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The name unveiling traditionally takes place at a boat christening, which involves striking your vessel—a not-prone-to-damage metal fixture, preferably—with a bottle of pre-scored Champagne.
USS Columbia – aircraft carrier (Seven former, one current, and one future US Navy ships share that name, none of them an aircraft carrier) Reduktor – Soviet intelligence ship; Final Flight, 1988 USS United States – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (A US Navy aircraft carrier was to have had that name, but the ship was cancelled.) America, 2001
Scroll through for 102 of our best boat names. Funny Boat Names. Aboat Time. Alimony. Are We There Yet? Fin & Tonic. Fishy Business. Flying Dutchman. Feeling Yachty. Gone Fishin' In a Meeting ...
"Nasty Nick" – USS Nicholas, name given by crew due to the proclivity of the ship's AC units to break down in hot weather. "Nelly" – HMS Nelson – also "Nelsol" – from fleet oilers with names ending in "ol" that the Nelson class looked similar to in silhouette. "Niffy Jane" – HMS Iphigenia "NO Boat" – USS New Orleans
This guideline describes Wikipedia's conventions for naming articles about ships and for referring to ships in the body of articles. See Wikipedia:Article titles for more general naming conventions. See WikiProject Ships for more guidance on writing articles about ships. Ships share names with people, places, animals and other things.
This category is for pages about names used by more than one ship of the Italian Navy.Only shipindex pages should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Italian Navy/Category:Ships of the Regia Marina or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
Ship names: Italicize the first reference to the name of a ship is formal (e.g., the USS Topeka (CLG-8)). All subsequent reference should use an abbreviated form (Topeka). Remember: ships are “she,” countries are “it.” USN War College style guide ship names Use the definite article the before a ship name, or ship type preceding a ship name.
Name Year of first construction Designer Builder Fleets Ref 2000: 3000: 4000: 1993: Phil Morrison: Rooster Sailing: Laser 4000: AMF Apollo 16: 1977: Bruce Kirby: American Machine and Foundry [65] A Scow: 1901: John O. Johnson: Johnson Boat Works Melges Performance Sailboats [66] Barnett 1400: 1989: Ron & Gerry Hedlund: Barnett Boats & Windward ...