinity House Vessel (Lighthouse and Buoy Tender)
	Northern Lighthouse Board	NLV	Northern Lighthouse Vessel (Lighthouse tender)
Estados Unidos	U.S. Air Force	USAF, USAFS	United States Air Force ship (not currently in use)
	U.S. Army	USAS	United States Army Ship
		USAV	United States Army Vessel
		USAT	United States Army Transport (not currently in use)
		USAHS	United States Army Hospital Ship (not currently in use)
	U.S. Navy	USF	United States Frigate (obsoleto)
		USFS	United States Flagship (obsoleto)
		USS	United States Ship
	U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command	USNS	United States Naval Ship (USN owned, civilian crews)
		USNV	United States Naval Vessel (foreign-built, USN-leased, USN crews)
	United States Coast Guard	USCGC	United States Coast Guard Cutter
		USCGD	United States Coast Guard Destroyer (not currently in use)
	United States Lighthouse Service	USLHT	United States Lighthouse Tender (obsoleto)
	United States Revenue Cutter Service	USRC	United States Revenue Cutter (obsoleto)
	National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration	NOAAS	NOAA Research Vessel
Uruguai	Uruguayan Navy	ROU	Republica Oriental del Uruguay
Vanuatu	Vanuatu Police Force	RVS	Republic of Vanuatu Ship
Venezuela	Venezuelan Navy	FNV	Fuerzas Navales de Venezuela Usada até 1949
		ARV	Armada Republica de Venezuela Usada até 1999
		ARBV	Armada Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

Ligações externas

• Warship National Prefixes