07-09-2003, 04:02 PM
In addition, the renaming of a ship may mean squat in the bad luck department. On the contrary, take the USS Squalus as an example. Sunk in an accident on her sea trials because the diesel induction valve did not close, the sub was raised, repaired, and re-named the Sailfish. Certainly a case for a cursed ship, eh? Taking a look at the Sailfish's war record, it is more plausible to say that submarine became a lucky ship that escaped many a determined attack by the enemyâ the talk being that the sub, having been sunk once already, could never be sunk again.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.