Re: transport designations? [CLEAN STAMP]

On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Phillip Pournelle wrote:

> L is for a ship or craft involving Landing troops.
> S is for a ship.
> C is for a landing Craft.
> D is for a Docking facility.
> P is for a landing platform usually for Helos.
> H is for a Helicopter platform.
> T is for a Tank landing platform.
> A is for an assault platform.
> U is for utility.
> K is for cargo

aha! a systematic explanation - good stuff! however, note that these are
designations for military, not civilian, ships. the search for civilian
codes for civilian ships is still no closer to its goal.

tom