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USS Pueblo (AGER-2), as a museum ship in North Korea after being attacked and seized by a North Korean vessel. She is one of the oldest commissioned warships

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USS John P Murtha (LPD-26) as she picks up the crew of Artemis II

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USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) after two kamikaze hits in the Battle of Okinawa, May 11, 1945

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Crew aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) firefighting after an EA-6B Prowler crashed into her flight deck, May 26, 1981

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The bow of USS Buckley (DE-51) in dry dock, after she rammed and sank U-66, May 6, 1944

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USS Mississippi (AG-128), formerly BB-41, firing SAM-N-7 Terrier missile ~1953-1955

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USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) moments before being sunk as part of a SINKEX exercise, July 12, 2026

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USS Belknap (CG-26) after its collision with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), November 22, 1975

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USS Samuel B Roberts (FFG-58) at Bath Iron Works to be repaired after being struck by an Iranian naval mine during Operation Earnest Will

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Second triple 16” turret of USS Iowa (BB-61) after it exploded, April 19, 1989

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USS Cole (DDG 67), being carried by MV Blue Marlin after she was bombed, October 2000 [1280 x 960]

u/Qatrnm — 1 month ago

Why are ships referred to as she/her?

First, I am REALLY sorry if this is not the right place to post this.

Second, I love warships but don’t understand why they’re referred to as she/her. What’s the history behind it?

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