page_title: Hull number
hierarchical_section_title: Hull number
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) during Bravo Sea Trials off Maine (USA).
context_page_description: A hull number is the serial identification number of a boat or ship. For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel. For civilian use, the HIN is used to trace the boat's history. The precise usage varies by country and type.
context_section_description: A hull number is the serial identification number of a boat or ship. For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel. For civilian use, the HIN is used to trace the boat's history. The precise usage varies by country and type.
caption: The hull number visible on both sides of the bow of USS Arleigh Burke, DDG-51
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