Starship acronyms

Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

A list of prefixes and acronyms used in starship nomenclature.

Andorian

• AWS = Andorian Warship
• IGS/IGV = Imperial Guard Ship/Vessel
• SSC = Star-Ship Contract

Bajoran

• RBS = Republic of Bajor Starship (defunct)

Breen

• BCV = Breen Confederacy Vessel

Cardassian

• CDS = Cardassian Ship
• CUW = Cardassian Union Warship

Ferengi

• FMS = Ferengi Merchant Ship

Gorn

• GHS = Gorn Hegemony Ship

Human

• CRC = Christian Research Contract
• DRC = Darwinic Research Contract
• HMS = His/Her Majesty's Ship
• ISS = International Space Station
• NX = Prototype starship
• USS = United States Ship

Klingon

• IKS = Imperial Klingon Ship

Orion

• WS = War-Ship
• WSC = War-Ship Contract

Romulan

• ch'M'R = ch'Mol'Rihanh (lit. "of the New Romulan people")
• ch'R = ch'Rihanh (lit. "of the Romulan people")
• IRW = Imperial Romulan Warbird/Warship (Federation transliteration of ch'R)
• RRW = Romulan Republic Warbird (Federation transliteration of ch'M'R)

United Federation of Planets

• USS = United Earth Starship
• NCC = Naval Construction Contract

Terran Empire

• ISS = Imperial Starship