Why do we refer to ships as female?

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If you have watched any of my other videos, you have probably heard me referring to ships as "she". Today, we take a look at this quirk of language and try to work out why.
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[@ThatGuy-vw6gc]

“Becuase they require a lot of maintenance and work” This is probably one of my favourite jokes.

[@mawkishdave]

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder. Chester W. Nimitz Read more at: www.brainyquote.com/quotes/chester_w_nimitz_126620

[@wilcisco1159]

You nailed it dude 😂

[@ViolentKisses87]

Because ships are covered in seamen and that role is traditionally female in bukkake porn.

[@bitpumpkinn2923]

@@ViolentKisses87 "traditionally"

[@theolopez3299]

999th like

[@psychlops924]

“If you do find my language offensive though, please dislike, write me a comment to let me know, and then hit that unsubscribe button.” Hahahahahaha what a complete chad move. Respect.

[@innerarts4091]

What a mad lad, subscribed for that

[@gosseuffe]

Liked and subscribe just for that comment!

[@nthilinaw]

Gave me a smile and I subscribed :D

[@AppleRick]

Careful! He's a hero

[@rasta77001]

Savage !!

[@shyguy54321]

i think calling machines "she" or "he" helps the operator care about it more by humanizing the machine. calling a machine "it" is also really boring.

[@spongmongler6760]

#RoombaRights

[@kennarajora6532]

@@spongmongler6760 I google that, and the spelling correction is 'Roomba lights'.

[@spongmongler6760]

@@kennarajora6532 excuse you? watch what you're saying before I cancel you! #RoombaRights

[@irish-buchanans430]

Yeah I think your right like how they give it a name

[@sovietfp]

@Kenna Rajora 😂😂😂

[@cadetkohr5508]

I believe that sailors would do that as a sign of affection for their ship.

[@germanshepherddog732]

I love undertale and history

[@tr1pman]

I agree, and also as a means of respecting the ship and what it does for them. Edit: what "she" does for them.

[@derrickstorm6976]

Well, except sailors don't name their ships :/

[@christimehl7532]

Idea yes

[@AdolphusOfBlood]

@@derrickstorm6976 they used to. Today that's rare as they can't afford their own ships.

[@Direkin]

Imagine people taking offence at ships being referred to as 'she'...

[@_laryssa]

That would be a distopic society

[@commentsectionman8575]

@@_laryssa we are distopic society

[@_laryssa]

@@commentsectionman8575 that's the joke

[@RCN2820]

Imagine being offended by people calling a ship "it".

[@pierre4857]

i dont think people are, just curious as to why they're called she..

[@MrX-un8cz]

because lot of sailors is men and they didn't want to be gay by being inside a ship....

[@clahrenssgramula4374]

😂😂😂

[@romyow6326]

I FEEL OFFENDED...!

[@adrianblake8876]

Doesn't the naval tradition consist of rum, sodomy and the lash though!?

[@MacquarieRidge]

The reason I call my boat a he XD

[@RoryRose_]

They could have just said "no homo".

[@EthanBSide]

I have never heard of a ship, bomber, fighter not referred to as her/she. The ship may be named the "USS Chester Nimitz" but she sails proudly as She. We also say Sail when there are no longer sails involved.

[@jermainerace4156]

As to the comment about "sailing", while it is often the case that a ship "sets sail" when she leaves port, she can also "steam" out, or "get underway".

[@EthanBSide]

@Jermaine Race Exactly my point. It's proud TRADITION! Modern warships don't "Steam" or "Sail".... I guarantee you an Astronaut said they're "sailing" fine at some point 😉

[@deathsheir2035]

Meh, the ship still has sails. They were simply shrunk, moved to the stern, placed under water, rotates and pushes the water, rather than catch the wind/water current, and are now called propellers...

[@dmitripogosian5084]

Depends on the language

[@cgi2002]

It's one of those odd things that confuse me when people claim its sexist. Ships are large powerful objects trusted to keep people safe, same with large machines, they are large objects designed to do the work of many people. By demonising them we are basically saying these are feminine traits, and not one of those traits is negative. If it is sexist, its sexist against men anything.

[@95Titanium]

In 1000 years they'll ask the same question and there will be a video explaining that it's due to shipgirl animes from the 2020s.

