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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.google.com/search?as_eq%3Dwikipedia%26q%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522">"Ship class"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.google.com/search?tbm%3Dnws%26q%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522%2B-wikipedia%26tbs%3Dar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.google.com/search?%26q%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522%26tbs%3Dbkt:s%26tbm%3Dbks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.google.com/search?tbs%3Dbks:1%26q%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522%2B-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query%3D%2522Ship%2Bclass%2522%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>A <b>ship class</b> is a group of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ship">ships</a> of a similar design.<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_Salamander_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-CDR_Salamander-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is distinct from a ship type,<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_Salamander_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-CDR_Salamander-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which might reflect a similarity of tonnage or intended use. For example, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Carl Vinson">USS <i>Carl Vinson</i></a> is a nuclear <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aircraft_carrier?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carrier</a> (ship type) of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Nimitz-class aircraft carrier"><i>Nimitz</i> class</a> (ship class).</p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg/220px-Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg/330px-Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg/440px-Olympic_and_Titanic_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1548" data-file-height="1090"></a> <figcaption> Two of the three <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Olympic-class_ocean_liner?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Olympic-class ocean liner"><i>Olympic</i>-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ocean_liner?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ocean liner">ocean liners</a> that were built; <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/RMS_Olympic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="RMS Olympic"><i>Olympic</i></a> (left) and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Titanic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Titanic"><i>Titanic</i></a> (March 1912) </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%C3%A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_(1).jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%C3%A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%281%29.jpg/220px-Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%C3%A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%25C3%25A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%25281%2529.jpg/330px-Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%25C3%25A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%25281%2529.jpg 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%25C3%25A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%25281%2529.jpg/440px-Computer_generated_image_of_the_M%25C3%25A6rsk_Triple_E_Class_%25281%2529.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="2605"></a> <figcaption> Triple E class </figcaption> </figure> <p>In the course of building a class of ships, design changes might be implemented. In such a case, the ships of different design might not be considered of the same class; each variation would either be its own class, or a subclass of the original class (see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/County-class_cruiser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="County-class cruiser">County-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cruiser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cruiser">cruiser</a> for an example). If ships are built of a class whose production had been discontinued, a similar distinction might be made.</p> <p>Ships in a class often have names linked by a common factor: e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trafalgar-class_submarine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trafalgar-class submarine"><i>Trafalgar</i>-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Submarine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Submarine">submarines</a>' names all begin with T (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HMS_Turbulent_(S87)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HMS Turbulent (S87)"><i>Turbulent</i></a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HMS_Tireless_(S88)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HMS Tireless (S88)"><i>Tireless</i></a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HMS_Torbay_(S90)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HMS Torbay (S90)"><i>Torbay</i></a>); and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ticonderoga-class_cruiser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ticonderoga-class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i>-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cruiser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cruiser">cruisers</a> are named after American battles (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CG-48)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Yorktown (CG-48)"><i>Yorktown</i></a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_(CG-52)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)"><i>Bunker Hill</i></a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Gettysburg_(CG-64)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Gettysburg (CG-64)"><i>Gettysburg</i></a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Anzio_(CG-68)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Anzio (CG-68)"><i>Anzio</i></a>). Ships of the same class may be referred to as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sister_ship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sister ship">sister ships</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Naval_ship_class_naming_conventions"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Naval ship class naming conventions</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Overview"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Overview</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Europe_in_general"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Europe in general</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Germany"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Germany</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Indonesia"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Russia/Soviet_Union"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Russia/Soviet Union</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_Kingdom"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">United Kingdom</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_States"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">United States</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Merchant_vessel_class"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Merchant vessel class</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Naval_ship_class_naming_conventions">Naval ship class naming conventions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Naval ship class naming conventions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Overview">Overview</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Overview" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The name of a naval ship class is most commonly the name of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lead_ship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lead ship">lead ship</a>, the first ship commissioned or built of its design. However, other systems can be used without confusion or conflict. A descriptive name may be used; for example it was decided to group destroyers made to the same design as HMS <i>Tomahawk</i>, all named after weapons, as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Weapon-class_destroyer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Weapon-class destroyer">Weapon</a> rather than <i>Tomahawk</i> class.