Hello,
The numbering system I use for my ships is based on the American
aircraft numbers.
The hull number is organized thus:
tt-nnnyyxxxxxx
tt Type (class) letters - BC, QK, YP, Y3, VH, etc
nnn Owner code. C - Civillian, R - Corporate, SMN - Spinward Marches
Navy, IIN - Ilelish Imperial Navy, ZSN - Ziru Sirka Navy
yy Year of procurement
xxxxx Hull number in the year of procurement
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| Marc A. Volovic - Procrastinator and do-no-gooder|
| [email removed] Snail: P.O.B. 23114, 91230 Jerusalem, Israel|
| Dept. of Linguistics, Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus |
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| Fencers do it with rapid thrusts |
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