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== United States Navy ==
Within the [[United States Navy]], all ships begin with the designation of USS. This was established by [[Navy Secretary]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Originally the designations where:
* USF (United States [[Frigate]])
* USFS (United States [[Flagship]])
* USS (United States Ship)
Of these, only the USS remains in use.
Following the name of the ship, the [[hull classification]] and hull number are written in parentheses. If the ship was launched before the hull classification, it is often written with the year of the launch. This helps distinguish different ships with the same name. For example, the Enterprise:
* [[USS Enterprise (1799)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (1831)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (1874)]]
* [[Enterprise (SP-790)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)]]
Within the [[United States Navy]], all ships begin with the designation of USS. This was established by [[Navy Secretary]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Originally the designations where:
* USF (United States [[Frigate]])
* USFS (United States [[Flagship]])
* USS (United States Ship)
Of these, only the USS remains in use.
Following the name of the ship, the [[hull classification]] and hull number are written in parentheses. If the ship was launched before the hull classification, it is often written with the year of the launch. This helps distinguish different ships with the same name. For example, the Enterprise:
* [[USS Enterprise (1799)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (1831)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (1874)]]
* [[Enterprise (SP-790)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)]]
* [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)]]