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A '''hull classification symbol''',<ref name="canonfodder"/> also known as 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> or a '''registry''',<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Ships, p. 186-189</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 162</ref> is assigned to [[UNSC starship]]s 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>
A '''hull classification symbol''',{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} also known as 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> or a '''registry''',<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Ships, p. 186-189</ref><ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 162</ref> is assigned to [[UNSC starship]]s 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 [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]] use their own system of [[Covenant fleet#Ship classification codes|three-letter classification codes]] which are assigned based on a ship's "Primary", "Secondary", and "Tertiary" features.<ref name="canonfodder"/>
The [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]] use their own system of [[Covenant fleet#Ship classification codes|three-letter classification codes]] which are assigned based on a ship's "Primary", "Secondary", and "Tertiary" features.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}


==List of known symbols==
==List of known symbols==
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**''[[BL-9400493]]'' (BL-9400493)
**''[[BL-9400493]]'' (BL-9400493)


*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
**{{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>
**{{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>


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*'''CBC: Unspecified'''
*'''CBC: Unspecified'''
**{{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} (CBC-5)<ref name="lootcrate2"/>
**{{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} (CBC-5){{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}


*'''CFM: {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}'''
*'''CFM: {{Class|Springhill|mining ship}}'''
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*'''CVA: Unspecified'''
*'''CVA: Unspecified'''
**{{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} (CVA-92)<ref name="lootcrate2"/>
**{{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} (CVA-92){{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}


*'''CV: {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 40</ref>
*'''CV: {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 40</ref>


*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
**{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} (DD-366)
**{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} (DD-366)
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)<ref name="Mythos82>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 82-83</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)<ref name="Mythos82>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 82-83</ref>
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**{{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>
**{{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/Reuse|warfleet47}}
**{{UNSCShip|Witch Bucket}} (IX-306)
**{{UNSCShip|Witch Bucket}} (IX-306)
**[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] (IX-455)
**[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] (IX-455)
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**[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
**[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)


*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''<ref name="warfleet47"/>
*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet47}}
**{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} (PRO-46328)
**{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} (PRO-46328)
**''[[PRO-49776|Unidentified prowler]]'' (PRO-49776)
**''[[PRO-49776|Unidentified prowler]]'' (PRO-49776)

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A hull classification symbol,[1] also known as a hull code[2][3] or a registry,[4][5] is assigned to UNSC starships of the UNSC Navy. Different types and sizes of ship have different codes.[1] 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.[6]

The Covenant and its splinter factions use their own system of three-letter classification codes which are assigned based on a ship's "Primary", "Secondary", and "Tertiary" features.[1]

List of known symbols

UNSC Navy

  • AC: Unspecified Frigate

Covenant

  • A - meaning currently unknown.
  • C - meaning currently unknown.
  • D - meaning currently unknown.
  • O - Ordained signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.
  • P - meaning currently unknown.
  • R - Reverence signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.
  • S - Salvation signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.
  • V - meaning currently unknown.

Trivia

The symbol is based on the hull classification symbol system used by the United States Navy in the 20th and 21st centuries with a few differences.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Have S'moa
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, p. 46-47
  3. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC Infinity Layout (p. 14 & 15)
  4. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, Ships, p. 186-189
  5. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 162
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial
  7. ^ Section 3 Old Chat Record: Page 99
  8. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, p. 60
  9. ^ Bungie Weekly Update: 01.29.10
  10. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 26
  11. ^ a b c Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  12. ^ IGN.com: Halo 4 - "Adrift" Multiplayer Map Walkthrough With 343i
  13. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 40
  14. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 82-83
  15. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 19
  16. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 50-51
  17. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12
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