KEY TO SHIP PREFIXES (circa 2122)
HMS: His/Her Majesty’s Ship
UAS: United Americas Spaceship
USCSS: United States Commercial Star Ship
UTX: United Americas Transport
WEYLAN-YUTANI COMMERCIAL SPACE FLEET
Adowa* – scout ship
USCSS Corazon Oscuro – waste disposal vessel
USCSS Kenamor – salvage vessel
USCSS Kurtz – cargo vessel
USCSS Nonnabo – cargo vehicle
USCSS Nostromo – towing vehicle
USCSS Otago – cargo vehicle
USCSS Sephoria – cargo vessel
USCSS Sotillo – cargo vehicle
GOVERNMENTAL SPACECRAFT
HMS Sabretooth – UK/EU colonial transport vessel
MILITARY SPACECRAFT
UAS Archangel – troop carrier
UTX Ganymede – cargo vessel
UAS Leviathan – fast attack vessel
MERCHANT MARINE SPACECRAFT
Leggat* – Red Star Lines pleasure cruiser
USCSS Snark – salvage vessel
Tremolino* – civilian cargo vessel
Vidar* – civilian cargo vessel
* ship prefix unknown
Reference:
- Alien: 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD. Crew histories found in the hidden extras. June 1, 1999.
The Nostromo Files 