• and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and...
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    nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarine. SSN is the US Navy hull classification symbol for such vessels; the SS denotes a submarine and the N denotes...
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  • SSK was the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a diesel-electric submarine specialized for anti-submarine duties. SS indicated that the...
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  • Navy uses hull classification symbols to identify the types of its ships, which are similar to the United States Navy's hull classification symbol system...
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    1969, the first U.S. nuclear submarine to be taken out of service. Triton's hull was moored at the St. Julien's Creek Annex of Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth...
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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...
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    Landing helicopter assault (LHA) is the United States Navy's hull classification symbol for the general-purpose helicopter-carrying amphibious assault...
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    Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) use the term as a hull classification symbol. LHD vessels are built with a full flight deck similar in appearance...
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  • patrol November 1960 – January 1961. (The United States Navy's hull classification symbols for nuclear ballistic missile submarines are SSBN – the SS denotes...
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    alone as it may exit the atmosphere. The United States Navy's hull classification symbols for cruise missile submarines are SSG and SSGN – the SS denotes...
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    of landing craft is "not a principal function". For ships of this hull classification in the Royal Navy, LPH is a direct acronym for "Landing Platform...
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  • of people with surname Hull Hull classification symbol (hull code or hull number), a system to identify ships Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago...
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    designated as YP in the hull classification symbol system. They were nicknamed "Yippy boats" after the "YP" classification symbol. Following the attack...
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  • (Cb), a parameter describing the shape of a ship's hull A retired US Navy hull classification symbol: Large cruiser (CB) Centre-back, a defensive position...
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  • language) Shatin Pui Ying College, in Sha Tin, Hong Kong A US Navy hull classification symbol: Patrol yacht, coastal (PYc) Rus (disambiguation) (Cyrillic: рус)...
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    The fast combat support ship (US Navy hull classification symbol: AOE) is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships...
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    In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier)...
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  • The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States...
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  • Martin BM, a United States Navy torpedo-bomber aircraft A US Navy hull classification symbol: Monitor (BM) Bermuda (ISO 3166-1 2-letter country code) .bm,...
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    long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build the ship was awarded to Newport News...
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    a ship which has to use cranes or a stern ramp. The U.S. Navy hull classification symbol for a ship with a well deck depends on its facilities for aircraft—a...
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    of U.S. hull classifications) – United States since 1920s, replaced the Naval Registry Identification Number system Hull classification symbol (Canada)...
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  • album by the thrash metal band Slayer Waste paper basket The hull classification symbol of an Island-class patrol boat of the US Coast Guard Port Bergé...
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  • agreement Current account (disambiguation), in economics A US Navy hull classification symbol: Heavy cruiser (CA) Circa (disambiguation) Class A (disambiguation)...
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    lost) was a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (hull classification symbol SSN) in service with the United States Navy from the early 1960s...
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  • by Kanye West "Ye" (song), a 2018 song by Burna Boy A US Navy hull classification symbol: Ammunition barge (YE) Search for "Ye"  or "Y-E" on Wikipedia...
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  • with USNS, standing for United States Naval Ship. A letter-based hull classification symbol is used to designate a vessel's type. The names of ships are selected...
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  • Thumbnail for United States Barracuda-class submarine (1951)
    originally had the hull classification symbol SSK, for "hunter-killer submarine". These submarines were originally named K-1 through K-3, with hull numbers SSK-1...
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  • YH-32 Hornet, a helicopter built by Hiller Aircraft A US Navy hull classification symbol: Ambulance boat / Small medical support vessel (YH) This disambiguation...
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  • racing Surinam Airways (IATA airline designator PY) A US Navy hull classification symbol: Patrol yacht (PY) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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