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Posted by David on March 2, 2023, 9:45:32, in reply to "Re: USS Chancellorsville is no more..."

USS Coral Sea (CVE-57), commissioned August 1943, renamed USS Anzio (CVE-57) September 1944, Decommissioned 5 August 1946
https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/057.htm

USS Midway (CVE-63), commissioned April 1943, renamed USS St. Lo (CVE-63) Oct 1944, sunk Oct 1944.
https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/063.htm

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I think there are other examples.

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Did anyone consider that it was bad luck to change the name of a ship once it was in service? For example, the third OLYMPIC class liner was originally named GIGANTIC, but was renamed BRITANNIC after the TITANIC disaster. Perhaps this is just an old sailor's tale.

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https://seapowermagazine.org/secnav-renames-ticonderoga-class-guided-missile-cruiser-uss-chancellorsville-after-robert-smalls/

Yes, there are other examples. - Gary Johnson March 2, 2023, 11:19:26
Re: there is - agwhitaker March 2, 2023, 11:03:22

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[quote] USS Coral Sea (CVE-57), commissioned August 1943, renamed USS Anzio (CVE-57) September 1944, Decommissioned 5 August 1946 https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/057.htm USS Midway (CVE-63), commissioned April 1943, renamed USS St. Lo (CVE-63) Oct 1944, sunk Oct 1944. https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/063.htm [quote] I think there are other examples. [quote] Did anyone consider that it was bad luck to change the name of a ship once it was in service? For example, the third OLYMPIC class liner was originally named GIGANTIC, but was renamed BRITANNIC after the TITANIC disaster. Perhaps this is just an old sailor's tale. [quote] https://seapowermagazine.org/secnav-renames-ticonderoga-class-guided-missile-cruiser-uss-chancellorsville-after-robert-smalls/ [/quote] [/quote] [/quote] [/quote]

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