06-24-08, 03:11 PM
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Sea Lord 
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Originally Posted by Raptor1
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Originally Posted by Tchocky
I like the ships, but who would want to serve on something called "Freedom"?
Captain Bligh to CIC...
nevermind the wonderful headlines if she sinks..
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This reminds me of the WWII Deutschland which was renamed because if a ship called Deutschland would sink, it wouldn't be too good for morale... |
And that reminds me of:
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia article "United States Fleet"
The United States Fleet was an organization in the United States Navy from 1922 until after World War II. Initially the abbreviation CINCUS, pronounced as "sink us", was used for Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, officially replaced by COMINCH in December 1941. |
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