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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.
Listing of all ship hull classifications used by the United States Navy from origin to present day with history text, performance specifications and photograph images.
U.S. NAVY SHIPS -- Listed by Hull Number. The U.S. Navy's system of alpha-numeric ship designators, and its associated hull numbers, have been for several decades a unique method of categorizing ships of all types: combatants, auxiliaries and district craft.
These codes provide a shorthand designation for each ship class, ensuring efficient communication and differentiation among the vast fleet. This article aims to offer a closer look at these classification symbols, accompanied by various examples and a comprehensive list of currently applicable codes.
The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.
establishing naval ship and craft categories, classifications, type, and type designations. Enclosure (6) provides special instructions for the application of letter prefixes and symbols in...
Over time, new ones were added, some were abandoned as ship types became obsolete, and some classifications were modified, as in “DDG” for destroyers equipped with guided missiles, and “CVN” for aircraft carriers powered by nuclear propulsion.
Hull classification symbol. The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type.
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The Navy has updated these designations many times over the past century with the most recent (as of 2019) being "Classification of Naval Ships and Craft, SECNAVINST 5030.8C" which was issued in 2016. See below for copies of both the 1920 and the 2016 documents. The designation "USS" standing for "United States Ship" was adopted in 1909.