Editing Aircraft carrier (section)

===Hull type identification symbols===
Several systems of identification symbol for aircraft carriers and related types of ship have been used. These include the [[pennant number]]s used by the Royal Navy, [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, and Europe, along with the [[hull classification symbol]]s used by the US and [[Hull classification symbol (Canada)|Canada]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/semaphore-september-2010-0|magazine=Semaphore|title=AWD, Hobart, MFU or DDGH – What's in a Name?|publisher=Royal Australian Navy|date=30 July 2010|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226085836/http://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/semaphore-september-2010-0|archive-date=26 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ US hull classification symbols for aircraft carriers and related ship types{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
! Symbol !! Designation
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| CV || Generic aircraft carrier
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| CVA || Attack carrier (up to 1975)
|-
| CVB || Large aircraft carrier (retired 1952)
|-
| CVAN || Nuclear-powered attack carrier
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| CVE || [[Escort carrier]]
|-
| CVHA || Aircraft carrier, Helicopter Assault (retired)
|-
| CVHE || Aircraft carrier, Helicopter, Escort (retired)
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| CVV || [[Aircraft Carrier (Medium)]] (proposed)
|-
| CVL || [[Light aircraft carrier]]
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| CVN || Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
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| CVS || [[Anti-submarine warfare carrier]]
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| CVT || Training Aircraft Carrier
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| CVU || Utility carrier (retired)
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| LHA || [[Landing helicopter assault]], a type of [[amphibious assault ship]]
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| LHD || [[Landing helicopter dock]], a type of amphibious assault ship
|-
| LPH || [[Landing platform helicopter]], a type of amphibious assault ship
|}