It is simply the hull number assigned to the ship. There are typical a number of ships in a series or type and they are numbered sequentially. It is not an indication of how many ships there are total.
It's the hull number of the ship.
The phone number of the Lst Navy Ship Museum is: 812-435-8678.
The term "NAR" doesn't refer to a Navy ship - it's the standard Navy acronym for Naval Air Reserve.
United States.
It is an approximately six month long deployment by a navy ship in the WESTern PACific.
Designation of a ship of the British Navy- His (or later, Her) Majesty's Ship.
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Could mean, United States Ship (USS). Example of use; USS Saratoga (a US Navy Ship).
Called a "Hull number" so that it can be identified; like a car's license plate number.
"Naval" means about, or things relating to, the Navy. For example, "Naval officer", an officer in the Navy. "Naval vessel", a Navy-owned ship (generally a warship).
A destroyer is a navy ship. It starts with a D.
The term "stricken" is typically used when removing a ship's name and hull number from official Navy records of commissioned vessels. In essence, the ship is removed (stricken) from the the official register of active ships, and scheduled for decommissioning, mothballing or scrapping.
A large US Navy ship.