German Military Abbreviations

[orion23]

If (modern) US warships are USS, and British warships are HMS, what is the abbreviation for German warships? Is it GFS? If so, what does it stand for?

Thanks,
Jeff

[Duke]

The german navy changed their name from Bundesmarine to Deutchmarine in 1999. I dont know the designation GFS and I know they use SSS. The acronyms I'll look up later.
aufwiederzahn

[GearGod]

What does USS mean? United States ________ ??

[FallenAngel]

United States SHIP

I'm surprised how you didn't know that Adam...seeing as how you can quote me a price from memory on every piece of gear Special Forces wears down to their underwear. :D [/u]

[Duke]

German ships are prefixed Federal German Ship (FGS), I still dont know what SSS stands for. The germans are constantly changing names.

[GearGod]

Very Humorous

[Ryan94]

@duke

Their name is not deutchmarine, it´s "Deutsche Marine"...

Bye

[Duke]

Traurig, sind Sie korreckt. Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut. Danke

[Ryan94]

Kein Problem. My english also isn´t so good... ;)

bye

[Smoothie104]

How could Adam possibly know that. There are no Airsoft Boats.

[orion23]

So it's FGS? Thanks. I'm doing a bit of last minute revision on a writing project and I wanted to have my details straight. I'd still be interested in finding out what SSS stands for, if anyone knows.
-- Jeff

[TacoDelRio]

Some of their acronyms have capitol and lowercase letters intermixed, since they have lots of compound nouns. It's all good, though. I assume.

Quiz: What does PzKw stand for?!?!
The prize: a box of slightly used olive-drab jock straps, and an almost-pregnant kangaroo.
:cantbeli:

Hooah! p-)

[Ryan94]

PzKw stands for: Panzerkampfwagen (but i´m not sure ;) )

Bye

[Trigger]

United States - USS stands for United States Ship
British - HMS stands for Her Majesty's Ship
Italy - AMB stands for 'Atsa my boat!'
p-)