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Europe_in_general">Europe in general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Europe in general" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"> <table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-text"> <div class="mbox-text-span"> This section <b>needs expansion</b> with: more information on other European navies. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DShip_class%26action%3Dedit%26section%3D">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2024</span>)</i></span> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>In European navies, a class is named after the first ship commissioned regardless of when it was ordered or laid down. In some cases this has resulted in different class names being used in European and U.S. references; for example, European sources record the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Colorado-class_battleship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Colorado-class battleship"><i>Colorado</i>-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battleship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battleship">battleships</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> as the "<i>Maryland</i> class", as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Maryland_(BB-46)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Maryland (BB-46)">USS <i>Maryland</i></a> was commissioned before <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Colorado_(BB-45)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Colorado (BB-45)">USS <i>Colorado</i></a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:All_self-contradictory_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:All self-contradictory articles"><span title="This text contradicts material elsewhere on this page. (July 2018)">contradictory</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Germany" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/West_Germany?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="West Germany">West German</a> Navy (<i>Bundesmarine</i>) used a three-digit type number for every class in service or in advanced project state. Modified versions were identified by a single letter suffix. After the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reunification_of_Germany?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Reunification of Germany">reunification of Germany</a> the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/German_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> (<i>Deutsche Marine</i>) kept the system. Informally, classes are also traditionally named after their lead ships.</p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Further information: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_ship_classes_of_the_Bundesmarine_and_Deutsche_Marine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine">List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine</a> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Indonesia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Indonesian_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Indonesian Navy">Indonesian Navy</a> has a traditional naming system for its ships. In addition, the ship's type and missions can be identified by the first number on the ship's three-digit <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hull_number?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hull number">hull number</a>, which is placed on the front bows and the back of the stern. The naming convention is:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <ul> <li>Hull number beginning with 1 (reserved for aircraft carriers): ancient empires and kingdoms</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 2 (cruisers and destroyers): Indonesia's main islands</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 3 (frigates, ocean escorts, corvettes): national heroes</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 4 (submarines, submarine tenders): mythical weapons (for submarines), National heroes (for submarine tenders)</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 5 (amphibious ships, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Landing Ship, Tank">LSTs</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Amphibious_transport_dock?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Amphibious transport dock">LPDs</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Landing_Craft_Utility?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Landing Craft Utility">LCUs</a>, command ships): main and strategic bays (for LSTs), big cities (for LPDs), small cities (for LCUs), National figures (for command ships)</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 6 (fast attack ships): mythical weapons (previous names for missile boats), traditional weapons (current names for fast missile boats), wild animals (for fast torpedo boats)</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 7 (minesweepers, minehunters ships): every island begin with letter "R", letter "F" (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mine_countermeasures_vessel?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mine countermeasures vessel">mine countermeasure vessel</a>)</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 8 (patrol boats): native fishes and sea creatures, native snakes and wild reptiles, wild insects, geographical places (such as towns, lakes or rivers begin with "si-", like <i>Sikuda</i>, <i>Sigurot</i>, <i>Sibarau</i>)</li> <li>Hull number beginning with 9 (supporting ships, oilers, tugs, troops transports, oceanographic research ships, sailing ships, etc.): volcanoes, cities, mythical figures, geographical capes and straits</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Russia/Soviet_Union"><span id="Russia.2FSoviet_Union"></span>Russia/Soviet Union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Russia/Soviet Union" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_ships_of_Russia_by_project_number?