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"Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast" – USS Houston "George's Legs" or "Gorgeous Legs" – French light cruiser Georges Leygues "Germanclown" – USS Germantown (LSD-42) "Ghetto" – USS Gato "Gipper" – USS Ronald Reagan; named for Ronald Reagan's nickname, from his role of George "The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne, All American.
HMS Cutlass – name given to four ships of the Royal Navy – the first a battleship present at the Battle of the Nile; the second an ironclad sunk in World War I; the third a World War II destroyer, and the most recent ship a Cold War-era destroyer. All four ships appear in the Commando Comics story Bright Blade of Courage.
Altogether over 13,000 ships have been in service with the Royal Navy. [1] Unlike many other naval services, the Royal Navy designates certain types of shore establishment (e.g. barracks, naval air stations and training establishments) as "ships" and names them accordingly.
1868-02-10 Central battery ironclad Royal Navy: Hero: 1885-10-27 Conqueror class: Turret ram Royal Navy: Sunk as gunnery target off Kentish Knock, 18 Feb 1908, raised and scrapped Héroïne: 1863-12-10 Provence class French Navy: Hoche: 1886 French Navy: Hotspur: 1870-03-19 Ironclad ram Royal Navy: Howe (1885) 1885-04-28 Admiral class: Barbette ...
List of United States Navy ships; List of current ships of the United States Navy; List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II; List of U.S. military vessels named after women; List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy; List of submarines of the United States Navy; List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy; List of presidents of ...
ships named Enterprise; there is a continuing exception for this name, first used in 1775, eight ships have carried the name, including three aircraft carriers (CV-6, CVN-65 and CVN-80). USS Nimitz (CVN-68) , lead ship of her class , named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , commander of all U.S. and Allied naval forces in the Pacific theatre ...
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 2 ships commissioned. (Arguably a support ship, armed as a frigate) (Arguably a support ship, armed as a frigate) Karel Doorman -class multi-function support ship