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'{{Refimprove|date=May 2022}} {{Short description|none}} The following is a list of [[warship]]s listed by [[nickname]]. See below for a key to abbreviations. {{compact ToC|side=yes|top=yes|num=yes}} ==A== * "Abe" – '''[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']]''''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13848 |title=Hollywood Joins Abe Underway to Film "Stealth" |website=News.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218093115/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13848 |archive-date=18 December 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Abraham Lincoln]] is often informally referred to as "Abe" or "Stink'n Lincoln" *"Ageless Warrior" – '''[[USS Coral Sea (CV-43)|USS ''Coral Sea'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/jamesewilliams/WILLIAMS/cmc.htm |title=CMC |website=Cnsl.spear.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228072024/http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/jamesewilliams/WILLIAMS/cmc.htm |archive-date=28 December 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usscoralsea.net/|title=Home Port|website=Usscoralsea.net|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> *"Aggie" – '''[[HMS Agamemnon (1906)|HMS ''Agamemnon'']]'''<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1268/changeNav/3533 |title=News and Events : Royal Navy |website=royalnavy.mod.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235019/http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1268/changeNav/3533 |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Aggie on Horseback" – '''[[Shoreham-class sloop|HMS ''Weston'']]''';<ref name="auto1"/> nickname named for [[Agnes Weston]], a [[Temperance movement|temperance]] and [[sailor]]'s advocate; "on horseback" is a jocular mistranslation of [[Latin language|Latin]] ''"super-mare"'' ("on the sea"), ''"mare"'' being equated with a female horse *"'A Gin Court" – '''[[HMS Agincourt|HMS ''Agincourt'']]'''; Battleship seized from Turkey in 1914; because of its luxurious Turkish outfit *"Algonquatraz" – '''[[HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)|HMCS ''Algonquin'' (DDG 283)]]''' *"'Amazing Grace" – '''[[USS Hopper (DDG 70)|USS ''Hopper (DDG 70)'']]'''; Named for USN Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, a pioneer of computer programming and author of COBOL *"'Am and Tripe" – '''[[HMS Amphitrite (1898)|HMS ''Amphitrite'']]''';<ref name="auto1"/> humorous malapropism *"America's Favorite Carrier" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvn70.navy.mil/presrel/18NOV04_Vinson%20Birthday.html |title=USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) – Press release |website=Cvn70.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906043244/http://www.cvn70.navy.mil/presrel/18NOV04_Vinson%20Birthday.html |archive-date=6 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Angry Cat" – '''[[French battleship Henri IV|French ship ''Henri IV'']]''';<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3818 |title=Naafi – Nutty : Covey Crump (A to Aye) : Navy Slang : RN Life : Training and People : Royal Navy |website=Royal-navy.mod.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509160813/http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3818 |archive-date=9 May 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> named so by the British, a play on the pronunciation of "Henri Quatre" *"Archdeacon" – '''[[HMS Venerable (1899)|HMS ''Venerable'']]''';<ref name="auto1"/> a play on the phrase "venerable archdeacon" *"Athabee" – '''[[HMCS Athabaskan (DDG 282)|HMCS ''Athabaskan'' (DDG 282)]]''' ==B== *"Babe Lincoln" – '''[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']]'''; reference to her 1995 deployment, the first Pacific based carrier deployment where there were female crew members. *"Battle Cat" – '''[[USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)|USS ''Kitty Hawk'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12115 |title=Super Hornets Charge Kitty Hawk Flight Deck |website=News.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129002924/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12115 |archive-date=29 November 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Battle Schmoozer", "Belcrash" – '''[[USS Belknap (CG-26)|USS ''Belknap'']]'''; reference her collision with the USS ''Kennedy'' in 1975 *"Battle Barge" – '''{{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70}}''' *"Battle Star" – '''{{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70}}''' *"Big Ben" – '''[[USS Franklin (CV-13)|USS ''Franklin'']]''';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ussfranklin.org/|title=USS Franklin Museum Association|website=USS Franklin Museum Association|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> the ship is named after [[Benjamin Franklin]] *"Big D" – '''{{USS|Dallas|SSN-700|6}}'''; given to the boat to denote being named in honor of the [[Dallas, Texas|city of Dallas]]. *"The Big E" – '''{{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}}''' (CV-6)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv06-enterprise/cv06-enterprise.html |title=U.S. Navy – A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers – USS Enterprise (CV 6) |website=Chinfo.