Dutch and UK Naval Aircraft Tail Codes
Dutch Tail Codes
It is common that ship names are used more than ones. For instance the name Karel Doorman was used in the 60's for the aircraft carrier R81. Later in the 90's the frigate F827 wore the name and next it will be given to the new Joint Support Ship.
Code
DH DR EV FR GR H HL JW K KD RD TR VA VS ZP ZL AC AD AH BK BT CB D IS JB KB KN PA PF PH PS TH V VG VN WZ ZK |
Ship / Airfield
Den Helder De Ruyter Evertsen Friesland Groningen Hato (Curaçao) Holland Johan de Witt De Kooy Karel Doorman Rotterdam Tromp Van Amstel Van Speijk Zeven Provinciën Zeeland Abraham Crijnssen Amsterdam Abraham van der Hulst Banckert Bloys van Treslong Callenburgh Karel Doorman Isaac Sweers Jan van Brakel Van Kinsbergen Kortenaer Philips van Almonde Pieter Florisz Piet Hein Poolster Tjerk Hiddes Valkenburg Van Galen Van Nes Willem van der Zaan Zuiderkruis |
Reg.
A834 F804 F805 P841 P842 P840 L801 A833 L800 F803 F831 F828 F802 P843 F816 A836 F832 F810 F824 F808 R81 F814 F825 F809 F807 F823 F826 F811 A835 F830 F834 F833 F829 A832 |
Type
Combat Support Ship LCF - Frigate LCF - Frigate OPV - Holland Class OPV - Holland Class Airfield OPV - Holland Class LPD Airfield JSS LPD LCF - Frigate M - Frigate M - Frigate LCF - Frigate OPV - Holland Class S - Frigate Tanker M - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate Aircraft Carrier Frigate Van Speijk Class S - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate S - Frigate Tanker M - Frigate Airfield M - Frigate M - Frigate M - Frigate Tanker |
Remarks
Construction phase active (GW - Frigate F806 1975 - 2001) active (Van Speijk Class F815 1967 - 1989) active active active / (no aircraft assigned) active active active active (M - Frigate F827 1991 - 2006) active active (GW - Frigate F801 1975 - 2001) active active (Van Speijk Class F802 1967 - 1986) active active decommissioned decommissioned 04-12-2014 > BAP Tacna 158 / Chile 10-12-2014 decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned (1948 - 1968) decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned (F804 1967 - 1986) closed decommissioned (F803 1967 - 1987) decommissioned (F805 1967 - 1988) decommissioned decommissioned 2013 |
UK Tail Codes
Code
AB AS AY BM BN BV CB CL CM CT CU CV CW DA DC DG DM DN DT EB ED EE EX FA FE GN GV GW H IR KT L LA LB LC LP- MB MC MM MR MV N NL O PD PO PW R RM SB SM SN SU VL WM YK |
Ship / Airfield
HMS / RFA / RNAS Albion Argus Agyll Birmingham Brazen Black Rover Candigan Bay Cumberland Chatham Campbeltown Culdrose Coventry Cornwall Daring Dumbarton Castle Diligence Diamond Dragon Dauntless Edinburgh Endurance Endurance Exeter Fort Austin Fort Rosalie Green Rover Gold Rover Glasgow Hermes Iron Duke Kent Illustrious Lancaster Langs Bay Leeds Castle Liverpool Mounts Bay Manchester Monmouth Montrose Minerva Invincible Northumberland Ocean Portland Portland Prestwick Ark Royal Richmond St. Albans Somerset Southampton Sutherland Yeovilton Westminster York |
Reg.
L14 A135 F231 D86 F91 A273 L3009 F85 F87 F86 D118 F99 D32 P265 A132 D34 D35 D97 D97 A171 A171 D89 A386 A385 A268 A271 D88 R12 F234 F78 R06 F229 L3006 P258 D92 L3008 D95 F235 F236 F45 R05 F238 L12 F79 R07 F239 F83 F82 D90 F81 F237 D98 |
Type
Assault Training Type 23 Type 42 Type 22 Tanker LPD TyPE 22 Type 22 Type 22 Airfield Type 42 Type 22 Type 45 Fishery Maintenance Type 45 Type 45 Type 45 Type 45 Ice Patrol Ice Patrol Type 42 Support Support Tanker Tanker Type 42 Carrier Type 23 Type 23 Carrier Type 23 LPD Fishery Type 42 LPD Type42 Type 23 Type 23 F12 Carrier Type 23 Carrier Type 23 Airfield Airfield Carrier Type 23 Type 23 Type 23 Type 42 Type 23 Airfield Type 23 Type 23 |
Remarks
AB was use for HMS Ambuscade F172 decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned 1989 1992 decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned |