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  2. Naval Registry Identification Number - Wikipedia

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    A Naval Registry Identification Number is a unique identifier that the U.S. Navy used for privately owned and naval vessels in the first half of the 20th century.

  3. Service number (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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    In 1945, with the service number cap now reached, the Navy extended officer service numbers again to 600,000. It was not until 1955, after the Korean War had ended, that a need arose for continued expansion of Navy officer numbers. The new Navy officer numbers now extended to a cap of 800,000; service numbers had reached #670,900 by the year 1963.

  4. Hull classification symbol - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Navy instituted its modern hull classification system on 17 July 1920, doing away with section patrol numbers, "identification numbers", and the other numbering systems described above. In the new system, all hull classification symbols are at least two letters; for basic types the symbol is the first letter of the type name, doubled ...

  5. Service number (United States Armed Forces) - Wikipedia

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    The Navy created the first suffix code "W", written after the service numbers of female enlisted personnel, but it was the Air Force that made the greatest use of suffix codes until 1965 when the Air Force switched to using prefixes. Some prefix and suffix codes were also re-introduced, with different meanings, by various branches of military.

  6. Ship identifier - Wikipedia

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    Pennant number – United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries; Tactical number - a number painted on the hull of a military ship, for identification either during combat or peacetime. [1] [2] [3] Sail number - unique identifiers used especially for racing yachts but also windsurfers, and displayed on the sail to assist with search and rescue ...

  7. Service number - Wikipedia

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    A service number or roll number is an identification code used to identify a person within a large group. Service numbers are most often associated with the military ; however, they also may be used in civilian organizations.

  8. List of hull classifications - Wikipedia

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    The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely. A heavily modified or repurposed ship may receive a new symbol, and either retain the hull number or receive a new one. Also, the system of symbols has changed a number of times since it was introduced in 1907, so ships' symbols sometimes change without anything ...

  9. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Navy introduced the identification system of tail and wing letter codes for its aircraft in July 1945. This system was intended to replace the set of geometrical symbols employed for the similar purpose since January 1945.