Phonetic Alphabets & Phonetic Figures Vessels

Phonetic Alphabets 

A	Alpha	AL-FAH
B	Bravo	BRAH-VOH
C	Charlie	CHAR-LEE
D	Delta	DELL-TAH
E	Echo	EK-OH
F	Foxtrot	FOKS-TROT
G	Golf	GOLF
H	Hotel	HOH-TEL
I	India	IN-DEE-AH
J	Juliet	JEW-LEE-ETT
K	Kilo	KEY-LOH
L	Lima	LEE-MAH
M	Mike	MIKE
N	November	NO-VEM-BER
O	Oscar	OSS-CAH
P	Papa	PAH-PAH
Q	Quebec	KEH-BECK
R	Romeo	ROW-ME-OH
S	Sierra	SEE-AIR-RAH
T	Tango	TANG-GO
U	Uniform	YOU-NEE-FORM
V	Victor	VIK-TAH
W	Whiskey	WISS-KEY
X	X-ray	ECKS-RAY
Y	Yankee	YANG-KEY
Z	Zulu	ZOO-LOO

Phonetic Figures 

0	ZEE-RO	Nadazero
1	WUN	Unaone
2	TOO	Bissotwo
3	TREE	Terrathree
4	FOW-ER	Kartefour
5	FIFE	Pantafive
6	SIX	Soxisix
7	SEV-EN	Setteseven
8	AIT	Oktoeight
9	NINER	Novenine
Full Stop		Stop
Decimal		Decimal point

                                               History of the Nato Phonetic Alphabet 

The Nato Phonetic alphabet's full name is "international radiotelephony spelling alphabet".The NATO Phonetic Alphabet was developed in the 1950s to avoid the misunderstanding caused by poor radio acoustics where an S and an F for example are easily confused. It replaced other phonetic alphabets,such as the RAF phonetic alphabet, Western Front slang or "signalese", Royal navy phonetic alphabet and the US military "able baker" alphabet. The experiences of which were used to produce the Nato standard. Certain non English speaking countries use special umlaut characters which have their own extensions.