What is F/S, AA, PA?(From Jane's 688I the 286 Page Spiral-Bound User's Manual)

PINK PANTHER · 11-20-08, 09:40 AM

In Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer Spiral-Bound User's Manual page 236,
there are some words that I have no idea about them.
What do F/S , AA , PA stand for?
I have a snapshot.
Thanks a lot.

sonar732 · 11-25-08, 11:49 AM

That is a Jane's Fighting Ships Acronym...what it means, I don't know because it has it listed for carriers also.

PRODUCT TITLE : JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS
EDITION : 1990-91
COUNTRY : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SHIP TYPE : AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
PAGE NUMBER : 734
CLASS : 1 ENTERPRISE CLASS (CVN)
HULLS :
Name............. ENTERPRISE
No............... CVN 65
Builders......... Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Laid down........ 4 Feb 1958
Launched......... 24 Sep 1960
Commissioned..... 25 Nov 1961
F/S.............. PA

PINK PANTHER · 11-28-08, 10:44 AM

In my opinion:

F/S: F-- I don't Know!

S stands for "status"

AA: first A stands for "Atlantic"
second A-- I don't know!

PA: P stands for "Pacific"
A-- I still don't know!

I am not sure if these answers are correct or not, it's just my opinion.╮(﹀_﹀")╭

Lieste · 11-28-08, 06:40 PM

http://www.textfiles.com/fun/armstech.txt

Has entries for all the US carriers (towards the bottom) amongst other vessels worldwide..

Only the large navy US has the F/S tag, and it can have the following values (at least)
AA
PA
Bldg
SLEP
SLEP/AA

Which suggests F/S stands for Fleet Status or similar - Fleet Service?.
AA ~ Atlantic Area (ie east coast)
PA ~ Pacific Area (ie west coast)
Bldg = Under construction.
SLEP = Service Life Enhancement Programme

11-20-08, 09:40 AM	#1
PINK PANTHER Watch Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 16 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What is F/S, AA, PA?(From Jane's 688I the 286 Page Spiral-Bound User's Manual) In Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer Spiral-Bound User's Manual page 236, there are some words that I have no idea about them. What do F/S , AA , PA stand for? I have a snapshot. Thanks a lot.

11-28-08, 06:40 PM	#4
Lieste Soundman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 142 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://www.textfiles.com/fun/armstech.txt Has entries for all the US carriers (towards the bottom) amongst other vessels worldwide.. Only the large navy US has the F/S tag, and it can have the following values (at least) AA PA Bldg SLEP SLEP/AA Which suggests F/S stands for Fleet Status or similar - Fleet Service?. AA ~ Atlantic Area (ie east coast) PA ~ Pacific Area (ie west coast) Bldg = Under construction. SLEP = Service Life Enhancement Programme Last edited by Lieste; 11-28-08 at 06:41 PM.

11-25-08, 11:49 AM	#2
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That is a Jane's Fighting Ships Acronym...what it means, I don't know because it has it listed for carriers also. PRODUCT TITLE : JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS EDITION : 1990-91 COUNTRY : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHIP TYPE : AIRCRAFT CARRIERS PAGE NUMBER : 734 CLASS : 1 ENTERPRISE CLASS (CVN) HULLS : Name............. ENTERPRISE No............... CVN 65 Builders......... Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Laid down........ 4 Feb 1958 Launched......... 24 Sep 1960 Commissioned..... 25 Nov 1961 F/S.............. PA

11-28-08, 10:44 AM	#3
PINK PANTHER Watch Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 16 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	In my opinion: F/S: F-- I don't Know! S stands for "status" AA: first A stands for "Atlantic" second A-- I don't know! PA: P stands for "Pacific" A-- I still don't know! I am not sure if these answers are correct or not, it's just my opinion.╮(﹀_﹀")╭