"Battle Schmoozer", "Belcrash" – USS Belknap reference her collision with the USS Kennedy in 1975."Babe Lincoln" – USS Abraham Lincoln reference to her 1995 deployment, the first United States warship to put to sea with women in combat roles."Archdeacon" – HMS Venerable a play on the phrase "venerable archdeacon". "Angry Cat" – French ship Henri IV named so by the British, a play on the pronunciation of "Henri Quatre"."America's Favorite Carrier" – USS Carl Vinson."'Am and Tripe" – HMS Amphitrite humorous malapropism."Algonquatraz" – HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)."'A Gin Court" – HMS Agincourt Battleship seized from Turkey in 1914 because of its luxurious Turkish outfit."Aggie on Horseback" – HMS Weston nickname named for Agnes Weston, a temperance and sailor's advocate "on horseback" is a jocular mistranslation of Latin "super-mare" ("on the sea"), "mare" being equated with a female horse."Abe" – USS Abraham Lincoln' Abraham Lincoln is often informally referred to as "Abe" or "Stink'n Lincoln".
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