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Old 28th Jul 2006, 14:47
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At risk of thread drift, apparently the Navy has now moved away from naming ships after cities due to the same reason, i.e. effect on the morale of the local population should the ship get sunk. (e.g. HMS Coventry/Sheffield)
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