[armydawg505]

Navy guys, is it bad luck to rename a ship? Army here, just curious.

[mkjessup]

Navy guys, is it bad luck to rename a ship? Army here, just curious.

Having spent some time at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASCOM), I never heard about it being bad luck to rename a ship, but I did hear that it has always been considered bad luck to have a woman or women on board a ship, and that it was always considered a throw of the dice to name a ship after a woman unless the woman in question was a patriotic figure (Dolly Madison, Kate Smith, Mamie Eisenhower for example), but only in a matronly function, i.e., hospital ships, transports, etc.

[Boogieman]

I reckon it could be good luck, if the ship was unlucky with the previous name...