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===Deck codes===<!-- This section is linked from {{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}} --> Aircraft carriers and vessels operating aircraft have a deck code painted on the [[flight deck]] to aid identification by aircraft attempting to land. This is in a position clearly visible on the approach path. The Royal Navy uses a single letter (typically the first letter of the ship's name) for aircraft carriers and large vessels operating aircraft, and pairs of letters (usually letters from the ship's name) for smaller vessels. The [[United States Navy]], with its larger fleet, uses the numeric part of the [[hull number|hull classification number]] (a system analogous to pennant numbers). Deck codes used by contemporary major British naval warships include: * HMS ''Albion'' β AN * {{HMS|Bulwark|L15|6}} β BK * {{HMS|Dauntless|D33|6}} β DT * HMS ''Ocean'' β O * HMS ''Ark Royal'' β R * HMS ''Invincible'' β N * HMS ''Illustrious'' β L * {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08|6}} β Q * HMS ''Prince of Wales'' β P * [[RFA Argus (A135)|RFA ''Argus'']] β AS * [[RFA Lyme Bay (L3007)|RFA ''Lyme Bay'']] β YB * RFA ''Cardigan Bay'' β CB * RFA ''Mounts Bay'' β MB
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