United States Navy hull classification system

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The United States Navy hull classification system is a standardized alphanumeric code framework used to identify and categorize U.S. Navy ships by type and function.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military designation system ⓘ
naval classification system ⓘ
appliesTo aircraft carriers ⓘ
amphibious warfare ships ⓘ
auxiliary ships ⓘ
commissioned ships ⓘ
logistics support vessels ⓘ
mine warfare ships ⓘ
patrol craft ⓘ
submarines ⓘ
support ships ⓘ
surface combatants ⓘ
component alphabetic designator ⓘ
numeric designator ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines hull classification symbol ⓘ
hull number ⓘ
ship role code ⓘ
ship type code ⓘ
governingBody United States Department of the Navy ⓘ
includesExample CG (guided-missile cruiser) ⓘ
CVN (nuclear-powered aircraft carrier) ⓘ
DDG (guided-missile destroyer) ⓘ
LCS (littoral combat ship) ⓘ
LHD (amphibious assault ship) ⓘ
MCM (mine countermeasures ship) ⓘ
PC (patrol coastal) ⓘ
SSBN (ballistic missile submarine) ⓘ
SSGN (guided-missile submarine) ⓘ
SSN (nuclear-powered attack submarine) ⓘ
T-AGS (survey ship) ⓘ
T-AKE (dry cargo ammunition ship) ⓘ
T-AO (fleet replenishment oiler) ⓘ
T-ARC (cable repair ship) ⓘ
T-ATF (fleet ocean tug) ⓘ
maintainedBy Naval Sea Systems Command ⓘ
purpose distinguish individual ships ⓘ
identify ships by mission ⓘ
identify ships by type ⓘ
standardize ship identification ⓘ
relatedTo United States Navy fleet organization ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Navy units

United States Navy ship naming conventions ⓘ
scope active ships ⓘ
reserve ships ⓘ
some non-commissioned support vessels ⓘ
usedBy United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor administrative purposes ⓘ
fleet organization ⓘ
logistics management ⓘ
maintenance tracking ⓘ
operational planning ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Cassin Young → navalRegistry → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
T-AGOR-28 → namingConvention → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
Northampton-class cruiser → classification → CA (heavy cruiser) in US Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
USS Stewart (DD-224) → navalRegistry → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
subject linked to: US destroyer Stewart
CL-47 → designationSystem → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
DD-9 → designationSystem → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
DDG → partOf → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research → relatedTo → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research → partOf → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
USS Farragut (DD-300) → navalRegistry → United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ
SSGN → partOfSystem → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
USS Bainbridge (DD-1) → navalRegistry → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system
CVS-14 → partOfSeries → U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy hull classification system