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Posted by Gary Johnson on March 2, 2023, 11:19:26, in reply to "there is"
The ST. LO was lost. The CORAL SEA is now razor blades. 
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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.
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I think there are other examples. Previous Message
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. Previous Message
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