Following on from the decision to end the use of nautical terms to classify its ships the DDS are to also renumber many of its ships under the DDS 2111 Scheme which was revealed last night by the DDS. Under the new scheme Bombers and Carriers will carry numbers prefixed with an S (for Strategic) so a Type 16A might be S101 (though no numbers have yet been decided), Heavy Combat Ship numbers will be prefixed with an H, Medium Combat Ships with an M, Light Combat & Patrol (including minesweepers) with a P.
Amphibious Warfare (L), Support (A), and Departmental (X) numbers would remain the same though training ships would be renumbered as part of the Departmental fleet. New numbers will be announced soon the DDS said, the opportunity being taken to remove the gaps and anomalies caused in fleet number ranges by modifications and battle losses.
