USS Kearsarge (or Queer-Barge)

[Jeff Okleberry]

In regards the the USS Kearsarge thread, there was even a steamship named the
USS Kearsarge during the Civil War that distingued itself by engaging an sinking
the Confederate ship CSS Alabama off the coast of France. I believe that all the subsequent ships were named for this ship.

Incidently, i would not want to be stationed on board the aforementioned ship since the Navy nickname for the ship (for other sailors) was the "Queer-Barge". It would be interesting to compile a list of ship names and their nicknames.
Here are two to start out with:

USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
USS Constellation - the "Connie"

etc.

Jeff Okleberry

je...@syseng.slc.unisysgsg.com

[Eric Gross]

In article <950130190...@io.slc.unisysgsg.com> je...@io.SLC.Unisysgsg.COM (Jeff Okleberry) writes:

>Incidently, i would not want to be stationed on board the aforementioned ship since the Navy nickname for the ship (for other sailors) was the "Queer-Barge". It would be interesting to compile a list of ship names and their nicknames.
>Here are two to start out with:

>USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
>USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
>USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
>USS Constellation - the "Connie"

Or, my favorite cruel nickname:

USS Forrestal = U.S.S. Forest Fire

Others:

USS Nimitz = USS Never Missed

WWII Nicknames:

USS Intrepid = Dry I, Evil I

[Geoff Miller]

je...@io.SLC.Unisysgsg.COM (Jeff Okleberry) writes:

> USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
> USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
> USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
> USS Constellation - the "Connie"

USS Forrestal - the "Forest Fire"

Geoff

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[uid no access]

In article <3gjne6$g...@male.EBay.Sun.COM> geo...@purplehaze.ebay.sun.com writes:
>
>
>je...@io.SLC.Unisysgsg.COM (Jeff Okleberry) writes:
>
>> USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
>> USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
>> USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
>> USS Constellation - the "Connie"
>
>USS Forrestal - the "Forest Fire"
>

USS Intrepid - the Evil I
USS Theodore Roosevelt - TR
USS John C. Stennis - Johnny Reb (according to Tom Clancy--see Debt of Honor)
USS Dallas - Big D(?)
USS Lexington - the Blue Ghost, or something like that
USS Saratoga - Sara
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower - Ike(?)

RM

[brian varine]

> >> USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
> >> USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
> >> USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
> >> USS Constellation - the "Connie"
> >USS Forrestal - the "Forest Fire"
> USS Intrepid - the Evil I
> USS Theodore Roosevelt - TR
> USS John C. Stennis - Johnny Reb (according to Tom Clancy--see Debt of Honor)
> USS Dallas - Big D(?)
> USS Lexington - the Blue Ghost, or something like that
> USS Saratoga - Sara
> USS Dwight D. Eisenhower - Ike(?)

USS Kitty Hawk - S***ty Kitty
USS Saipan - The S**tcan
USS Bonne Homme Richard - Bonnie Dick
USS Wabash - Ballrash - The Cannonball
USS Harry E Yarnell - Hairy Urinal
USS Puget Sound - Pubic Mound
USS Vincennes - The Checkmate Cruiser

Thats all I can think of off the top of my hat. A few of us in the Navy
also find it ironic that the first comabatant to have women permanently
attached to it has the number CVN *69* :-0

[Steve Rogovich]

USS Inchon (LPH) - USS Inchworm

USS Whidbey Island (LSD) - USS Wimpy Island

USS Gunston HAll (LSD) - USS Gumby Hall

USS Barnstable County (LST) - USS Unstable County

Jeff Okleberry (je...@io.SLC.Unisysgsg.COM) wrote:
: In regards the the USS Kearsarge thread, there was even a steamship named the

: etc.

: Jeff Okleberry

: je...@syseng.slc.unisysgsg.com

--

Steve Rogovich ste...@infi.net
Norfolk, Virginia USA

[Mutual Improvement]

afaik, saratoga was always known as "super-sara".

minor nit-pick.

t.

[John Mosbarger]

brian varine (var...@ece.orst.edu) wrote:

: > >> USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize

USS St. Paul - St. Pauline (same reason as Queerbarge)

John
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[Rev. Trashcan Man]

In article <egross.163...@mailer.fsu.edu>,
Eric Gross <egr...@mailer.fsu.edu> wrote:

>Or, my favorite cruel nickname:
>
>USS Forrestal = U.S.S. Forest Fire

Ouch. That *is* cruel.

>WWII Nicknames:
>
>USS Intrepid = Dry I, Evil I

a.k.a. Unlucky I- she took her share of Kamikaze and torpedo hits.

Rev. Trashy.

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virgin building is terrific. -- Commander Henry Urban Jr.

[Michael Colangelo]

Steve Rogovich (ste...@infi.net) wrote:
: USS Inchon (LPH) - USS Inchworm

: USS Whidbey Island (LSD) - USS Wimpy Island

: USS Gunston HAll (LSD) - USS Gumby Hall

: USS Barnstable County (LST) - USS Unstable County

: Jeff Okleberry (je...@io.SLC.Unisysgsg.COM) wrote:
: : In regards the the USS Kearsarge thread, there was even a steamship named the
: : USS Kearsarge during the Civil War that distingued itself by engaging an sinking
: : the Confederate ship CSS Alabama off the coast of France. I believe that all the subsequent ships were named for this ship.

