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Jp U.S. NAVY YARD, PUGET SOUND, Bremerton, Wash. 4 February 1931 MANAGER'S MEMORANDUM SUBJECT:    Abbreviated titles authorized for use in official correspondence and despatches.      1.    When the new U. S. Fleet Organization becomes effective, the abbreviated titles shown below are authorized for use in official correspondence and despatches where brevity is desirable:-      TITLE WRITTEN   Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet CinCus Commander  Battle Force Battle Force Combatfor Batfor Commander Scouting Force Scouting Force Comscofor Scofor Commander Submarine Force Submarine Force Comsubfor Subfor Commander Base Force Base Force Combasfor Basfor   Commander Battleships, U. S. Fleet Battleships, U. S. Fleet Combatsus Batsus Commander Battleships, Battle Force Battleships, Battle Force Combatsbatfor Batsbatfor Commander Battleship Division Battleship Division Combatdiv Batdiv   Commander Cruisers, U. S. Fleet Cruisers, U. S. Fleet Comcrusus Crusus Commander Cruisers, Scouting Force Cruisers, Scouting Force Comcruscofor Cruscofor Commander Cruisers, Battle Force Cruisers, Battle Force Comcrubatfor Crubatfor Commander Cruiser Division Cruiser Division Comcrudiv Crudiv   Commander Destroyers, U. S. Fleet Destroyers, U. S. Fleet Comdesus Desus Commander Destroyers, Battle Force Destroyers, Battle Force Comdesbatfor Desbatfor Commander Destroyers, Scouting Force Destroyers, Scouting Force Destroyer Flotilla Comdescofor Descofor Desflot

—2— Commander Destroyer Squadron Destroyer Squadron Condesron Desron Commander Destroyer Division Destroyer Division Comdesdiv Desdiv   Commander Aircraft, U. S. Fleet Aircraft, U. S. Fleet Comairus Airus Commander Aircraft, Battle Force Aircraft, Battle Force Comairbatfor Airbatfor Commander Aircraft, Scouting Force Aircraft, Scouting Force Comairscofor Airscofor Commander Carrier Division Carrier Division Comcardiv Cardiv   Commander Minecraft, U. S. Fleet Minecraft, U. S. Fleet Cominus Minus Commander Minecraft, Battle Force Minecraft, Battle Force Cominbatfor Minbatfor Commander Mine Squadron Mine Squadron Cominron Minron Commander Mine Division Mine Division Comindiv Mindiv   Commander Training Squadron Training Squadron Comdrillron Drillron   Commander Submarines, U. S. Fleet Submarines, U. S. Fleet Comsubus Subus Commander Submarine Squadron Submarine Squadron Comsubron Subron Commander Submarine Division Submarine Division Comsubdiv Subdiv   Commander Train Squadron Train Squadron Comtrainron Trainron   Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet CinCasiatic Commander Yangtze Patrol Yangtze Patrol Comyangpat Yangpat Commander South China Patrol South China Patrol Sopatcom Sopat Commander Special Service Squadron Special Service Squadron Comsperon Speron   S. M. ROBINSON, Captain, U.S. Navy, Manager.

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