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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 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 | |||
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, "CL" or "CA" a cruiser, "CV" a carrier, and "BB" a battleship. 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, "CL" or "CA" a cruiser, "CV" a carrier, and "BB" a battleship. 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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*'''SS: Anti-Ship Spaceplane'''<ref name="warfleet17">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 17</ref> | *'''SS: Anti-Ship Spaceplane'''<ref name="warfleet17">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 17</ref> | ||
**[[GA-TL1 Longsword|C712 Longsword]] (SS-110)<ref name="warfleet17"/> | **[[GA-TL1 Longsword|C712 Longsword]] (SS-110)<ref name="warfleet17"/> | ||
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