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[deleted] t1_j6z8vuy wrote

Reply to comment by MalcolmLinair in Brazilian Navy says it will sink 'ghost' aircraft carrier at high sea | CNN by Creams0da

Don't assume the ship's gender.

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MalcolmLinair t1_j6za5ma wrote

Old maritime tradition; thanks to a childhood obsessed with pirates and an adulthood of sci-fi ships, I always refer to vehicles as 'she', especially actual ships.

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thunderclone1 t1_j7043au wrote

Ships are shes no matter if they have dicks welded on them.

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