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"Sally Rand" – HMCS St. Laurent (decommissioned) nickname of several ships which have been named St. Laurent, of which HMCS St. Laurent DDH 205 was the most recent. "San Francisco's Own" – USS Carl Vinson; Name bestowed upon the ship by then-mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein. "Seapuppy" – USS Seawolf
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
Ships for victory: a history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II [28] Concrete ship. 265-foot BCL (barge, concrete, large) Type B Concrete Barge [29] 5 Builders of Concrete Ships [30] Design MC B7-D1, 2 ships for US Army [31] World War II in the Pacific Concrete Ships [32] Concrete Ship hulks [33]
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 origin of the nickname is noted where possible. In some cases, the nickname was officially adopted by the division in question; this is indicated along with date of adoption (where known). Official status might also be inferred by the presence of the nickname on official distinctive unit insignia or in official military source materials.
USS Washington (1814) a ship of the line, was the second such to be launched by the Navy, and was on active service from 1815 to 1820. USS George Washington, in commission 1959–1985. George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine, lead ship; USS George Washington (CVN-73) was commissioned in 1992. Nimitz-class supercarrier
S. USS San Felipe; USNS Sgt. Andrew Miller; USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon; USNS Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup; USNS Sgt. George D. Keathley; USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton
When writing about civilian ships, consider omitting common prefixes (e.g. "MS") from the article body, as italicizing the ship's name is often enough to identify it as a ship. Do not use the definite article the before a prefix or when introducing a ship for the first time; e.g., at the beginning of the lead section: