| A. L. | Accommodation Ladder |
| A. P. | After Perpendicular |
| A. P. | Air Port |
| A. S. | Angle Stiffener |
| A. T. | Air Tight |
| Abt. | About (Approximately) |
| Aft. B. | After Body |
| Amm. | Ammunition |
| Asst. | Assistant |
| Aux. | Auxiliary |
| B. C. | Between Centers |
| B. E. | Beveled Edge |
| Bel. | Below |
| BH. | Bulkhead |
| Bhd. | Bulkhead |
| B. L. | Base Line. |
| Bat. | Batten |
| Bev. Bd. | Bevel Board |
| B. K. | Bilge Keel, same as Rol. K. |
| Bkt. | Bracket |
| Boss. Fr. Aft. | Bossed Frames Aft |
| Boss Plt. | Boss Plate |
| Br. Dk. | Bridge Deck |
| Bt. Dk. | Boat Deck |
| C. &. R. | Construction and Repair |
| C. A. | Center ? |
| C. F. | Cut From |
| C. Fr. | Cant Frame |
| C. L. | Center Line |
| C. O. | Cut Out |
| C. P. | Coaling Port. |
| C.P.O. | Chief Petty Officers |
| C. R. S. | Cold Rolled Steel |
| Ck. | Countersink. |
| Ck. O. | Countersink Other Side |
| Car. | Carpenter |
| Circ. | Circulating |
| Coam. | Coaming |
| Compt. | Compartment |
| Const. | Construction |
| Cu. ft. | Cubic feet |
| D. T. | Dust Tight |
| D. P. C. | Diameter ? ? |
| Dblr. | Doubler |
| Det. | Detail |
| Dia. | Diameter |
| Diag. L. | Diagonal Line |
| Dis. | Discharge |
| Div. | Division. |
| Dk. | Deck |
| Dr. | Door |
| E. | Engineering |
| Eng. Rm. Bhd. | Engine Room Bulkhead |
| Elec. | Electric |
| Elev. | Elevation |
| Emerg. | Emergency |
| Eng. | Engine |
| Equip. | Equipment |
| Evap. | Evaporator |
| Exp. Jt. | Expansion Joint |
| Exp. T. | Expansion Tank |
| Exist. | Existing |
| F. | Far |
| F. B. | Flat Bar |
| F. Cant. | Forward Cant Frames |
| F. K. | Flat Keel |
| F. O. | Fuel Oil |
| F. P. | Fore Peak |
| F. P. | Forward Perpendicular |
| Ft. | Feet or Foot |
| F. T. | Flame Tight |
| F. T. | Fume Tight |
| F & N | Far and Near |
| F. W. | Fresh Water |
| Freebd. | Freeboard |
| Flg. | Flange |
| Fl. Pl. | Flange Plate |
| Focstle. Dk. | Forecastle Deck |
| Ford. | Forward |
| Fr. | Frame |
| Gals. | Gallons |
| Galv. | Galvanizing |
| Garbd. Stk. | Garboard Strake |
| Gird. | Girder |
| H. L. | Horizontal Line |
| H. P. | Hawse Pipe |
| H. R. | Half Round |
| H. T. S. | Heat Treated Steel ? |
| Hd. | Head |
| Hlf. Bdth. | Half Breadth |
| Hse. | House |
| I. | I-Beam |
| I. D. | Inside Diameter |
| In. | Inch |
| Incl. | Inclusive |
| Inb'd. | In-Board |
| In. Bot. | Inner Bottom |
| Ins. | Inside |
| Jt. | Joint |
| J. O. | Junior Officers |
| Jog. | Joggle |
| K. | Keel |
| K. P. | King Post |
| L. | Line |
| L. B. P. | Length Between Perpendiculars |
| L. Dk. | Lower Deck |
| L. H. | Left Hand |
| L. L. L. | Light Load Line |
| L. O. A. | Length Over All |
| L. W. L. | Load Water Line |
| Ldg. | Landing |
| Lg. | ? |
| Lkr. | Locker |
| Long'l. | Longitudinal |
| Lub. | Lubricating oil |
| M. Dk. | Main Deck |
| M. H. | Manhole |
| M. L. | Molded Line |
| M. P. | Mooring Pipe |
| M. S. | Mild Steel |
| M. T. | Flametight |
| Mag. | Magazines |
| Marg. Plt. | Margin Plate |
| Med. | Medical |
| Min. | Minimum |
| Mk. | Mark |
| Mld. | Molded |
| Mld. Bdth. | Molded Breadth |
| Mld. Dpth. | Molded Depth |
| Mn. | Main |
| N. | Near |
| N. T. | Non-Tight |
| Nav. | Navigation |
| Nom. | Nominal |
| O. D. | Outside Diameter |
| O. S. | Outside |
| O. T. | Oil Tight |
| Offs. | Officers |
| Op. | Operator |
| Opg. | Opening |
| Opp. | Opposite |
| Ord. | Ordnance. |
| Out Bd. | Out Board |
| P. C. | ? |
| P. D. | ? Diameter ? |
| P. Dk. | Poop Deck. |
| P. Mk. | Pitch Mark |
| P. T. | ? |
| P & S | Port and Starboard |
| Pant. Stg'r. | Panting Stringer |
| Perp. | Perpendicular |
| Pl. | Plate |
| Prot. Dk. | Protective Deck. |
| Q. A. | Quick Acting |
| Qtrs. | Quarters |
| R. | Radius |
| R. H. | Right Hand |
| Rad. | Radius |
| Ready S. Mag. | Ready Service Magazine. |
| Rm. | Room |
| Rivs. | Rivets |
| Rol. K. | same as Bilge Keel |
| S. A. | Shaft Alley |
| S. D. | Supply Department |
| S. P. | Stern Post |
| S. R. | State Room |
| S. T. S. | Special Treatment Steel (armor plate) |
| Salut.pwdr. | Saluting Powder. |
| Scr. Bhd. | Screen Bulkhead |
| Sergt. | Sergeant |
| Set. Tk. | Settling Tank |
| Shltr. Dk. | Shelter Deck |
| Sq. | Square |
| St. M. | Set Mark |
| Stbd. | Starboard |
| Stgr. | Stringer |
| Stiffr. | Stiffener |
| Suc. | Suction |
| Sw. Pl. | Swash Plates |
| T. | Tons |
| T. | Top |
| T. S. | Top Side |
| T. T. | Tank Top |
| Temp. | Template. |
| Tk. | Tank |
| Torp. | Torpedo |
| Trans. | Transverse |
| Trans. Gird. | Transverse Girder |
| Up. Dk. | Upper Deck |
| V. T. | Voice Tube |
| V. K. | Vertical Keel |
| Vent. | Ventilation |
| Vert. | Vertical |
| W. | Weathertight |
| W. C. | Water Closet |
| W. L. | Water Line |
| W. O. | Warrant Officer |
| W. R. | Ward Room |
| W. R. | ? |
| W. T. | Watertight |
| W. T. Flt. | Watertight F. ? |