Re: Ship designation decals, suggestions...

In a message dated 1/10/00 1:37:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
tpope@cs.cmu.edu 
writes:

> The -X might be useful for experimental craft, and the -m for missile 
craft. 
>  I'm kind of waffling on the missile destroyer thing.  Currently I've
got 
DDM 
> for
>  the missile destroyers used by various fleets, as well as -M to add
the
>  designation to another type of ship.
>  
>  At any rate, I'll welcome all comments on the subject.
>  

20th Century navies generally use the letter "G" for designating missile

ships (as in "DDG") meaning Guided Missile, I believe.	Just so happens 
that's the designation I use as well...

...but then, I'm weird and make my own decals (okay, they're not really 
decals, but they work).

Rob