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427021258/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv06-enterprise/cv06-enterprise.html |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']]''' (CVN-65)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv65-enterprise/cv65-enterprise.html |title=U.S. Navy – A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers – USS Enterprise (CVN 65) |website=Chinfo.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427092124/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv65-enterprise/cv65-enterprise.html |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"The Big J" – '''[[USS New Jersey (BB-62)|USS ''New Jersey'']]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ussnewjersey.com/|title=Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 Index Page|website=Ussnewjersey.com|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> *"Big John" – '''[[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nol.navy.mil/homepages/cv67/ |title=USS John F. Kennedy Homepage |website=Nol.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624094755/http://www.nol.navy.mil/homepages/cv67/ |archive-date=24 June 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Big Lizzie" – '''{{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}}'''<ref name="auto1"/> *"Big Mamie" – '''[[USS Massachusetts (BB-59)|USS ''Massachusetts'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/battleships/massachusetts/bb59-mass.html |title=U.S. Navy Battleships – USS Massachusetts (BB 59) |website=Chinfo.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207083427/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/battleships/massachusetts/bb59-mass.html |archive-date=7 December 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"The Big Nasty" – '''{{USS|Nassau|LHA-4|6}}''' *"The Big Stick" – '''[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']]''';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tr.surfor.navy.mil/default.aspx |title=USS Theodore Roosevelt Home Page |website=Tr.surfor.navy.mil |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616054333/http://www.tr.surfor.navy.mil/default.aspx |archive-date=16 June 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> based on [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s quotation, "Speak softly and carry a big stick".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm139.html |title="Speak Softly. . ." (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress |website=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=2017-12-29 |archive-date=2008-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710190036/http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm139.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also used for the {{USS|Iowa|BB-61|6}} during her third and final commissioning, c1980s Cold War. Iowa was nicknamed Mighty I during her first two commissionings in WWII and the Korean War. *"Big Sugar" – '''[[USS Vermont (SSN-792)|USS ''Vermont'']]''' *"Big Gray Deuce" – '''[[USS Essex (LHD-2)|USS ''Essex'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Billy Ruffian" – '''[[HMS Bellerophon (1907)|HMS ''Bellerophon'']]''';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/|title=Home {{pipe}} Royal Navy|website=Royalnavy.mod.uk|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> humorous mispronunciation *"The Black Dragon" – '''{{USS|New Jersey|BB-62|6}}''' *"The Blue Ghost" – '''{{USS|Lexington|CV-16}}'''; nickname supposedly bestowed by Japanese radio propagandist [[Tokyo Rose]] because of the color of her camouflage painting and because she repeatedly disproved reports that she had been sunk. Some crew used her predecessors nickname of "Lady Lex"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/navalwarfare/a/blueghost.htm |title=Charly: The Blue Ghost's Ghost |website=militaryhistory.about.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426190524/http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/navalwarfare/a/blueghost.htm |archive-date=26 April 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Bonnie" – '''[[HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)|HMCS ''Bonaventure'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/bonaventurelst_e.asp |title=Canada's Air Force, Aircraft: HMCS Bonaventure |website=Airforce.forces.gc.ca |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510134926/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/bonaventurelst_e.asp |archive-date=10 May 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Bonnie Dick" – '''[[USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)|USS ''Bon Homme Richard'' CV/CVA-31]]''' and '''[[USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)|USS ''Bonhomme