I'm guessing that the ship or the gunners-mates have adopted the logo. The ship may also carrying a special ELINT detachment.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Ping
Thanks for explaining that. Interesting.
PPD
Yes indeed; I learned about the ghost logo etc a while ago - maybe here, and that short psyops video was good, that got posted yesterday.
Was this the fake outfit eventually assigned to Gen George Patton to fool the Germans that the invasion was at the Pas-de-Calais?