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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.
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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
Ship names comprises all articles relating to the naming of ships, as opposed to specific vessels. Articles on names attached to multiple vessels as well as those covering hull and pennant numbers and the like are appropriate for listing.
"Light Cruisers" had animal names: Lion, Tiger, Panther, Greyhound, Antelope, Zebra, Viper and Vixen; "Destroyers" had 'Bird' names: Albatross, Eagle, Hawk, Heron, Kingfisher, Seagull, Raven and Vulture; and "Auxiliary Cruisers" were given insect names: Ant, Bee, Firefly, Gnat, Grasshopper, Hornet, Mosquito and Wasp. In the revised edition of ...
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) 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 Hellenic Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
The name means literally "bark boat": they were made from non-magnetic mahogany. "Kami-ha-ha" – USS Kamehameha; humorous malapropism "King of Tomahawks" – USS John Young; probably after the ship's BGM-109 Tomahawk weapons system, or "The John Bone" humorous malapropisms "Shitty Kitty" – USS Kitty Hawk; humorous malapropism [24]
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas ...