It is a rare thing for a naval vessel not to have an alias, whether a pet name that it is known by the crew or a comical, heroic or even a derogatory name that is also known by. Have you got any good ones that you can share? Let's keep it clean, I can name quite a few that can't be repeated in this forum but that are very choice but as much as I would like to share them I won't because I value my membership in this fine forum. Here are a few: USS Oriskany- The Toasty O (for her history of onboard fires) USS Forrestal- USS Forest Fire (same reason) USS Saratoga -The Sorry Sara USS Enterprise- Big E, the Prize (as in booby prize), Mobile Chernobyl USS Ranger- the Stranger (it was never in port) USS Kennedy- the Can Opener (it literally cut a destroyer, may it was the Belknap, in half)
There are plenty more but I have to get back to work on the USS Scranton (Scr*tum) before I am missed.