Posts:5376 Joined: July 27th, 2010, 3:02 am
Location: Aalborg, Denmark
I don't think there is one.
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this hull classification refers to US Navy and it is actually used also by "western" countries (let's say NATO).
Actually within SB we are using this classification for all the world (more or less).
The "W" prefix refers theorertically to US Coast Guard but has been extended to "Generic" Coast Guard.
Posts:5376 Joined: July 27th, 2010, 3:02 am
Location: Aalborg, Denmark
Not really. NATO has its own system with a number of national additions, the RN has another and I'm certain the old east block countries has their own as well. As far as I'm aware the only ones who use the US system is the USN and Australia, and they use their own version of it.
_________________ “Close” only counts with horseshoes, hand grenades, and tactical nuclear weapons.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error
Posts:4714 Joined: July 27th, 2010, 5:10 am
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Of russian ships Ive tried to establish a practice to use Their own designations, and when the designation is not known, or the ships dates from imperial days, used the common practice found on Jane's and Conways Books.