Much like historical terrestrial navies, a ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that identifies ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas in government service a vessel's prefix is seldom omitted due to government regulations dictating that a certain prefix be used.
Below is a table of all currently used prefixes.
| Prefix | Faction | Service | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS | Independent | - | Civilian Ship, open to anyone, popular for decommissioned warships |
| EX | Independent, Terrans | - | Experimental Ship, indicates an experimental/hand built ship, used by Terrans and Civilians |
| CDS | Freelancer | Navy | Confederacy Defense Ship, used by the few official Confederacy Navy vessels |
| CXS | Freelancer | Navy | Confederacy Experimental Ship, used by experimental Confederacy Navy vessels |
| FMS | Independent | - | Free Merchant Ship, typically used by privateers and merchant vessels |
| LSC | League | Civilian | League Ship (Civilian), used by all registered League civilian vessels |
| LSS | League | Navy | League Space Ship, used by all League Navy vessels |
| LXS | League | Navy | League Experimental Ship, used by experimental/prototype League Navy vessels |
| LSB | League | Navy | League Star Base, used by all League Navy stations |
| LRB | League | Navy | League Research Base, used by research League Navy bases |
| LXB | League | Navy | League Experimental Base, used by experimental/prototype League Navy bases |
| MV | Independent | - | Merchant Vessel, open to anyone, often used by large merchant fleets |
| TRS | Terran | Navy | Terran Republic Ship, used by all official Terran vessels |
Not all space stations follow the same prefix code as ships, with some civilian stations simply forgoing the practice all together. However, in the last few centuries there's been a strong push to unifying station registration. Most major militaries have already moved to these prefixes.
Below is a table of all currently used prefixes.
| Prefix | Faction | Service | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB | Independent | - | Civilian Base, open to anyone |
| CSB | Freelancer | Navy | Confederacy Star Base, used by the few official Confederacy space stations |
| FTS | Independent | - | Free Trade Station, typically used by independent civilian stations |
| LCB | League | Civilian | League Civilian Base, used by all registered League civilian stations |
| LSB | League | Navy | League Star Base, used by all League Navy stations |
| LRB | League | Navy | League Research Base, used by research League Navy bases |
| LXB | League | Navy | League Experimental Base, used by experimental/prototype League Navy bases |
| TRB | Terran | Navy | Terran Republic Base, used by all official Terran bases |