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of ships of Russia by project number">List of ships of Russia by project number</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"> <table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-text"> <div class="mbox-text-span"> This section <b>does not <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:EditPage/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:EditPage/Ship class">improve this section</a> by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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That project sometimes, but not always, had a metaphorical name, and almost always had a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/NATO_reporting_name?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="NATO reporting name">NATO reporting name</a>. In addition, the ships of the class would have a number prefixed by a letter indicating the role of that type of vessel. For example, Project 641 had no name, though NATO referred to its members as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Foxtrot-class_submarine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Foxtrot-class submarine">Foxtrot-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Submarine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Submarine">submarines</a>.</p> <p>The ship classification does not completely correspond common designation, particularly for destroyers, frigates and corvettes. Russia has its own classification system for these ships:</p> <ul> <li><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Squadron_(naval)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Squadron (naval)">Squadron</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Torpedo_boat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Torpedo boat">Torpedo Carriers</a></b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Эскадренный миноносец</span>) are traditionally referred to as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Destroyer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a> (formerly torpedo boat destroyers). The Russian word for destroyer is used in the air force for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fighter_aircraft?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a>.</li> <li>Destroyers can also be classified as <b>Big Anti-submarine Ships</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Большой противолодочный корабль</span>) or Big ASW Ships (e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Udaloy-class_destroyer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Udaloy-class destroyer">Udaloy-class destroyer</a>). They are alternatively classified as cruisers (e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kara-class_cruiser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kara-class cruiser">Kara-class cruiser</a>). The Russian Big Anti-submarine Ships type also has its sub-type of Guard (or Patrol) Ships.</li> <li><b>Guard (or Patrol) Ships</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Сторожевой корабль</span>) are usually referred to as frigates (e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gepard-class_frigate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gepard-class frigate">Gepard-class frigate</a>).</li> <li>Another substantial type in Russia are <b>Small Anti-submarine Ships</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Малый противолодочный корабль</span>) or Small ASW Ships. These are referred to as corvettes (e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Grisha-class_corvette?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Grisha-class corvette">Grisha-class corvette</a>). Corvettes are also classified as <b>Small Missile Ships</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Малый ракетный корабль</span>; e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Buyan-class_corvette?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Buyan-class corvette">Buyan-class corvette</a>) or Missile Boats (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Russian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Ракетный катер</span>; e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tarantul-class_corvette?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tarantul-class corvette">Tarantul-class corvette</a>) in Russia.</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: United Kingdom" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"> <table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-text"> <div class="mbox-text-span"> This section <b>needs expansion</b> with: more information from before the first world war and after the second world war, as well as other ship types. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DShip_class%26action%3Dedit%26section%3D">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2024</span>)</i></span> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The British <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy (RN)</a> has used several methods of naming classes. In addition to the accepted European convention, some classes have been named after a common theme in the included ships' names, e.g., <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tribal-class_destroyer_(1936)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tribal-class destroyer (1936)">Tribal-class destroyers</a>, and some classes were implemented as an organizational tool, making traditional methods of naming inefficient. For instance, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Amphion-class_submarine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Amphion-class submarine"><i>Amphion</i> class</a> is also known as the A class. Most destroyer classes were known by the initial letter used in naming the vessels, e.g., <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="V and W-class destroyer">V and W-class destroyers</a>. Classification by letter also helped to conflate similar smaller classes of ships as in the case of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/A-class_destroyer_(1913)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="A-class destroyer (1913)">A-class destroyers of 1913</a> whose names spread across the alphabet. Since the end of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_War_II?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World War II">Second World War</a>, Royal Navy ship classes have also been known by their type number (e.g. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Type_45_destroyer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Type 45 destroyer">Type 45 destroyer</a>.)</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: United States" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_ship_naming_conventions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States ship naming conventions">United States ship naming conventions</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"> <table class="box-Essay-like plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-essay-like" role="presentation"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="mbox-text"> <div class="mbox-text-span"> This section <b>is written like a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Wikipedia_is_not_a_publisher_of_original_thought" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay</a></b> that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DShip_class%26action%3Dedit">help improve it</a> by rewriting it in an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Information_style_and_tone" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">encyclopedic style</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>For the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, the first ship in a class to be authorized by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Congress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> is the designated class leader and gives the name to the class, regardless of the order in which the ships of that class are laid down, launched or commissioned.