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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.}}
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>


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 [[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"/>


==List of known symbols==
==List of known symbols==
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*'''AE: [[Ammunition ship]]'''
*'''AE: [[Ammunition ship]]'''
**{{UNSCShip|Diadochi}} (AE-380)
**{{UNSCShip|Diadochi}} (AE-380)
*'''AH: Mobile hospital'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P35|Enc22|Page=35}}
**{{UNSCShip|Hopeful}} (AH-1007)


*'''BL: Evacuation craft'''
*'''BL: Evacuation craft'''
**''[[BL-9400493]]'' (BL-9400493)
**''[[BL-9400493]]'' (BL-9400493)


*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''<ref name="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>
**{{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/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
**{{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} (CBC-5)<ref name="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/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
**{{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} (CVA-92)<ref name="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/Reuse|canonfodder}}
*'''DD: [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]'''<ref name="canonfodder"/>
**{{UNSCShip|Winged Hussar}} (DD-439)
**{{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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*'''DDA: [[Freighter]]'''
*'''DDA: [[Freighter]]'''
**{{UNSCShip|Onan}} (DDA-147)
**{{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: [[UNSC frigate|Frigate]]'''
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**{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} (FFG-142)
**{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} (FFG-142)
**{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
**{{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} (FFG-201)
**''[[FFG-201 (Breaker)|FFG-201]]'' (FFG-201)
**{{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} (FFG-209)
**{{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} (FFG-209)
**{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} (FFG-307)
**{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} (FFG-307)
**{{UNSCShip|Grafton}} (FFG-318)
**{{UNSCShip|Grafton}} (FFG-318)
**{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} (FFG-371)
**{{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>
*'''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'', 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 ''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/Reuse|warfleet47}}
*'''IX: Experimental'''<ref name="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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*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapon Platform]]'''
*'''OWP: [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapon Platform]]'''
**[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
**[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] (OWP-142)
**[[Malta Station]] (OWP-143)
**[[Athens Station]] (OWP-144)


*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet47}}
*'''PRO: [[Prowler]]'''<ref name="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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*'''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.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
*'''O''' - '''Ordained''' signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.
*'''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.{{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.
*'''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==
==Trivia==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:UNSC Identification]]
[[Category:UNSC identification]]

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