Richard'' (LHD-6)]]''' *"Buckin' Bronco" – '''[[USS Colorado (BB-45)|USS ''Colorado (BB-45)'']]''' *"Building (hull number)" – a U.S. Navy joke about ships that don't go to sea much. **"Building 575" – '''[[USS Seawolf (SSN-575)|USS ''Seawolf'' (SSN-575)]]''' **"Building 597" – '''[[USS Tullibee (SSN-597)|USS ''Tullibee'' (SSN-597)]]''' **"Building 21" – '''[[USS Seawolf (SSN-21)|USS ''Seawolf'' (SSN-21)]]''' **"Building 11" – '''[[USS Coronado (AGF-11)|USS ''Coronado'' (AGF-11)]]''' **"Building 5" – USS Vulcan (AR-5) *"Bulldog of the Navy" – '''[[USS Oregon (BB-3)|USS ''Oregon'' (BB-3)]]''' *"The Big Risk" – '''[[USS Oriskany (CV-34)|USS ''Oriskany'' (CV-34)]]''' *"Bag Lady" – '''[[USS Bagley (FF-1069)|USS ''Bagley (FF-1069)'']]'''; humorous malaproprism *"Berzerkly" – '''[[USS Berkeley (DDG-15)|USS ''Berkeley (DDG-15)'']]'''; humorous malaproprism *"Broke" – '''[[USS Brooke (FFG-1)|USS ''Brooke (FFG-1)'']]'''; humorous malaproprism *"Brand X" – '''[[USS Mississippi (CGN-40)|USS ''Mississippi (CGN-40)'']]'''; reference to being the "copy" Virginia-class cruiser homeported out of Norfolk, VA ==C== *"C-ville" – '''[[USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)|USS ''Chancellorsville'']]''' *"Cannabis" – '''[[USS Canopus (AS-34)|USS ''Canopus'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Can o' Pus" – '''USS ''Canopus''''' (1980s reference to first 20% female crew.) *"Can Opener" – '''[[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']]''', after collision with USS ''Belknap'' *"Century One" – '''[[HMS Centurion (1911)|HMS ''Centurion'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Charlie Love Five Five" – '''[[USS Cleveland (CL-55)]]''', nickname refers to the ship's hull symbol, CL-55. *"Cheer Up Ship" – '''[[USS Nevada (BB-36)|USS ''Nevada (BB-36)'']]''' *"Chesapeake Raider" – '''[[USS Wyoming (BB-32)|USS ''Wyoming (BB-32)'']]''', nickname given after frequent sightings of the ship in the Chesapeake Bay during World War Two. *"Christmas Anthem" – '''[[HMS Chrysanthemum (1917)|HMS ''Chrysanthemum'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Chuck Bucket" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]''' *"Chuckie V" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]''' *"Cocoa Boat" – '''[[HMS Curacoa (D41)|HMS ''Curacoa'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Connie" – '''[[USS Constellation (CV-64)|USS ''Constellation'']]'''; diminutive of ship's name *"The Count" – '''[[USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974)|USS ''Comte de Grasse'']]'''; named for [[François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse|Comte de Grasse]] ([[French language|French]], "Count de Grasse"), an ally of the Americans in the [[American War of Independence]] *"Curious" – '''{{HMS|Furious|47|6}}'''<ref name="auto2">[http://www.royal-navy.org/shiplist/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=5&Itemid=13] {{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> *"Cellblock 70" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]'''; humorous reference to restricted liberty for crew after incidents in Bremerton, WA, in the mid-1980s. ==D== *"Despair Ship Remorse" – '''[[HMS Resource (F79)|HMS ''Resource'']]''';<ref name="auto"/> humorous malapropism on "Repair ship ''Resource''" *"Decrepit" – '''{{USS|Intrepid|CV-11|6}}''' *"Dirty Cush" – '''{{USS|Cushing|DD-985|6}}''' *"Dirty Two-Thirty" – '''[[HMCS Margaree (DDE 230)|HMCS ''Margaree'' (DDE 230)]]''' (decommissioned); from her hull number. *"Dirty V" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Dreado" – '''[[HMS Dreadnought (1906)|HMS ''Dreadnought'']]''';<ref name="auto"/> diminutive of ship's name *"Dull Ass" – '''[[USS Dallas (SSN-700)|USS ''Dallas'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Dickover" – '''{{USS|Hyman G. Rickover|SSN-709|6}}''' *"Dickey B" – '''USS ''Richard B. Russell'' (SSN-687)''' *"Dry I" – '''{{USS|Intrepid|CV-11|6}}''' *"Dippity Do" – '''{{USS|DuPont|DD-941|6}}''' ==E== *"Eggshells" – '''[[HMS Achilles (1905)|HMS ''Achilles'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Enterprison" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Evil I" – '''{{USS|Intrepid|CV-11|6}}''' *"Exploder" – '''{{HMS|Explorer|submarine|6}}'''; experimental & temperamental submarine fitted with dangerous [[hydrogen peroxide]] propulsion system. ==F== *"The Fightingest Ship in the RCN" – '''[[HMCS Haida (G63)|HMCS ''Haida'']]'''; gained this moniker by reason of sinking 14 enemy ships during patrols in the [[English Channel]] and the [[Bay of Biscay]]; she also sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parks Canada – News Releases and Backgrounders |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/APPS/CP-NR/release_e.asp?id=562&andor1=nr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401145917/http://www.pc.gc.ca/APPS/CP-NR/release_e.asp?id=562&andor1=nr |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=1 April 2017 |website=www.pc.gc.ca |language=en |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Defence |first=National |date=2014-10-23 |title=RCN flagship: HMCS Haida, Canada's "fightingest ship" |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/corporate/history-heritage/haida.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916033707/https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/corporate/history-heritage/haida.html |archive-date=2022-09-16 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.canada.ca}}</ref> *"The Fighting G" – '''[[HMS Gloucester (D96)|HMS ''Gloucester'']]''' *"The Fighting J" – '''[[HMS Jamaica (44)|HMS ''Jamaica'']]''' *"The Fighting I" – '''[[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS ''Intrepid'']]''' *"The Fighting Lady" – '''[[USS Yorktown (CV-10)|USS ''Yorktown'']]''' *"The Fighting Sausage" – '''[[HMS Cumberland (F85)|HMS ''Cumberland'']]'''; from [[Cumberland sausage]] *"Fighting Mary" – '''[[USS Maryland (BB-46)|USS ''Maryland (BB-46)'']]''' *"Firestal" – '''[[USS Forrestal (CVA-59)|USS ''Forrestal'']]''' *"The Five Mile Sniper" – '''[[HMAS Brisbane (D-41)|HMAS ''Brisbane'']]''' *"Flatiron" – '''{{HMS|Argus|I49|6}}'''; from the shape of the ship *"Forrest Fire" "FID (First in Defense)" – '''[[USS Forrestal (CVA-59)|USS ''Forrestal'']]'''; humorous malapropism, also because of the fire on deck. *"Foo-De-Roo" – '''[[USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)|USS Franklin D. Roosevelt]]''' *"Fraser Blade" – '''[[HMCS Fraser (DDH 233)|HMCS ''Fraser'']]''' *"Freddy" – ''' [[HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337)|HMCS ''Fredericton'']]''' *"Fleet Starship" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']]''' *"The Furry Wet Mound" – '''USS ''Harry W. Hill'' (DD-986)''', humorous malapropism ==G== *"Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast" – '''[[USS Houston (CA-30)|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 (CVN-76)|USS ''Ronald Reagan'']]'''; named for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s nickname, from his role of [[George Gipp|George "The Gipper" Gipp]] in the film [[Knute Rockne, All American]]. *"Gin Palace" – '''[[HMS Agincourt (1913)|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 (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]''' *"The Golden Devil" ([[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''"Den Gulden Duvel"'') – '''[[HMS Sovereign of the Seas|HMS ''Sovereign of the Seas'']]''' *"The Golden Guad" – '''{{USS|Guadalcanal|LPH-7}}''' *''"Le Grand Hotel"'' – '''[[French ironclad Hoche|French Ironclad ''Hoche'']]''' *"The Grand Old Lady" – '''[[HMS Warspite (03)|HMS ''Warspite'']]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/99/a4464399.shtml |title=BBC – WW2 People's War – Donald Delves' War, Part 10 : Postscript, Home & HMS Warspite "The Grand Old Lady" |access-date=2006-08-14 |archive-date=2013-04-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419192841/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/99/a4464399.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> *"The Galloping Ghost" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]''' *"The Gray Ghost" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]''' *"The Gray Lady" – '''[[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS ''Lexington'']]''' *"The Gray Ghost" – '''[[USS Iowa (BB-61)|USS ''Iowa'' (BB-61)]]''' *"The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast/The Great White Whale" – ''' [[USS La Salle (AGF-3)|USS ''La Salle (AGF-3)'']]''' *"Grey Ghost" – '''[[USS Pensacola (CA-24)|USS ''Pensacola'']]'''; nickname given by [[Tokyo Rose]] *"Greenpig" – '''{{USS|Greenling}}''' *"GW" – '''[[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'']]'''; initials of the ship's namesake ==H== *"The Ham" – {{USS|Ingraham|FFG-61|6}} *"Happy Valley" – '''[[USS Valley Forge (CVA-45)|USS ''Valley Forge'']]''' *"Hairy D" – '''[[HMCS Harry DeWolf|HMCS ''Harry DeWolf'']]''' *"He-Cat" – '''[[HMS Hecate|HMS ''Hecate'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"HMAS Can Opener" – '''{{HMAS|Melbourne|R21|6}}'''; given by US Navy sailors for the ship's part in the sinking of the US Navy destroyer {{USS|Frank E. Evans||6}}. ''Melbourne'' previously sank another destroyer, {{HMAS|Voyager|D04|6}}, in a similar collision. *"HMS Me" – '''{{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08|6}}'''; from a cake presented to [[Elizabeth II]] during her first visit to the ship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/royals/forget-harrys-banana-cake-the-queen-cant-hide-her-amusement-at-this-amazing-cake-of-herself/ |title=Forget Harry's Banana Cake! The Queen Can't Hide Her Amusement at This Amazing Cake of Herself |last=Perry |first=Simon |date=7 December 2017 |website=People |publisher=Meredith Corporation |access-date=26 March 2021 |quote=The monarch is depicted between two sailors on the cake. One is holding a sign that says "HMS" (signifying Her Majesty's Ship) and the Queen holds a plaque simple saying "Me."}}</ref> *"HMS Refit" – '''{{HMS|Renown|1916|6}}'''; *"HMS Repair" – '''[[HMS Repulse (1916)|HMS ''Repulse'']]''' *"Hiroshima" – '''[[Soviet submarine K-19|Soviet submarine ''K-19'']]''', due to a nuclear accident onboard *"Hockey Puck" – '''{{USS|Haleakala|AE-25}}'''; humorous malapropism *"Holiday Express" – '''[[USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)|USS ''Bunker Hill'']]''' *"Holiday Inn" – '''[[USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)|USS ''Bunker Hill'']]''' *"Horny Maru" – '''[[USS Hornet (CV-8)|USS ''Hornet'']]''' *"HST" – '''[[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)|USS ''Harry S. Truman'']]'''; initials of the ship's namesake [[Harry S. Truman]] *"Hairy Ass" – '''[[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)|USS ''Harry S. Truman'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Hymi G" – '''{{USS|Hyman G. Rickover|SSN-709|6}}''' *"Happy Harry" – '''{{USS|Harry W. Hill|DD-986}}''' *"Hotel Yamato" – '''[[Japanese battleship Yamato|Japanese battleship ''Yamato'']]'''; due to the amount of time spent at Truk between August 1942 and May 1943 ==I== *"Ike" – '''[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)|USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'']]'''; based on nickname of namesake, [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] *"Ikeatraz" – '''[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)|USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'']]'''; derogatory nickname given to those that served on board and had gotten in trouble in some way. *"Indy" – '''[[USS Independence (CV-62)|USS ''Independence'']]''' *"Iron Duck" – '''[[HMS Iron Duke|HMS ''Iron Duke'']]''' *"Fighting I" – '''[[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS ''Intrepid'']]''' *"Ichiban Benjo Maru" – '''{{USS|Ajax|AR-6}}'''; due to an outbreak of bacillary dysentery that required quarantine *"Iron Woman" {{USS|Cabot|CV-16|6}} ==J== *"Jimmy K" – '''[[USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645)|USS ''James K. Polk'']]''' *"Johnny Reb" – '''[[USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|USS ''John C. Stennis'']]''' ==K== *"Kaarnavene" – [[Finnish Navy]] '''[[Nuoli class fast gunboat]]s'''. The name means literally "bark boat": they were made from non-magnetic mahogany. *"Kami-ha-ha" – '''[[USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)|USS ''Kamehameha'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"King of Tomahawks" – '''[[USS John Young (DD-973)|USS ''John Young'']]'''; probably after the ship's [[BGM-109 Tomahawk]] weapons system, or "The John Bone" humorous malapropisms *"Shitty Kitty" – '''[[USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)|USS ''Kitty Hawk'']]'''; humorous malapropism<ref name="seattlest">{{cite web | last = Prohaska | first = Kim | title = The USS Shitty Kitty Decommissioned | work = Seattlest Daily | date = 2009-05-14 | url = http://seattlest.com/2009/05/14/the_uss_shitty_kitty_decommissioned.php | access-date = 2010-10-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111001135314/http://seattlest.com/2009/05/14/the_uss_shitty_kitty_decommissioned.php | archive-date = 2011-10-01 | url-status = dead }}</ref> *"Knockwood" – '''[[USS Lockwood (FF-1064)|USS ''Lockwood'']]''' ==L== *"Lady Lex" – '''[[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS ''Lexington'']]''' *"Lady Lou" – '''[[USS Louisville (CA-28)|USS ''Louisville'']]''' *"Long Delayed" – '''[[HMAS Adelaide (1918)|HMAS ''Adelaide'']]'''; rhyming play on ship's name. Fitting out and completion of the ship were delayed (almost 3 years) due to the loss of important machinery parts, as a result of enemy action, which gave rise to the nickname. *"The Lord's Own" – '''[[HMS Vengeance (1899)|HMS ''Vengeance'']]'''; derived from the phrase "The Lord's own vengeance", based on the sentiment of [[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zianet.com/maxey/Roman24.htm|title=Take Not Your Own Revenge|website=Zianet.com|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> *"Lost and Confused" – '''[[USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)|USS ''Lewis and Clark'']]''' *"Lucky A" – '''[[USS Alabama (BB-60)|USS ''Alabama'']]''' *"Lucky E" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]''' *"Lucky 26" – '''[[HNoMS Stord (G26)|HNoMS ''Stord'']]''' *"Lusty" – '''[[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''Illustrious'']]''' *"Lucky Number 7" – '''[[USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7)|USS ''Rainier'']]''' – The hull number. ==M== *"Maggie" – '''[[HMS Magnificent (1894)|HMS ''Magnificent'']]'''; '''[[HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)|HMCS ''Magnificent'']]''' *"The Mighty Hood" – '''{{HMS|Hood}}''' *"The Mighty I" – '''[[USS Iowa (BB-61)|USS ''Iowa'']]'''. Iowa was nicknamed Mighty I during her first two commissionings in WWII and the Korean War. Her nickname was changed during the Cold War c1980s, her final commissioning, to The Big Stick. *"Mighty O" – '''[[USS Oriskany (CV-34)|USS ''Oriskany'']]''' *"Mighty T" – '''[[USS Texas (BB-35)|USS ''Texas (BB-35)'']]''' *"Mighty Y" – '''[[USS Yakutat (AVP-32)|USCGC ''Yakutat'']]''' *"Mighty