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to numbering conventions, the lead ship often has the lowest hull number of its class. (During <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_War_II?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the award of construction contracts was not always congruent with completion, so several ships had higher hull numbers than later ships.)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Before the 1920s, naval vessels were classified according to shared characteristics.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">However, naval historians and scholars retro-apply the current convention to historical naval vessels sharing similarities, such as those of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/American_Civil_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, where the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union Navy">Union Navy</a> built several vessels in series, which can be termed "classes" as presently understood. Common examples include the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Passaic-class_monitor?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Passaic-class monitor"><i>Passaic</i>-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Monitor_(warship)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Monitor (warship)">monitor</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/City-class_ironclad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="City-class ironclad">City-class</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ironclad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ironclad">ironclad</a>, among many others, for the Union side, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CSS_Columbia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CSS Columbia"><i>Columbia</i> class</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CSS_Richmond?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CSS Richmond"><i>Richmond</i> class</a>, for those ironclads in service with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Confederate_States_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Confederate States Navy">Confederate States Navy</a>. Generally accepted by military historians and widely used in the more recent books, webpages and papers on the subject matter (most notably the releases of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Osprey_Publishing?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Osprey Publishing">Osprey Publishing</a>), these latter-day classifications are sometimes considered "semi-official" (although they are not). Contemporary records, such as the "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Records of the War of the Rebellion">Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion</a>" (Series 2, Volume 1, Part 1), show that the modern nomenclature was not in use at the time.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>The unofficial retro-applying of ship classes can occasionally lead to confusion. For example, while American works consistently adhere to the <i>City</i>- and <i>Columbia</i>-class monikers, works of British origin refer to the same classes as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/USS_Cairo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="USS Cairo"><i>Cairo</i> class</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CSS_Tennessee_(1863)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CSS Tennessee (1863)"><i>Tennessee</i> class</a> respectively, in compliance with the modern Royal Navy naming conventions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>By the time the United States entered World War II, the current naming convention was in place, though it remains unclear as to exactly how and when the practice originated.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Merchant_vessel_class">Merchant vessel class</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Merchant vessel class" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>Merchant ships are almost always classed by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Classification_society?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Classification society">classification society</a>. These vessels are said to be <i>in class</i> when their hull, structures, machinery, and equipment conform to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_Maritime_Organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="International Maritime Organization">International Maritime Organization</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MARPOL?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="MARPOL">MARPOL</a> standards. Vessels <i>out of class</i> may be uninsurable and/or not permitted to sail by other agencies.</p> <p>A vessel's class may include endorsements for the type of cargo such as "oil carrier", "bulk carrier", "mixed carrier" etc. It may also include class notations denoting special abilities of the vessel. Examples of this include an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ice_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ice class">ice class</a>, fire fighting capability, oil recovery capability, automated machinery space capability, or other special ability.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Ship_class&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CDR_Salamander-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-CDR_Salamander_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ship_class?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-CDR_Salamander_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCDR_Salamander2006" class="citation web cs1">CDR Salamander (5 May 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2006/05/spreading-ship-naming-head-scratching.html">"Spreading ship-naming head scratching"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%259A%25CE%25BB%25CE%25AC%25CF%2583%25CE%25B7_%25CF%2580%25CE%25BB%25CE%25BF%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585" title="Κλάση πλοίου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κλάση πλοίου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clase_naval" title="Clase naval – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Clase naval" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a 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hreflang="id" data-title="Kelas kapal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_navale" title="Classe navale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Classe navale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%25A1%25D7%2593%25D7%25A8%25D7%2594_(%25D7%2590%25D7%2595%25D7%25A0%25D7%2599%25D7%2599%25D7%2594)" title="סדרה (אונייה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סדרה (אונייה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelas_kapal" title="Kelas kapal – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kelas kapal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klasse_(scheepvaart)" title="Klasse (scheepvaart) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Klasse (scheepvaart)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a 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