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A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. This is distinct from a ship type, which might reflect a similarity of tonnage or intended use. Shipclass FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Groupofshipsofasimilardesign Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Shipclass" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August2008)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) NottobeconfusedwithShipclassification. TwoofthethreeOlympic-classoceanlinersthatwerebuilt;Olympic(left)andTitanic(March1912) TripleEclass Ashipclassisagroupofshipsofasimilardesign.[1]Thisisdistinctfromashiptype,[1]whichmightreflectasimilarityoftonnageorintendeduse.Forexample,USS CarlVinsonisanuclearaircraftcarrier(shiptype)oftheNimitzclass(shipclass). Inthecourseofbuildingaclassofships,designchangesmightbeimplemented.Insuchacase,theshipsofdifferentdesignmightnotbeconsideredofthesameclass;eachvariationwouldeitherbeitsownclass,orasubclassoftheoriginalclass(seeCounty-classcruiserforanexample).Ifshipsarebuiltofaclasswhoseproductionhadbeendiscontinued,asimilardistinctionmightbemade. Shipsinaclassoftenhavenameslinkedbyacommonfactor:e.g.Trafalgar-classsubmarines'namesallbeginwithT(Turbulent,Tireless,Torbay);andTiconderoga-classcruisersarenamedafterAmericanbattles(Yorktown,BunkerHill,Gettysburg,Anzio).Shipsofthesameclassmaybereferredtoassisterships. Contents 1Navalshipclassnamingconventions 1.1Overview 1.2Europeingeneral 1.3Germany 1.4Indonesia 1.5Russia/SovietUnion 1.6UnitedKingdom 1.7UnitedStates 2Merchantvesselclass 3References 4Externallinks Navalshipclassnamingconventions[edit] Overview[edit] Thenameofanavalshipclassismostcommonlythenameoftheleadship,thefirstshipcommissionedorbuiltofitsdesign.However,othersystemscanbeusedwithoutconfusionorconflict.Adescriptivenamemaybeused;forexampleitwasdecidedtogroupdestroyersmadetothesamedesignasHMSTomahawk,allnamedafterweapons,astheWeaponratherthanTomahawkclass. Europeingeneral[edit] InEuropeannaviesaclassisnamedafterthefirstshipcommissionedregardlessofwhenshewasorderedorlaiddown.InsomecasesthishasresultedindifferentclassnamesbeingusedinEuropeanandU.S.references;forexample,EuropeansourcesrecordtheColorado-classbattleshipsoftheUnitedStatesNavyasthe"Marylandclass",asUSS MarylandwascommissionedbeforeUSS Colorado.[citationneeded][contradictory] Germany[edit] TheWestGermanNavy(Bundesmarine)usedathree-digittypenumberforeveryclassinserviceorinadvancedprojectstate.Modifiedversionswereidentifiedbyasinglelettersuffix.AfterthereunificationofGermanytheGermanNavy(DeutscheMarine)keptthesystem.Informally,classesarealsotraditionallynamedaftertheirleadships. Furtherinformation:ListofshipclassesoftheBundesmarineandDeutscheMarine Indonesia[edit] TheIndonesianNavyhasatraditionalnamingforitsships.Moreover,theship'stypeandmissionscanbeidentifiedbythefirstnumberontheship'sthree-digithullnumber,whichisplacedonthefrontbowsandthebackofthestern.Thenamingconventionissuchas: Hullnumberbeginningwith1(reservedforaircraftcarriers):greatstatesmen(Presidents,VicePresidents,etc.) Hullnumberbeginningwith2(cruisersanddestroyers):Indonesia'smainislands(forcruisers)andNationalheroes(fordestroyers) Hullnumberbeginningwith3(frigates,oceanescorts,corvettes):nationalheroes