Mo" – '''[[USS Missouri (BB-63)|USS ''Missouri'']]''' *"Mighty Moo" – '''[[USS Cowpens (CVL-25)|USS ''Cowpens'']]''' *"Mobile Chernobyl" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]]''' *"Moskvitch" – [[Finnish navy]] '''[[Tuima class missile boat]]s'''. Soviet-built [[Moskvitch]] cars had notoriously poor reputation in Finland. * "Motel 6" – '''USS ''Bonhomme Richard'' (LHD-6)''' * "Midway Magic" – '''USS ''Midway'' (CV-41)''' ==N== *"Nasty Asty" – '''[[USS Astoria (CA-34)|USS ''Astoria'']]''' *"Nasty Nick" – '''[[USS Nicholas (FFG-47)|USS ''Nicholas'']]''', name given by crew due to the proclivity of the ship's AC units to break down in hot weather. *"Nelly" – '''{{HMS|Nelson|28|6}}''' – also "Nelsol" – from fleet oilers with names ending in "ol" that the Nelson class looked similar to in silhouette. *"Niffy Jane" – '''[[HMS Iphigenia|HMS ''Iphigenia'']]''' *"NO Boat" – '''[[USS New Orleans (CA-32)|USS ''New Orleans'']]''' *"Northo" – '''[[HMS Northumberland (1866)|HMS ''Northumberland'']]''' ==O== *"O'Broken" – '''[[USS O'Brien (DD-975)|USS ''O'Brien'']]''' *"The O-Boat" – '''[[USS Oriskany (CV-34)|USS ''Oriskany'']]''' *"Old Bones" – '''[[Japanese battleship Kongo|Japanese battleship ''Kongō'']]''' *"Old Falling Apart" – '''{{USS|Pennsylvania|BB-38}}''', from firing so many rounds during the bombardment of Guam, she appeared to be falling apart. *"Old Formy" – '''[[HMS Formidable (67)|HMS ''Formidable'']]''' *"Old Hoodoo" – '''[[USS Texas (1892)|USS ''Texas (1892)'']]''' *"Old Mary" – '''[[USS Maryland (BB-46)|USS ''Maryland (BB-46)'']]''' *"The Old Grey Ghost of the Borneo Coast" – '''[[HMS Albion (R07)|HMS ''Albion'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmsalbion.org.uk/ |title=HMS Albion R07 1962 to 1964 Commission {{pipe}} "The Old Grey Ghost of the Borneo Coast" |website=Hmsalbion.org.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110065251/http://www.hmsalbion.org.uk/ |archive-date=10 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *"Old Ironsides" – '''[[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/ |title=Official Homepage of USS CONSTITUTION |access-date=2007-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213180914/http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/ |archive-date=2007-02-13 }}</ref> *"The Old Lady" – '''[[HMS Warspite (03)|HMS ''Warspite'']]''', from a comment by [[Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope|Viscount Cunningham]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/exhibitions/ww2stamps/cunningham |title=The British Postal Museum & Archive – Viscount Cunningham & HMS Warspite<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822083953/http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/exhibitions/ww2stamps/cunningham |archive-date=2006-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> impressed by the vintage ship's speed during a mission to aid the British Army in Sicily, Cunningham remarked, "When the old lady lifts her skirts she can run."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/08/a4134908.shtml|title=BBC – WW2 People's War – My Life My War – Chapter 12c<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> *"Old Lady of the Sea" – '''[[USS New York (BB-34)|USS ''New York (BB-34)'']]''' *"Old Salt" – '''{{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}}''' *"One-Eye" – '''[[HMS Polyphemus (1881)|HMS ''Polyphemus'']]'''; [[Polyphemus]] was a [[cyclops]] in [[Greek mythology]] *"Orjalaiva Kurjala" – [[Finnish Navy]] corvette '''[[Turunmaa class gunboat|Karjala]]'''. The word ''orjalaiva'' means [[slave ship]] in Finnish, while ''Kurjala'' references the Finnish word ''kurja'' ("miserable"). *"Outrageous" – '''[[HMS Courageous (50)|HMS ''Courageous'']]''';<ref>[http://www.royal-navy.org/shiplist/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=5&Itemid=13] {{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}},</ref> humorous [[malapropism]] *"The Oki Boat" – '''[[USS Okinawa (LPH-3)|USS ''Okinawa'']]''' ==P== *"Pepper Pot" – '''{{HMS|Penelope|97|6}}''' – while docked in Valletta harbour, during the [[Siege of Malta (World War II)|Siege of Malta]], she was bombed so much she resembled a pepper pot *"Pierwolf" – '''[[USS Seawolf (SSN-575)|USS ''Seawolf'']]''' *"The Pool" – '''[[HMS Liverpool (C11)|HMS ''Liverpool'']]''' *"Proud Pete" – '''[[USS Peterson (DD-969)|USS ''Peterson'']]'''; play on "Pete" as a diminutive of "Peterson", and on the ship's [[motto]], "Proud Tradition" *"Prune Barge" – '''[[USS California (BB-44)|USS ''California'']]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/BB/bb44-schaffran.html|title = USS California (BB-44) War History: 7 Dec 1941|website=Ibiblio.org}}</ref> *"Puffington" – '''[[HMS Effingham (D98)|HMS ''Effingham'']]''' *"Puuhamaa" – Finnish navy [[minelayer]] '''[[Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa|Pohjanmaa]]'''. An ironical remark of [[Puuhamaa]] amusement park. *"Sweet Pea" – '''[[USS Portland (CA-33)|USS ''Portland'']]''' *"Pig Boat" – '''[[USS California (CGN-36)|USS ''California'']]'''; The