Editing Hull classification symbol

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The '''hull classification symbol''' is assigned to each and every [[UNSC]] ship. Different types and sizes of ship have different classification symbols. Placed after the symbol is a number. Each ship of that class gets a different number. This way, the Hull Classification Symbol is a sort of numerical identification system for ships, other than their names. 

The symbol based on the [[Wikipedia:Hull classification symbol|hull classification symbol]] system used by the United States Navy in the 20th and 21st centuries with 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 [[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>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>

==List of known symbols==
===UNSC===
*'''AC: Unspecified Frigate'''
**(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]]'''
**{{UNSCship|Diadochi}} (AE-380)

*'''C: {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}'''
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (C-709)<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 60''</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910| '''Bungie Weekly Update''' ''01.29.10'']</ref>

*'''CA: {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Canberra}} (CA-70)

*'''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>

*'''CFV: {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}'''
**{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} (CFV-88)

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

*'''DDA: [[Freighter]]'''
**{{UNSCShip|Onan}} (DDA-147)

*'''FFG: [[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]'''
**([[FFG-045]])
**{{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}} (FFG-127) 
**{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} (FFG-142)
**{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
**{{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} (FFG-209)
**{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} (FFG-307)
**{{UNSCShip|Grafton}} (FFG-318)
**{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371)

*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|warship}}
**{{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>

*'''IX: Unclassified Miscellaneous Unit'''
**[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] (IX-455)
**{{UNSCShip|Witch Bucket}} (IX-306)

*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Array]]'''
**''[[Cairo Station]]'' (OWP-142)
**''[[Malta Station]]'' (OWP-143)
**''[[Athens Station]]'' (OWP-144)

*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''
**''{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}'' (PRO-46328)

===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.

==Sources==
<references/>
[[Category:UNSC Identification]]
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-{{Status|Canon}}
+{{Era|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
-A '''hull classification symbol''',{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} also known as a '''hull code'''<ref name="warfleet47">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 46-47</ref>{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Section=PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC ''Infinity'' Layout|Page=14 & 15)}} or a '''registry''',{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Section=Ships|Page=186-189}}{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=162}} is assigned to [[UNSC starship]]s of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Different types and sizes of ship have different codes.{{Ref/Site|Id=canonfodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=16|M=3|Y=2021}} 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/Site|Id=CFHullCode|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial|D=24|M=09|Y=2021|Quote='''Are UNSC hull numbers consecutive? e.g. is FUD 106 FFGs “older” than Aegis Fate?'''<br>Within a series, generally. But number sequences can be skipped for various reasons (planned ships that never get produced, bureaucratic maneuvering, etc) and older numbers reused for new ships in order to “inherit” the identity of a particular storied vessel.}}
-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}}
+The '''hull classification symbol''' is assigned to each and every [[UNSC]] ship. Different types and sizes of ship have different classification symbols. Placed after the symbol is a number. Each ship of that class gets a different number. This way, the Hull Classification Symbol is a sort of numerical identification system for ships, other than their names.
+The symbol based on the [[Wikipedia:Hull classification symbol|hull classification symbol]] system used by the United States Navy in the 20th and 21st centuries with 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 [[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>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref>
 ==List of known symbols==
-===UNSC Navy===
+===UNSC===
 *'''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)<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]]'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Diadochi}} (AE-380)
+**{{UNSCship|Diadochi}} (AE-380)
-*'''AH: Mobile hospital'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P35|Enc22|Page=35}}
+*'''C: {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Hopeful}} (AH-1007)
+**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (C-709)<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 60''</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910| '''Bungie Weekly Update''' ''01.29.10'']</ref>
-*'''BL: Evacuation craft'''
+*'''CA: {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
-**''[[BL-9400493]]'' (BL-9400493)
-*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
-**''[[C-322]]'' (C-322)
-**{{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>
 **{{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>
-*'''CBC: Unspecified'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} (CBC-5){{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
 *'''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}}'''
 **{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} (CFV-88)
-*'''CVA: Unspecified'''
+*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} (CVA-92){{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
-*'''CV: {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 40</ref>
-*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
-**{{UNSCShip|Winged Hussar}} (DD-439)
 **{{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]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>
 **{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993)
 *'''DDA: [[Freighter]]'''
 **{{UNSCShip|Onan}} (DDA-147)
-*'''DDG:''' [[UNSC destroyer|Heavy destroyer]]'''{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}}
 *'''FFG: [[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]'''
-**''[[FFG-045]]'' (FFG-045)
+**([[FFG-045]])
 **{{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}} (FFG-127)
 **{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} (FFG-142)
 **{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
-**''[[FFG-201 (Breaker)|FFG-201]]'' (FFG-201)
 **{{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} (FFG-209)
 **{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} (FFG-307)
 **{{UNSCShip|Grafton}} (FFG-318)
 **{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371)
-**''[[FFG-427]]'' (FFG-427)
-**''[[FFG-502]]'' (FFG-502)
-**{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}} (FFG-525){{Ref/Game|Id=rt|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Retaliation 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Retaliation #07 - Red Tide}}
-*'''FS: [[Corvette]]'''<ref name="warfleet19">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 19</ref>
+*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|warship}}
-**{{UNSCShip|Sagan Blue}} (FS-803)
+**{{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>
-*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}'''
+*'''IX: Unclassified Miscellaneous Unit'''
-**{{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>
+**[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] (IX-455)
-*'''IX: Experimental'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet47}}
 **{{UNSCShip|Witch Bucket}} (IX-306)
-**[[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] (IX-455)
-*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapon Platform]]'''
+*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Array]]'''
-**[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
+**''[[Cairo Station]]'' (OWP-142)
-**[[Malta Station]] (OWP-143)
+**''[[Malta Station]]'' (OWP-143)
-**[[Athens Station]] (OWP-144)
+**''[[Athens Station]]'' (OWP-144)
-*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet47}}
+*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} (PRO-46328)
+**''{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}'' (PRO-46328)
-**''[[PRO-49776|Unidentified prowler]]'' (PRO-49776)
 ===Covenant===
@@ Line 88: / Line 64: @@
 *'''C''' - meaning currently unknown.
 *'''D''' - meaning currently unknown.
-*'''O''' - '''Ordained''' signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
+*'''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.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
+*'''R''' - '''Reverence''' signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.
-*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that this is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing the enemies of the Covenant with holy fire.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
+*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.
 *'''V''' - meaning currently unknown.
-==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
-===Silver Timeline===
-{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
-{{Notice/Silver}}
-UNSC ships in the Silver Timeline maintain Hull classification symbols as well.
-*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)
-**{{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} (DD-440)
-*'''FFG: [[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]'''
-**{{UNSCShip|Stalwart Dawn}} (FFG-4471)
-==Trivia==
-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.
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
+[[Category:UNSC Identification]]
-[[Category:UNSC identification]]