: : Incidently, i would not want to be stationed on board the aforementioned ship since the Navy nickname for the ship (for other sailors) was the "Queer-Barge". It would be interesting to compile a list of ship names and their nicknames.
: : Here are two to start out with:

: : USS Enterprise - USS Intercourse or USS Booby Prize
: : USS Pensacola - USS Pepsi Cola
: : USS Oriskany - the "O"-Boat
: : USS Constellation - the "Connie"

But my personal favorite is the USS Bonn Homme Richard, simply known to
the crew as the "Bonnie Dick". I heard this from a former F-8 pilot I
used to work with.

Regards,
Mike

:
: Steve Rogovich ste...@infi.net
: Norfolk, Virginia USA
:
:
:

[Geoff Miller]

mcol...@tisl.ukans.edu (Michael Colangelo) writes:

> But my personal favorite is the USS Bonn Homme Richard,
> simply known to the crew as the "Bonnie Dick".

What's the origin of the name Bonne Homme Richard? I realize
that it was originally the name of a U.S. Navy ship in Revolutionary
War times. What I'd like to know is, who was this Good Man Richard,
and why was a ship named after him?

An interesting bit of trivia is that the father of Doors singer Jim
Morrison once commanded this carrier.

[Dan Nafe]

USS Sumpter (LST-1181) == USS Dumpster
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[steve hix]

In article t...@male.EBay.Sun.COM, geo...@purplehaze.ebay.sun.com (Geoff Miller) writes:
:
:What's the origin of the name Bonne Homme Richard? I realize

:that it was originally the name of a U.S. Navy ship in Revolutionary
:War times. What I'd like to know is, who was this Good Man Richard,
:and why was a ship named after him?

Benjamin Franklin was, apparently, enormously popular within some
circles in europe, particularly in France. As I recall the story, some
versions of his "Poor Richard's Almanac" were published in France,
and the equivalent of "Poor Richard" was "Bon Homme Richard".

It's been a while, and I may misremember.

[mc killop,john e]

In article <3grbjk$t...@male.EBay.Sun.COM>,

Geoff Miller <geo...@purplehaze.ebay.sun.com> wrote:
>What's the origin of the name Bonne Homme Richard? I realize
>that it was originally the name of a U.S. Navy ship in Revolutionary
>War times. What I'd like to know is, who was this Good Man Richard,
>and why was a ship named after him?

Bonhomme Richard is the French equivalent of "Poor Richard." John
Paul Jones gave the famous ship (the first one) this name in honor
of Benjamin Franklin. The first BONHOMME RICHARD was formerly DUC
DE DURAS, a frigate built in France for the East India Company in
1765 for service between France adn the orient. She was placed at
the disposal of John Paul Jones 4 Feb 1779 by the King of France
and renamed BONHOMME RICHARD.

On 23 Sep 1779 Bonnie Dick encounterd the Royal Navy Baltic Fleet
of 41 sail under convoy of HMS SERAPIS (44 guns) and COUNTESS OF
SCARBOROUGH (22 guns) near Flamborough Head. After 1900 hours
BONHOMME RICHARD engaged SERAPIS and a bitter engagement ensued
during the next four hours before SERAPIS struck her colors.
BONHOMME RICHARD, shattered, on fire, and leaking badly defied all
efforts to save her and sank at 1100 hours 25 Sep 1779. John Paul
Jones sailed the captured SERAPIS to Holland for repairs.

The stats on the first BONHOMME RICHARD are:

Tonnage: 998
length: 152 feet (46.3 m)
beam: 40 feet (12.2 m)
depth: 19 feet (5.8 m)
complement: 375 men
armament:
28 12-pounders smooth bore
6 18-pounders smooth bore
8 9-pounders smooth bore
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[Andrew Toppan]

uid no access (mann...@egr.msu.edu) wrote:

: USS Lexington - the Blue Ghost, or something like that

CV 2, USS Lexington -- Lady Lex
CV 16, USS Lexington (II) -- Blue Ghost

Andrew

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[Heather Ewing]

When my father was stationed on the USS Long Beach (1986-1988), he told
me that the Long Beach was also known as the "Long Gray Slut".

My .02 cents worth.

Heather Ewing
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[hercule...@gmail.com]

WRONG.... Sara was known as suckin 60 From Dixie OR Sinkin Sara. The OFFICIAL name was "Fighting Cock". The stupid Super Sara garbage came about when waves started serving aboard

[Moramarth]

On Wednesday, February 1, 1995 8:25:59 PM UTC, John Mosbarger wrote:
> : > USS Theodore Roosevelt - TR

I thought the TR was known a "The Big Stick" - but that smacks of an "official" (acceptable)nickname.
My favorite is the HMS Bellerophon that was at Trafalgar - "Billy Ruffian".
The Leander Class around in the 1970s named HMS Charybdis was nicknamed "Cherry B" after a particularly vile bottled alcoholic concoction deemed suitable for young ladies. Speaking of which, "Bleak Blake" was Blake House, a hall of residence* for aforementioned young ladies attending an educational establishment in the Portsmouth area - the contemporary cruiser was "Snakey Blakey" because she usually had a strangely sinuous wake...

*The largely female population for Portsmouth College of Education was accommodated in halls in Furze Lane (off Locksway Road, near the east of the island, convenient for the Marines Barracks at Eastney) which lead to the saying "If at Furze you don't succeed - you might as well give up"....

Cheers,

M

[Guy]

"Wobbly Eight" for the 8 King Edward 7th class battleships due to the difficulty in getting them to steer straight

"Zubian" from the joining of the bow of HMS Zulu with the stern of HMS Nubian

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Zubian

Guy