resemblance of the bear on the ship's badge to that of a pig. *"Pubic Mound" – '''[[USS Puget Sound (AD-38)|USS ''Puget Sound'']]'''; A play on words with a sound similar to Puget Sound. ==Q== *"Quarter-mile Island" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]]''' Reference to the ship's nuclear power plant and the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island nuclear station in Pennsylvania. *"Queer Barge" – '''[[USS Kearsarge (CV-33)|USS ''Kearsarge'']]''' *"Queerfish" – '''[[USS Queenfish (SS-393)|USS ''Queenfish'']]''' *"Quiet Warrior" – '''[[USS Spruance (DD-963)|USS ''Spruance'']]''' ==R== *"The Red-Eye" – '''[[HMCS Huron (DDG 281)|HMCS ''Huron'' (DDG 281)]]''' (decommissioned); so named for the tobacco flower blossom on the ship's badge. *"Refit" – '''{{HMS|Renown|1916|6}}''' *"Repair" – '''[[HMS Repulse (1916)|HMS ''Repulse'']]''' *"Rezzo" – '''[[HMS Resolution (09)|HMS ''Resolution'']]''' *"Rosie" – '''[[USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)|USS ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'']]''' *"Rough Rider" – '''[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']]''' *"The Tiddly Quid" - '''(HMS Royal Sovereign)''' *"Rodnol" – '''[[HMS Rodney (29)|HMS ''Rodney'']]''' – from fleet oilers with names ending in 'ol' *"Ruosteensilmä" – [[Finnish Navy]] '''[[Finnish minelayer Ruotsinsalmi|minelayer Ruotsinsalmi]]'''. The name means ''Rusty Eye'' in Finnish. *"Rusty-guts" – '''[[HMCS Restigouche (DDE 257)|HMCS ''Restigouche'']]'''<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051105/OBPIERS05/TPObituaries/?pageRequested=all] {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> *"Rusty W" – '''[[USS Washington (BB-56)|USS ''Washington'']]''' ==S== *"Sara", "Super Sara", "Sorry Sara", "Sister Sara", "Stripe-Stack Sara", or "Sara Maru" – '''{{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|6}}''' *"Saggy Pants" – '''[[HMCS Saguenay (DDH 206)|HMCS ''Saguenay'']]''' *"Sally Rand" – '''[[HMCS St. Laurent (DDH 205)|HMCS ''St. Laurent'' (DDH 205)]]''' (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 (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]'''; Name bestowed upon the ship by then-mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein. *"Seapuppy" – '''[[USS Seawolf (SSN-575)|USS ''Seawolf'']]''' *"Shall Not Perish" – '''[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']]''' *"Shiny Sheff" – '''[[HMS Sheffield|HMS ''Sheffield'']]''' *"The Shitty Dick" – '''[[USS South Dakota (BB-57)|USS ''South Dakota'']]''' – nickname given by the crewmen of '''[[USS Washington (BB-56)|USS ''Washington'']]''', as a result of South Dakota having been given sole credit in the press for the victory at the Second '''[[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]]'''. *"Shitty Kitty" – '''[[USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)|USS ''Kitty Hawk'']]''' *"Showboat" – '''[[USS North Carolina (BB-55)|USS ''North Carolina'']]''' *"Sleek and Deadly Duck" – '''[[USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085)|USS '' Donald B. Beary'']]''' *"Slack Jack" – '''[[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']]''' *"Smiley" – '''[[USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)|USS ''Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)'']]''' – nickname of former US President Carter *"The Smoke" – '''[[HMS London (69)|HMS ''London'']]''' *"Sodak" – '''{{USS|South Dakota|BB-57}}''' *"USS Spring-a-leak" – [[USS Springfield (CL-66)|'''USS ''Springfield (CLG-7)''''']] – for her alleged degraded engineering condition near the completion of her final deployment as Sixth Fleet Flagship (over 3 years) *"Spurious" – '''{{HMS|Furious|47|6}}'''<ref name="auto2"/> *"Starship Vinson" – '''[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']]''' *"Steel Cat" – '''[[HMAS Brisbane (D-41)|HMAS ''Brisbane'']]''' *"Stinkin Lincoln" – '''[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']]''' *"Suckin' 60 From Dixie", or "Suckin' Sara" – '''{{USS|Saratoga|CV60|6}}''' *”The Sum of all Fears” or “The Sum” for short - '''USS John C. Stennis''' Due to the aircraft carriers’ explosive appearance in the 2002 film, “The Sum of all Fears”, starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman *"Surunmaa" – [[Finnish navy]] corvette '''[[Turunmaa class gunboat|Turunmaa]]'''. Literally "land of sorrow". *"Swanky Franky" – '''[[USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)|USS ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'']]''' *"Swayback Maru" – '''[[USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)|USS ''Salt Lake City'']]''' *"Stressex" – '''[[USS Essex (LHD-2)|USS ''Essex'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Steamin' Deuce" – '''[[USS Essex (LHD-2)|USS ''Essex'']]'''; humorous malapropism *"Slimey Lymie" – '''[[USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)|USS ''Lyman K. Swenson'']]''' *"Saint Pauline" – '''[[USS Saint Paul (CA-73)|USS ''Saint Paul'']]'''; Humorous malapropism *"The Stain" – '''[[USS Stein (FF-1065)|USS ''Stein'']]''' *"Special K" – '''[[USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146)|USS ''Kawishiwi'']]''' *"San Jack" or "Flagship of the Texas Navy": '''[[USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)|USS ''San Jacinto'']]'''. *"Triple Sticks" – '''[[USS Spruance (DDG-111)|USS ''Spruance'']]''' ==T== *"T2" – '''[[USS Tullibee (SSN-597)|USS ''Tullibee'']]''' – This nickname was used to identify the second ship named ''Tullibee'' (SSN 597) from the first '''[[USS Tullibee (SS-284)|''Tullibee'']]''' (SS 284). *"T.R." – '''[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']]''' *"Tea Boat" – '''[[HMS Ceylon (C30)|HMS ''Ceylon'']]''' *"[[Tea Chest]]" – '''[[HMS Thetis|HMS ''Thetis'']]''' *"Teacup" – '''[[USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628)|USS ''Tecumseh'']]''' *"Teddy Ruxpin" – '''[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']]''' *"Tico" – '''[[USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)|USS ''Ticonderoga'']]''' *"Tiddly Quid" – '''[[HMS Royal Sovereign (05)|HMS ''Royal Sovereign'']]'''. Both ''quid'' and ''sovereign'' are synonymous to [[pound sterling]]. *"Tin Duck" – '''[[HMS Iron Duke (1912)|HMS ''Iron Duke'']]''' *"Three-Quarter Mile Island" – '''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]]''' (a pun on ''Three Mile Island'') *"The Toothless Terror" – '''[[HMS Scylla (98)|HMS ''Scylla'']]''' *"Toasted O" – '''[[USS Oriskany (CV-34)|USS ''Oriskany'']]''' *"Traffie" – '''[[HMS Trafalgar (1887)|HMS ''Trafalgar'']]''' *"Trawler Mauler" – '''[[HMCS Nipigon (DDH 266)|HMCS ''Nipigon'']]''' – stems from an incident in the late 1980s when ''Nipigon'' sank a civilian fishing trawler for being a hazard to shipping *"Tullibeast" – '''[[USS Tullibee (SSN-597)|USS ''Tullibee'']]''' *"The Tartan Terror" – '''[[HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)|HMAS ''Stuart'']]''' *"Tottenham" – '''[[HMS Hotspur (H01)|HMS ''Hotspur'']]'''. After [[association football|football]] team [[Tottenham Hotspur]]. *"Tupperware" – '''[[HMS Wilton (M1116)|HMS ''Wilton'']]'''. First warship to be constructed from [[Glass-reinforced plastic]]. *"Tuska class" – Finnish navy '''[[Tuima class missile boat]]s'''. ''Tuska'' means "agony" in Finnish. * "Tortanic" – '''USS ''Tortuga'' (LSD-46)''' * "Top Gun" – '''USS ''Ranger'' (CV/CVA-61)''' ==U== *"Uproarious" – '''[[HMS Glorious|HMS ''Glorious'']]'''<ref name="auto2"/> ==V== *"VDQ" – '''[[HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)|NCSM ''Ville de Québec'']]'''. Note that as a designated French-language unit, she properly uses the title ''Navire canadien de Sa Majesté'' (NCSM), which is the French translation of ''Her Majesty's Canadian Ship'' (HMCS)). *"Von Stupid" – '''[[USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632)|USS ''Von Steuben'']]''' *"Vince" – '''[[HMS Invincible (R05)|HMS ''Invincible'']]''' *"Vinny" – '''{{USS|Vincennes|CA-44}}''' ==W== * "Weavy" – '''[[USS West Virginia (BB-48)|USS ''West Virginia'']]''' * "Wet Ass Queen" – '''[[HMCS Wetaskiwin (K175)|HMCS ''Wetaskiwin'']]'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/canadian_navy.htm | title=History of the Canadian Navy|website=Battleships-cruisers.co.uk }}</ref> * "Winter Pig" – '''[[HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)|HMCS ''Winnipeg'']]''' * "Wisky" – '''[[USS Wisconsin (BB-64)|USS ''Wisconsin'']]''' * "Wicked Witch of the West" – ''' [[USS Wichita (AOR-1)|USS ''Wichita'']]''' ==Y== * "The Y" – '''[[USS Yakutat (AVP-32)|USCGC ''Yakutat'']]''' ==Z== *"Zippo" – '''[[USS Forrestal (CVA-59)|USS ''Forrestal'']]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.military.com/|title=Military and Veteran Benefits, News, Veteran Jobs|website=Military.com|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> *"Zoo (The) – '''[[USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)|USS ''Kalamazoo'']]''' *"Big Z" - '''[[USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)|USS ''Zumwalt'']]''' ==Abbreviations== *'''NCSM''' – "Navire canadien de Sa Majesté"; applied to [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and [[Canadian Forces]] vessels designated as French-language units. *'''HMAS''' – "His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship"; applied to [[Royal Australian Navy]] vessels *'''HMCS''' – "His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship"; applied to [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and [[Canadian Forces]] vessels *'''HMNZS''' – "His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship"; applied to [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] vessels *'''HMS''' – "His/Her Majesty's Ship"; applied to [[Royal Navy]] vessels *'''USS''' – "United States Ship"; applied to [[United States Navy]] vessels ==See also== {{portal|Lists}} * [[List of nicknames of British Army regiments]] * [[Lists of nicknames]] – nickname list articles on Wikipedia * [[Nicknames of U.S. Army divisions]] * [[Regimental nicknames of the Canadian Forces]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Lists of nicknames|Warships]]'