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"Gin Palace" – HMS Agincourt; originally built for Brazilian Navy and given higher standards of comfort for officers, and lesser standards of comfort for the crew than most RN ships. Also a deliberate misspelling of the name: A Gin Court. "The Gold Eagle" – USS Carl Vinson "The Golden Devil" (Dutch "Den Gulden Duvel") – Sovereign of the Seas
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Hospital ships (AH) were given names related to their function, such as Comfort and Mercy. Landing ship, tank (LST) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service ...
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
Effective 1 October 2001, the U.S. Navy developed a "Lead-Follow" arrangement among its type commands wherein one type commander is designated the senior lead for the specific "type" of weapon system (i.e., naval aviation, submarine warfare, surface warships) throughout the entire operating U.S. Fleet as it pertains to modernization needs, training initiatives, and operational concept development.
the article for Charles Darwin's vessel of exploration is HMS Beagle; other Beagles are listed at List of ships named HMS Beagle. European navies reuse pennant numbers, so ships of the same name may have the same pennant numbers; the second and third RFA Sir Galahad, for example are disambiguated by launch year: RFA Sir Galahad
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.
Ship name – a proper noun chosen at the shipowner's discretion; may change several times during the vessel's lifetime Ship class – a common name for a group of ships with similar design, usually named for the first vessel of the class, e.g. " Nimitz -class aircraft carrier"