High Admiral's Handbook Vol. 1 - Ship Naming Conventions

[Tarjei Einhornsson]

High Admiral's Handbook Vol. 1
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Ship Naming Conventions

The following is a briefing regarding the naming convention of all Norse naval vessels. All naval vessels currently in commission follow this convention.

Surface Ship Registry Number Convention

• FS - Frigates (Fregattskip)
  FSR - Missile Frigates (Fregattskip-Rakett)
  KS - Destroyers (Kampskip)
  KSR - Destroyers (Kampskip-Rakett)
  JS - Cruisers (Jagerskip)
  JSR - Missile Cruisers (Jegerskip-Rakett)
  TJS - Battlecruiser (Tungt Jegerskip)
  SS - Battleship (Slagskip)
  FKS - Fleet Command Ship (Flåteskommando Skip)

U-Boat Registry Number Convention

• U - Attack U-Boat (Undersjøiske Båt)
  UR - Missile U-Boat (Undersjøiske Båt-Rakett)
  UF - Research U-Boat (Undersjøiske Båt-Forskning)

• Frigates - Cities and towns of The Union.
  Destroyers - Norse gods
  Cruisers - Runes in Elder Futhark
  Battlecruisers - Mountain peaks in The Union
  Battleships - Kings and Grand Kings of The Grand Kingdom of Normark
  Fleet Command Ships - named in accordance with The Grand Marshal's wishes

Each two- or three-letter designation is followed by a three-digit identification digit in sequential order with the lowest number being the oldest and the higher numbers being newer. That is, KSR-003 is older than KSR-008, while KSR-008 is older than KSR-010. There are also naming conventions for what a ship can be named after as well. The name is always preceded by the acronym NKS, meaning 'Norske Krigsmarine Skip'. As such, one might call a destroyer the NKS Freyr or a frigate the NKS Eikbu. U-Boats, however, follow a slightly different convention and are strictly referred to by their registry number.