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63: 48: 116: 171: 150: 123: 109: 157: 130: 164: 134:, representing U6CH). Some identifiers are permanent for a ship while others may be changed at the owners' discretion although regulatory agencies will need to approve the change. Modern ships usually have several identifiers. 422:
In peacetime destroyers displayed a large whitepainted tactical number on both sides of the hull below the bridge. The first numeral indicated the division and the second the tactical position of the ship within
211:) – a unique, eight-digit identifier for ships capable of navigating on inland European waters that is attached to a hull for its entire lifetime, independent of the vessel's current name or flag 285:– a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name or hull number of a civilian or naval ship, e.g. "HMS", "MV", "RV", "SS", or "USS"; naval prefix systems include: 363:
Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon, Second Edition: Operations Against Truk by Carrier Task Force 58, 17 and 18 February 1944, and the Shipwrecks of World War II
257:– a ship identifier number assigned to merchant ships by their country of registration, this system has been superseded by the IMO number system 249:(MMSI) – a unique, nine-digit identifier used over radio frequencies to identify a vessel, used mainly for automated, non-verbal transmissions 146:– an identifier for a ship that is displayed on vessels by ICS flags representing the letters of the alphabet and numbers 0–9, e.g. the flags 460:
she was allocated the pendant number H02, but this was not painted on the hull and the ship's boats retained the French tactical number X83
241:– an identifier used during radio transmissions, used mainly during verbal transmissions and sometimes incorporating a vessel's MMSI 446: 408: 371: 535: 215: 301: 230: 326:- unique identifiers used especially for racing yachts but also windsurfers, and displayed on the sail to assist with 245: 271:– a common name for a group of ships with similar design, usually named for the first vessel of the class, e.g. " 102: 263:– a proper noun chosen at the shipowner's discretion; may change several times during the vessel's lifetime 294: 187:(HIN) – a number used as an identifier for civilian and naval vessels, national/regional subtypes include: 191: 318:- a number painted on the hull of a military ship, for identification either during combat or peacetime. 289: 28: 17: 27:"Ship naming" redirects here. For the ceremony during which a ship is christened with its name, see 195:– a permanent unique fourteen-digit alphanumeric identifier issued to all marine vessels in Europe 498: 436: 361: 398: 385:
the number on the bow is the tactical number of the Destroyer Squadron, not the ship's number
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can be purchased, although the registered number remains with the vessel on sale.
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French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs, 1922–1956
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In addition to proper nouns, types of ship identifiers include:
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German Destroyers of World War II: Warships of the Kriegsmarine
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used for maritime vessels. An identifier may be a proper noun (
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Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (July 22, 2014).
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Index

Ship name
Ceremonial ship launching
Name blending
Shipping (fandom)


USS Arleigh Burke
identifiers
La Niña
RMS Titanic
serial code
international signal flags




Code letters




Hull number
Craft Identification Number
ENI number
Naval Registry Identification Number
IMO number
International Maritime Organization
Maritime call sign
Maritime Mobile Service Identity
Official number

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