Hullnumberbeginningwith4(submarines,submarinetenders):mythicalweapons(forsubmarines),Nationalheroes(forsubmarinetenders) Hullnumberbeginningwith5(amphibiousships,LSTs,LPDs,LCUs,commandships):mainandstrategicbays(forLSTs),bigcities(forLPDs),smallcities(forLCUs),Nationalheroes(forcommandships) Hullnumberbeginningwith6(fastattackships):mythicalweapons(previousnamesformissileboats),traditionalweapons(currentnamesforfastmissileboats),wildanimals(forfasttorpedoboats) Hullnumberbeginningwith7(minesweepers,minehunters,minecountermeasuresships):everyislandbeginwithletter"R" Hullnumberbeginningwith8(patrolboats):nativefishesandseacreatures,nativesnakesandwildreptiles,wildinsects,geographicalplaces(suchastowns,lakesorriversbeginwith"si-",likeSikuda,Sigurot,Sibarau) Hullnumberbeginningwith9(supportingships,oilers,tugs,troopstransports,oceanographicresearchships,sailingships,etc.):volcanoes,cities,mythicalfigures,geographicalcapesandstraits Russia/SovietUnion[edit] Seealso:ListofshipsofRussiabyprojectnumber Russian(andSoviet)shipclassesareformallynamedbythenumberedprojectthatdesignedthem.Thatprojectsometimes,butnotalways,hadametaphoricalname,andalmostalwayshadaNATOreportingname.Inaddition,theshipsoftheclasswouldbenumbered,andthatnumberprefixedbyaletterindicatingtheroleofthattypeofvessel.Forexample,Project641hadnoothername,thoughNATOreferredtoitsmembersasFoxtrot-classsubmarines. TheshipclassificationinRussia(andformerlySovietUnion)doesnotcompletelycorrespondcommondesignation,particularlyfordestroyer,frigateandcorvettetypeships.Russiahasownclassificationforthoseships. InRussia,thereisaclassofSquadronTorpedoCarriers(Russian:Эскадренныйминоносец)thattraditionallyisadaptedasDestroyers(formerlytorpedoboatsdestroyers).TheRussiancorrespondingwordfordestroyerisusedinairforceforfighteraircraft. AlsodestroyerscouldbeclassifiedRussianBigAnti-submarineShips(Russian:Большойпротиволодочныйкорабль)orBigASWShips(e.g.Udaloy-classdestroyer).AtthesametimeBigAnti-submarineShipscouldalsobeclassifiedascruisers(e.g.Kara-classcruiser).TheRussianBigAnti-submarineShipsclassalsohasitssub-classofGuard(orPatrol)Ships. TheRussianGuard(orPatrol)Ships(Russian:Сторожевойкорабль)traditionallyarereclassifiedasfrigate(e.g.Gepard-classfrigate). AnothersubstantialclassinRussia(andformerlySovietUnion)isSmallAnti-submarineShips(Russian:Малыйпротиволодочныйкорабль)orSmallASWShipsandareadaptedascorvettes(e.g.Grisha-classcorvette). AscorvetteswereadaptedRussianSmallMissileShips(Russian:Малыйракетныйкорабль;e.g.Buyan-classcorvette)orMissileBoats(Russian:Ракетныйкатер;e.g.Tarantul-classcorvette). UnitedKingdom[edit] TheBritishRoyalNavy(RN)hasusedseveralmethodsofnamingclasses.InadditiontotheacceptedEuropeanconvention,someclasseshavebeennamedafteracommonthemeintheincludedships'names,e.g.,Tribal-classdestroyers,andsomeclasseswereimplementedasanorganizationaltool,makingtraditionalmethodsofnaminginefficient.Forinstance,theAmphionclassisalsoknownastheAclass.Mostdestroyerclasseswereknownbytheinitialletterusedinnamingthevessels,e.g.,VandW-classdestroyers.ClassificationbyletteralsohelpedtoconflatesimilarsmallerclassesofshipsasinthecaseoftheA-classdestroyersof1913whosenamesspreadacrossthealphabet.SincetheendoftheSecondWorldWar,RoyalNavyshipclasseshavealsobeenknownbytheirtypenumber(e.g.Type45destroyer.) UnitedStates[edit] Thissectioniswrittenlikeapersonalreflection,personalessay,orargumentativeessaythatstatesaWikipediaeditor'spersonalfeelingsorpresentsanoriginalargumentaboutatopic.Pleasehelpimproveitbyrewritingitinanencyclopedicstyle.