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A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality.
USS United States – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (A US Navy aircraft carrier was to have had that name, but the ship was cancelled.) America, 2001 USS America – nuclear-powered attack submarine (Three former and one current US Navy ships share that name, none of them a submarine.) Lord Ramage series by Dudley Pope. HMS Calypso; HMS Dido ...
His name is pronounced Torgo Nudho in Valyrian and was chosen by his Astapor slave masters, who choose new names for the Unsullied which are designed to humiliate them and make them think they are not human. Despite this, Grey Worm chose to keep his current name because it was his name on the day Daenerys freed the Unsullied, so he considers it ...
For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy. For ships with unique names, "USS Shipname " redirects to the ship article. For reused names, "USS Shipname " is an index page for the ships of that name; the links after the name lead to the specific ship pages.
When writing about civilian ships, consider omitting common prefixes (e.g. "MS") from the article body, as italicizing the ship's name is often enough to identify it as a ship. Do not use the definite article the before a prefix or when introducing a ship for the first time; e.g., at the beginning of the lead section:
A spacecraft prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a spacecraft, and its purpose is often analogous to more conventional ship prefixes. This list does not include prefixes used on rockets, rocket launches, and spaceflights.
The list of hull classifications comprises an alphabetical list of the hull classification symbols used by the United States Navy to identify the type of a ship.. The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely.
"Long Delayed" – HMAS Adelaide; rhyming play on ship's name. Fitting out and completion of the ship were delayed (almost 3 years) due to the loss of important machinery parts, as a result of enemy action, which gave rise to the nickname.