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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''',{{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 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 [[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==
===UNSC Navy===
===UNSC Navy===
*'''AC: Unspecified Frigate'''
*'''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]]'' (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]]'''
*'''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 name="canonfodder"/>
*'''C: [[Cruiser]]'''{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} (C-709)<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 60''</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910| '''Bungie Weekly Update''' ''01.29.10'']</ref>
**''[[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>
*'''CA: Heavy Cruiser'''<ref>''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 26</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Canberra}} (CA-70)
**{{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>
**{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} (CA-942)<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>


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


*'''CVA: Attack Carrier'''
*'''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|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]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906)<ref name="Mythos82>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 82-83</ref>
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993)
**{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993)


*'''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''', ''pages 50-51''</ref>
*'''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>


*'''INF: {{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
*'''IX: Experimental'''{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet47}}
**{{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: 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)


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


*'''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)
*'''SS: Anti-Ship Spaceplane'''<ref name="warfleet17">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 17</ref>
**[[GA-TL1 Longsword|C712 Longsword]] (SS-110)<ref name="warfleet17"/>


===Covenant===
===Covenant===
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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/Reuse|canonfodder}}
*'''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|canonfodder}}
*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that a ship possesses dedicated ship-to-ship combat capability.
*'''S''' - '''Salvation''' signifies that this is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing the enemies of the Covenant with holy fire.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}}
*'''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==
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==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:UNSC Identification]]
 
[[Category:UNSC identification]]

Latest revision as of 07:17, July 4, 2024

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[edit]

UNSC Navy[edit]

  • AC: Unspecified Frigate

Covenant[edit]

  • A - meaning currently unknown.
  • C - meaning currently unknown.
  • D - meaning currently unknown.
  • O - Ordained signifies Forerunner technology incorporated into the vessel.[1]
  • P - meaning currently unknown.
  • R - Reverence signifies that a ship can conduct reconnaissance missions, and is able to recover Forerunner artifacts.[1]
  • S - Salvation signifies that this is a dedicated warship capable of cleansing the enemies of the Covenant with holy fire.[1]
  • V - meaning currently unknown.

Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]

Silver Timeline[edit]

Main article: Silver Timeline
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 This article contains information about the Silver Timeline, and is not a part of the established Halo canon.

UNSC ships in the Silver Timeline maintain Hull classification symbols as well.

Trivia[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Have S'moa (Retrieved on Mar 16, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, p. 46-47
  3. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual - PART 1: INTRODUCTIONS, UNSC Infinity Layout, page 14 & 15)
  4. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Ships, page 186-189
  5. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial: "Are UNSC hull numbers consecutive? e.g. is FUD 106 FFGs “older” than Aegis Fate?
    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."     (Retrieved on Sep 24, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Section 3 Old Chat Record: Page 99
  8. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 35
  9. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets, p. 60
  10. ^ Bungie Weekly Update: 01.29.10
  11. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 26
  12. ^ a b c Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #2
  13. ^ IGN.com: Halo 4 - "Adrift" Multiplayer Map Walkthrough With 343i
  14. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 40
  15. ^ Halo Mythos, p. 82-83
  16. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2023) [archive]
  17. ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #07 - Red Tide
  18. ^ Halo: Warfleet, p. 19
  19. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12
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