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*'''C''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''C''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''D''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''D''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''O''' - '''Ordained''' signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.
*'''O''' - '''Ordained''' signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.<ref name="waypoint12">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder 2/20/2015: Issue 12 Have S'Moa]</ref>
*'''P''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''P''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''R''' - '''Reverence''' signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.
*'''R''' - '''Reverence''' signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint12}}
*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.
*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint12}}
*'''V''' - meaning currently unknown.
*'''V''' - meaning currently unknown.


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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.[18]
  • P - meaning currently unknown.
  • R - Reverence signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.[18]
  • S - Salvation signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.[18]
  • 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
  18. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder 2/20/2015: Issue 12 Have S'Moa
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