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BOOKLETS OF GENERAL PLANS - ABRREVIATIONS

Below are some common abbreviations taken from the CVL-26 booket of general plans, they are followed by a list from the submarine drawings.

A.A. Anti-Aircraft
A.H. Access Hole
A.P. After Perpendicular
A.P. After Perpendicular
A.P. After Perpendicular
A.P. Air Port
A.P.S. Ammunition Passing Scuttle
A.T. Air tight
ABV. Above
ACC. Accumulator
AMMN. or AMM. Ammunition
AUX. Auxiliary
B.L. Baseline
B'K'T Bracket
BEL. Below
BHD. or BH. Bulkhead
BKCASE. Bookcase
C.&R. Construction and Repair
C.&L. Cleaning Gear Locker
C.D. Chest of Drawers
C.G.L. Cleaning Gear Locker
C.K. Coffee Kettle
C.P.O. Chief Petty Officer
C.T. Card Table
CA. Caliber
CAB. Cabinet
CAL. Caliber
CAPT. Captain
CH.W.O. Chief Warrant Officer
CHF. Chiffonier
CHIFF. Chiffonier
CIRC. Circulating
CLEAN. Cleaning
COND. Condenser
CONT. Control
CONTRS. Containers
CVK Centerline, Vertical Keel
D. Door
D.B. Double Berth
D.F. Drinking Fountain
D.P.F.T. Double Pedestal Flat Top
D.T. Dinning Table
D.T.C. Double Toilet Case
D.W.T. Dumbwaiter Trunk
DK. Deck, Desk
DK.DR. Deck Drain
DN. Down
DR. Dresser
E.M. Expanded Metal
E.S. Escape Scuttle
ELEV. Elevator
EMERG. Emergency
ENG. Engine
ENG.TRANS.
TEL.IND.
Engine Transmitter Telegraph Indicator
EX.OFF. Executive Officer
F.C. Filing Cabinet
F.C.&L. Film Cabinet and Locker
F.O. Fuel Oil
F.P. Foreward Perpendicular
F.P. Forward Perpendicular
F.P. Forward Perpendicular
F.T. Fume-Tight
F.W. Floater Net
F.W. Fresh Water
F.W.T.O. Fresh Water Tank Over
FOR'D Forward
G.&P. Grommet and Punching
GAS. Gasoline
GEN. Generator
H. Hatch, Head
H.F.W. Hot Fresh Water
H.O. Hatch Over
H.R. Hose Rack
H.S.V. Hanger Sprinking Valves
H.V. Hydraulic Valves
HANDL. Handling
I.B. Inner Bottom
KN. Knuckle
L. Lavatory
L. Locker
L.L. Linen Locker
L.O. Lubricating Oil
L.P. Lighting Panel
L.R. Ladder Run
L.R. Ladder Rung
 
L.Rs. Ladder Rungs
LAV. Lavatory
LKR. Locker
LOC. Located
LONG'L Longitudinal
LUB Lubricating
M.G. Motor Generator
M.H. Manhole
M/M Millimeter
MACH. Machine
MIM. Mimeograph
M.T. Flame-Tight
N.T. Non-Tight
ORD. Ordnance
O.T. Oil-Tight
OUTL. Outlet
P. Press
P.&S. Port and Starboard
P.B.D. Plotting Board
P.O.T. Portable Operating Table
P.P. Power Panel
P.R. Power Panel
P/S Port and Starboard
PASS. Passage
PHO. Phonograph
PLATF. Platform
PLATF'M Platform
PLTG. Plating
POWDR. Powder
R. Range
R.O. Radio Operator
R.S. Ready Service
R.V. Relief Valve
REG.PUB.LKR. Registered Publication Locker
RM. Room
S. Shower or Sink
S. Stool
S.B. Secretary Bureau
S.B. Single Berth
S.D. Supply Department
S.L. Safe Locker
S.P.F.T. Single Pedestal Flat Top
S.P.T.W. Single Pedestal Typewriter
S.S. Slop Sink
S.T.C. Single Toilet Case
SEC.CONN.
STATION
Secondary Conning Station
SH. Shower
SH. Shower, Shelf
STBD. Starboard
STRUCT. Structure
SW. Switch
T. Table
T.L. Table Leaf
T.L.L. Table Leaf Locker
T.S. Transfer Switch
TEL.TRANS.
RUD.IND.
Telegraph Transmitter Rudder Indicator
TERM. Terminal
TR. Transformer
TRANSF. Transfer
TT. Turntable
TYP. Type
U. Urinal
V. Vent
V.L. Vertical Ladder
V.M.C. Vent Motor Control
V.M.C. Ventilation Motor Control
V.T. Ventilation Trunk
V.T. Vertical Keel
VENT Ventilaation
W.C. Water Closet
W.L. Waterline
W.O. Warrant Officer
W.R. Wardrobe
W.R. Wash room
W.R.S.R. Wardroom Stateroom
W.R.W.C. Ward Room Water Closet
W.T. Water-Tight
W.T. Wiring Trunk
W.T.P.S. Watertight Passing Scuttle
W.U. Wire Unit
WELD. Weling
WR. Wardrobe

And some additions from the submarine drawings:

A. Access Hatch
A.C. Air Conditioning
A.E.R. Aft Engine Room
A.T.R. Aft Torpedo Room
A/C Alternating Current
AEW Airborne Early Warning
ANT. Antenna
B.T.M.H Ballast Tank Man Hole
BATT. Battery
C.F.O. Clean Fuel Oil (tank)
C.K.T. Circuit
C.O. Commanding Officer
COMP. Compartment
D.W.L. Draft Water Line
DET. Detection
DIS. Discharge
E.C.M. Electronic Counter Measures
EVAP. Evaporator
F.A. Flood Area (Flood Port)
F.B.T. Fuel Ballast Tank
F.E.R. Forward Engine Room
F.O.COLL. Fuel Oil Collecting (tank)
F.O.EXP. Fuel Oil Expansion (tank)
F.T.R. Forward Torpedo Room
F.V. Flood Valve
F.W. Fresh Water
G.I.S.R. Gyro Setting Indicating Regulator
H.F. High Frequency
H.P. High Pressure
I.C. Internal Communication
I.F.F. Identification Friend or Foe
IND. Indicator
L.P. Low Pressure
M.B.T. Main Ballast Tank
 
M.E. Main Engine
M.M. Main Motor
MAG. Magazine
MK. Mark
N.F.O. Normal Fuel Oil (tank)
N.W.T. Non Water-Tight
OFF's Officer's
OVHD Overhead
PORT.PLT. Portable Plate (hatch)
POW.SUP. Power Supply
R.C.M. Radio Counter Measures
Ready S. Mag. Ready-Service Magazine
R.D.F. Radio Direction Finder
RAD. RADAR
REC. Reciever
S.A. Salvage Air Connection
S.W. Salt Water
SAN. Sanitary
SEC. Security
SNKL. Snorkel
SUC. Suction
STOW. Stowage
SWBD. Switchboard
T.B.T. Target Bearing Transmitter
T.T. Torpedo Tube
TORP. Torpedo
TRANS. Transmitter
U.H.F. Ultra High Frequency
V.B.T. Variable Ballast Tank
V.L.F. Very Long Frequency
W.R.T. Water Round Torpedo
XMTR Transmitter

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