Imperial Registry Numbers, also called Hull Numbers, are numerical designations used by the Star Army of Yamatai to identify particular starships, starbases, and, in some cases, small spacecraft such as shuttles. They allow a ship's role and fleet to be determined at a glance.
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| Typical hull marking with “hinomaru” for a gunship in the First Expeditionary Fleet. |
In YE 27, the current IRN replaced an older IRN system that IRNs starting with G for Geshrin and later Y for Yamataian. The older IRN system was not fleet-specific and thus more difficult to avoid numerical overlap.
The “N” was originally for “Nekovalkyrja” but now stands for Naval. All fleet ships in the Star Army fleet ships have hull numbers starting with N, except for Legion fleet ships.
| Designator | Definition | Notes/Examples |
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| AJ | Army Transport Cruiser | Legion Kagai-Class Assault Ship |
| AS | Army Scout | |
| NB | Naval Battleship | |
| NC | Naval Carrier | Kyoto |
| ND | Naval Destroyer (escort) | |
| NE | Naval Escort | (almost never used) |
| NF | Naval Flagship | (Command Battleships - eg Chiharu) |
| NG | Naval Gunship | Ender, Irim, Sakura, Plumeria, and Yuuko |
| NK | Naval Star Fortress | Iori, Zodiac |
| NJ | Naval Junyokan | (Japanese for Cruiser) |
| NL | Naval Logistics | (has the most ship classes) |
| NR | Naval Repair Ship | (used by some fleets for Anri DSRs) |
| NS | Naval Scout Ship | Yui, Nozomi |
| Designator | Definition | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| L | Logistics | Star Army Logistics cargo and transport ships |
| S | Standard Fleet | Most fleets are standard fleets |
| TF | Task Force | Ships assigned to a task force that do not belong to a fleet |
| W | War Fleet | Huge fleets in the First Mishhuvurthyar War. Not currently used. |
| X | Expeditionary Fleet | Long-range exploration fleets |
