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More than 200 new ships were built, and another 418 were purchased for naval use. Ironclads, including monitors, and shallow-draft river steamers fell into new classification categories, and their naming reflected the abrupt pace of growth.
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Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes any...
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Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz put it more succinctly in an address to the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy: "A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder." ............Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions. ... Re: Ships called "she" Frankie 05/31/00 (1)
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Some say during the early days of sailing every ship was always dedicated to some goddess, and as a result the ship was referred to as "she". Another theory is that the crew always thought the ship represented their mother and as a result treated it with a great deal of respect.
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According to Yarns of the Sea, Legends, Myths, and Superstitions: Although women were considered to bring bad luck at sea, mariners always use the pronoun "she" when referring to their ships. ... For this reason, Mediterranean sailors always referred to their ship as "she", and the practice was adopted over the centuries...
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Date: Fri Aug 6 10:29:07 1999; Posted By: Dan Berger, MadSci Admin; Area of science: Science History; ID: 932220973.Sh ... There is a one-word answer to your question: tradition! Nobody really knows the origin of this English usage, though I'm sure there are some ... In German, "der Schiff" is masculine and a ship is "he";
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MOST ACTIVE NAVAL HISTORY ARTICLES ... VIEW NAVAL HISTORY ARCHIVES ... MAGAZINES - NAVAL HISTORY MAGAZINE...
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After the U.S. entered World War I, she spent 1917 training gun crews for merchant ships that were often attacked by gunfire from surfaced submarines. ... In 1924 Texas returned to the Atlantic and sank the incomplete battleship Washington (BB-47) so the U.S. would be in compliance with the Naval Arms Limitation Treaty of 1922.
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