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A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas ...
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy ...
The list of hull classifications comprises an alphabetical list of the hull classification symbols used by the United States Navy to identify the type of a ship. The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely. A heavily modified or repurposed ship may receive a new symbol, and either retain the hull number or ...
This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats. The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function. A two-masted schooner Aircraft Carrier
Ship identifier. A ship identifier refers to one of several types of identifiers used for maritime vessels. An identifier may be a proper noun ( La Niña ); a proper noun combined with a standardized prefix based on the type of ship (e.g. RMS Titanic ); a serial code; a unique, alphanumeric ID (e.g. A123B456C7); or an alphanumeric ID displayed ...
For a full list of ship prefixes, see Ship prefix. Military ship articles should follow standard Wikipedia naming conventions. These rules apply to both named and unnamed vessels. A typical military ship article name has the following form: <prefix> < italicized name > < (hull or pennant number or disambiguation)> [1]
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H. Her Britannic Majesty's Ship. Her Majesty's Armed Vessel. Her Majesty's Ship. His Britannic Majesty's Ship. His Majesty's Army Vessel. His Majesty's Australian Ship. His Majesty's Canadian Ship. His Majesty's New Zealand Ship.