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An example CID/HID might appear as "GB-ABC00042-A3-99", where "GB" is the ISO 3166-1 country code, "ABC" would be the Acme Boat Company's Manufacturer Identity Code (MIC); "00042" would be the forty-second hull constructed by the organisation; "A3" would be January 2013 for the date keel was laid to the nearest month and "99" denoted as the ...
The hull number visible on both sides of the bow of USS Arleigh Burke, DDG-51. A hull number is a serial identification number given to a boat or ship. For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel. For civilian use, the Hull Identification Number (HIN) is used to trace the boat's history. The precise usage varies by country and type.
The ship designator and hull number system's roots extend back to the late 1880s when ship type serial numbers were assigned to most of the new-construction warships of the emerging "Steel Navy". During the course of the next thirty years, these same numbers were combined with filing codes used by the Navy's clerks to create an informal version ...
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 operations. The sail code prefixes are mandated by World Sailing.
PBY Catalina Survivors identifies Catalinas on display, and includes aircraft designations, status, serial numbers, locations and additional information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co. Several variants were built at five US and Canadian ...
Lead boat of a class of 3 SS-18 Grayling / D-2: SS-19 Salmon / D-3: SS-19½ Seal / G-1: Lead boat of a class of 4 SS-20 Carp / F-1: Lead boat of a class of 4. Lost in collision on 17 Dec 1917. SS-21 Barracuda / F-2: SSN-21 Seawolf: Lead boat of a class of three. Commissioned 1997 SS-22 Pickerel / F-3: SSN-22 Connecticut: Second of three Seawolf ...
Serial numbers consist of four to six digits followed by the length of the canoe, and are stamped on the upper face of the stem on the floor of the canoe or on a brass builder's plate. Records linking a serial number to original build-information may be accessed through the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. [5]
This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 2000 by the International Sailing Federation. Mainsail Country Codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. ISAF Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color. [1]