(July2018)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) FortheUnitedStatesNavy,thefirstshipinaclasstobeauthorizedbyCongressisthedesignatedclassleaderandgivesthenametotheclass,regardlessoftheorderinwhichtheshipsofthatclassarelaiddown,launchedorcommissioned.[2]Duetonumberingconventionstheleadshipoftenhasthelowesthullnumberofherclass.(DuringWorldWarIItheawardofconstructioncontractswasnotalwayscongruentwithcompletion,somanyshipshadhigherhullnumbersthanlater-classships.)[3] Beforethe1920snavalvesselswereclassifiedaccordingtosharedcharacteristics,asevidencedbytheNavy'sown"StandardNomenclatureforNavalVessels:GeneralOrderNo.541,17July1920".[4]Nonetheless,ithasnotpreventednavalhistoriansandscholarstoretro-applythecurrentconventiontohistoricalnavalvesselssharingsimilarities,thoseoftheAmericanCivilWarforexample,wheretheUnionNavyinparticularhadbuiltseveralvesselsinseries,whichcanbetypifiedas"classes"aspresentlyunderstood.PopularretconnedexamplesincludedthePassaic-classmonitorandtheCity-classironclad,amongmanyothers,fortheUnionside,whereashistorianshavecoinedvesselsasbeingColumbiaclassorRichmondclass,forthoseironcladsinservicewiththeConfederateStatesNavy.Generallyacceptedbymilitaryhistoriansandwidelyusedinthemorerecentbooks,webpagesandpapersonthesubjectmatter(mostnotablythereleasesofOspreyPublishing),theselatter-dayclassificationsaresometimes,butstillunjustified,considered"semi-official".Contemporaryrecordsthemselveshowever,showthatthemodernnomenclaturewasnotinuseatthetimeandneverhasbeen,certainlynotinaformalsenseaswasunequivocallyexemplifiedbythecompleteshipslistingin"OfficialRecordsoftheUnionandConfederateNaviesintheWaroftheRebellion"(Series2,Volume1,Part1),wherevesselswereclassifiedaccordingtotheoldfashioneddescriptiveconventions. Theunofficialretro-applyingofshipclassescaninsomecasesleadtoconfusionwithresearches.Forexample,whileAmericanreferenceworksconsistentlyadheretotheCity-classandColumbia-classmonikers,worksofBritishorigins(again,thoseofOspreyinparticular)refertothesameclassesasCairoclassandTennesseeclassrespectively,incompliancewiththemodernRoyalNavynamingconventions.[citationneeded]Yet,bythetimetheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarII,thenamingconventionwasfirmlyinplace,implyingthepracticehadbeenformalizedsometimeafterJuly1920,thoughitremainsunclearastoexactlyhowandwhenthepracticeoriginated.[citationneeded] Merchantvesselclass[edit] Merchantshipsarealmostalwaysclassedbyaclassificationsociety.Thesevesselsaresaidtobeinclasswhentheirhull,structures,machinery,andequipmentconformtoInternationalMaritimeOrganizationandMARPOLstandards.Vesselsoutofclassmaybeuninsurableand/ornotpermittedtosailbyotheragencies. Avessel'sclassmayincludeendorsementsforthetypeofcargosuchas"oilcarrier","bulkcarrier","mixedcarrier"etc.Itmayalsoincludeclassnotationsdenotingspecialabilitiesofthevessel.Examplesofthisincludeaniceclass,firefightingcapability,oilrecoverycapability,automatedmachineryspacecapability,orotherspecialability. References[edit] ^abCDRSalamander(5May2006)."Spreadingship-namingheadscratching".Retrieved21March2010. ^GuyDerdahlandTonyDiGiulian(18May2016)."USNShipDesignations".Navweaps.com.Retrieved10June2016. ^Lenton,H.T.AmericanSubmarinesandAmericanFleetandEscortDestroyers(Doubleday,1973). ^NavyDepartment,OfficeofNavalOperations."StandardNomemclatureforNavalVessels:GeneralOrderNo.541,17July1920".www.history.navy.mil.Retrieved11July2018. 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