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A '''hull classification symbol''', also known as a '''hull code''',<ref name="warfleet47">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 46-47</ref> is assigned to each and every ship of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Different types and sizes of ship have different classification symbols.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> The hull code is composed of a symbol and a hull number. The hull numbers are usually assigned to each ship consecutively, though number sequences may be skipped for a variety of reasons (planned ships that were never commissioned or bureaucratic maneuvering, for example) and older numbers may be reused for new ships in order to "inherit" the identity of a particular storied vessel.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial'']</ref>
A '''hull code''',<ref name="warfleet47">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 46-47</ref><ref>''Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual'', PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC ''Infinity'' Layout (p. 14 & 15)</ref> also known as a '''registry'''<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Ships, p. 186-189</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 162</ref> or '''hull classification symbol''' is assigned to each and every ship of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Different types and sizes of ship have different codes.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref> The hull code is composed of a symbol and a hull number. The hull numbers are usually assigned to each ship consecutively, though number sequences may be skipped for a variety of reasons (planned ships that were never commissioned or bureaucratic maneuvering, for example) and older numbers may be reused for new ships in order to "inherit" the identity of a particular storied vessel.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial]</ref>


The symbol is based on the [[Wikipedia:Hull classification symbol|hull classification symbol]] system used by the United States Navy in the 20th and 21st centuries with a few differences. The symbols have a few things in common: a symbol beginning with "FF" generally denotes a frigate, "DD" a destroyer, "CA" a heavy cruiser, and "CV" a carrier. The rest of the letters vary depending on the type of vessel. There can be dozens of types of each class of vessel.
The symbol is based on the [[Wikipedia:Hull classification symbol|hull classification symbol]] system used by the United States Navy in the 20th and 21st centuries with a few differences. The symbols have a few things in common: a symbol beginning with "FF" generally denotes a frigate, "DD" a destroyer, "CA" a heavy cruiser, and "CV" a carrier. The rest of the letters vary depending on the type of vessel. There can be dozens of types of each class of vessel.
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===UNSC Navy===
===UNSC Navy===
*'''AC: Unspecified Frigate'''
*'''AC: Unspecified Frigate'''
**''[[AC-54]]'' (AC-54)<ref name=misc1>[http://onisection3.enjin.com/forum/page/9/m/9298795/viewthread/4839253-irc-chatlog-feel-free-to-update-periodically/filter/most-views '''Section 3 Old Chat Record''' ''Page 99'']</ref>
**''[[AC-54]]'' (AC-54)<ref name=misc1>[http://onisection3.enjin.com/forum/page/9/m/9298795/viewthread/4839253-irc-chatlog-feel-free-to-update-periodically/filter/most-views ''Section 3 Old Chat Record'': Page 99]</ref>


*'''AE: [[Ammunition ship]]'''
*'''AE: [[Ammunition ship]]'''
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*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (C-709)<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 60''</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910| '''Bungie Weekly Update''' ''01.29.10'']</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (C-709)<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]'', p. 60</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910| ''Bungie Weekly Update'': 01.29.10]</ref>


*'''CA: Heavy Cruiser'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 26</ref>
*'''CA: Heavy Cruiser'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 26</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Canberra}} (CA-70)
**{{UNSCShip|Canberra}} (CA-70)
**{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} (CA-942)<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} (CA-942)<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>


*'''CBC: Large Command Cruiser'''
*'''CBC: Large Command Cruiser'''
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*'''CFM: {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}'''
*'''CFM: {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}'''
**{{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}} (CFM-88)<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/10/09/halo-4-adrift-multiplayer-map-walkthrough-with-343i '''IGN.com''': ''Halo 4 - "Adrift" Multiplayer Map Walkthrough With 343i '']</ref>
**{{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}} (CFM-88)<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/10/09/halo-4-adrift-multiplayer-map-walkthrough-with-343i ''IGN.com'': Halo 4 - "Adrift" Multiplayer Map Walkthrough With 343i]</ref>


*'''CFV: {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}'''
*'''CFV: {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}'''
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*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
**{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} (DD-366)
**{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} (DD-366)
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)<ref name="Mythos82>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)<ref name="Mythos82>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 82-83</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993)
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993)


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**{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371)
**{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371)


*'''FS: [[Corvette]]'''<ref name="warfleet19">'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''p. 19''</ref>
*'''FS: [[Corvette]]'''<ref name="warfleet19">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 19</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} (FS-803)
**{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} (FS-803)


*'''HEV: [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|Drop Pod]]'''<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''pages 50-51''</ref>
*'''HEV: [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|Drop Pod]]'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 50-51</ref>


*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}'''
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} (INF-101)<ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} (INF-101)<ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx ''Halo Waypoint'': The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12]</ref>


*'''IX: Experimental'''<ref name="warfleet47"/>
*'''IX: Experimental'''<ref name="warfleet47"/>
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*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapon Platform]]'''
*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapon Platform]]'''
**[[Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
**[[Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
**[[Malta Station]] (OWP-143)
**[[Athens Station]] (OWP-144)


*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''<ref name="warfleet47"/>
*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''<ref name="warfleet47"/>
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