The following is an example of compartment
designation for a ship:
Number 2-175-7-A
Access closures are numbered in the same manner
as compartments, except that the letter designating
usage is omitted.
Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter,
you will be able to—
Identify major types of ships to include their size,
armament, armor, speed, class, and category.
Identify types of warships to include aircraft
carriers, surface combatants, submarines, and
other types of combatants.
Identify auxiliary types of ships to include
replenishment-at-sea ships, material support
ships, and fleet support ships.
Identify the purpose and use of combatant craft.
Identify the purpose and use of support craft.
Name and designation identify each Navy ship. In
the name USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), for example, USS
means United States ship; CV is the designation—it
REVIEW 2 QUESTIONS
Q1. Identify the following compartment designation
number:
01-56-2-Q
Q2. Label the following areas on the ship.
indicates this type of ship is a multipurpose aircraft
carrier. The ship’s identifying or hull number is a general
indication of the number of ships of the same type that
have been built. (There are gaps in the sequence of
numbers of most types because of the cancellation of
shipbuilding orders, particularly at the end of World War
II.) A ship’s hull number never changes unless its
designation also changes and not always then.
NOTE
Official designations for various types of ships
are contained in appendix III, titled Ship’s
Classification.
TERMS USED IN SHIP IDENTIFICATION
The terms you will learn in this chapter will help
you identify ships. Some of the terms you will learn are
ship’s size, armament, speed, class, and categories.
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Student Notes:
Second deck2
Frame Number175
Fourth compartment to starboard
from the centerline7
Compartment usage (stowage)A
SHIP IDENTIFICATION
a.
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d. Platform
b.
Main deck
e. Machinery space
c.
Third deck
