The Whale (A-3) was known as the "Ensign Killer" for a time.

--
Mike Kanze

"Seismic jitters extend all the way across the Mediterranean. One day all
of Gaul may indeed be divided into three parts, as Africa's rotation bonks
Corsica into the Côte d'Azur, avenging Napoleon and Hannibal alike."

- Russell Seitz, reviewing the book EARTHQUAKES IN HUMAN HISTORY


"R Leonard" wrote in message
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w4okw wrote:
Didn't they call it the "Ensign Eater?

Tom

Not an unusual nickname, "Ensign Eater" or "Ensign Eliminator"
F4U's, F7U's, F3H's, for examples, were all so referred to.

Rich