[@ZaHandle]

imagine being in a classroom and the teacher just start linking video games and animes as homework

[@genus5987]

bruh thats kancolle and azur lane

[@idonthaveausername8658]

more like the 2010s but yeah

[@still_guns]

People should be glad we call them 'she'. Strong female protagonists those ships are

[@pwnmeisterage]

Latin and Levantine languages seem to always refer to their ships as "feminine". Germanic ships are often "masculine". I thought assignment of "HMS" ship names (and genders) were mostly based on whether the reigning Royal was King or Queen.

[@timber_wulf5775]

still_guns particularly USS Des Moines

[@chickknightgreenleaf820]

they fought in war, they carry heavy load, they protect men on the sea. I say aye

[@kalashnikovdevil]

According to a friend with ties to the Deutsche Marine that was just the Bismarck, and the Captain of the Bismarck specifically had to cut an order to refer to his ship as a he. So unusual to say the least.

[@i3lackfusion]

TwoHeavens it was not the captain who took sure that the Bismarck was a he. But are you sure that they referred to the Tirpitz as a she too?

[@MRiShisha]

He, She, It ... I don‘t care, but my sailboat will always be my lovely old Lady

[@shima125]

Vieja

[@nejiniisan1265]

Yeah

[@aldozulfikar54]

Sorry to step on your old lady

[@indridcold8433]

My aging beloved is a she. But no female could ever be as loyal and accepting of me as my vintage beloved. We started our long ride together back in September 1996. She had 11 miles on the odometer. I never dreamed I would keep a vehicle this long, much less a basic Jeep. No power seats, no power windows, in fact, no real windows, no traction control except a 4x4 lever, no antilock brakes, no roll mitigation, no electronic stability control, no park assist, no cameras, no reactive headlights that point in direction you are steering, no ugly fade prone composite headlights, no heated seats, no reactive cruise control, no power door locks, no key FOB, no GPS navigation, no satellite radio, no copilot to take away my full control, no touch screen, no tablet, no Internet, no driving computer, no variable engine displacement, no variable valve timing, no automatic transmission, CVT, or dual clutch transmission, no weak independent suspension, no anything modern except electronic spark control. I believe this is why, "she," just turned 400,000 miles and 23 years with me. I love my dear, "Windi," so much.

[@nitesy381]

Who's your shipfu

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I think it's also an affection thing. You put ages of time and effort into putting a ship together, and they're your home once you're at sea, so you can't help but grow fond of your vessel. And when men think of affection, what comes to mind is likely their mothers or wives. I've often heard the saying "Treat her like the lady she is, and she'll always bring you home."

[@__-fm5qv]

Also doesn't just apply to Ships! Can apply to cars, trucks, planes and even just machines. Its generally just used to refer to a piece of equipment that you are endeared towards in some way.

[@dondash8921]

Ex navy man here. They will always be "She" or "Her". To me, it is a mark of respect, the lady who supports you, provides shelter protection while at sea.

[@scottydu81]

Except for the Bismarck! 😁

[@michaelusswisconsin6002]

That goes to USS Enterprise CV-6

[@brettwerner7128]

A ship is a her because it IS compared to a mother delivering a product at birth to a dock or doctor

[@phoenix55755]

I always thought it had to do with the old sailors saying "Treat her like a lady, and she will always bring you home." A reminder to be gentle with the ship.

[@aurorapaisley7453]

- Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Chief Medical Officer USS Enterprise

[@Draftsman_MC1300]

Not gentle, respectful, a true lady can take a bit of roughhousing, but she won’t stand for disrespect. Just like ship, she is made to weather the storms, but if a crew treats her with indignation, she will gladly let the sea have you.

[@mazzith]

That is the politest way I’ve ever heard of somebody told “don’t like my language then gtfo” lol. Love it

[@FluffTubeFT]

Laughs in Farsi with no gender stereotype.

[@powerhouse109]

@@FluffTubeFT Because Iran is so well known for their ethical treatment of women.

[@FluffTubeFT]

@@powerhouse109 donnu. Farsi/Parsi/Persian is an ancient language. For some reason it never had gender-specific pronouns. When you wanna say "he/she/it came." You can pack it in one single word ".اومد" as in qoloquial Farsi and "آمد" as in formal Farsi. بسی گوسفندان فربه بکشت بیامد یکی جام زرین به مشت

[@FluffTubeFT]

@@powerhouse109 donnu. Farsi/Parsi/Persian is an ancient language. For some reason it never had gender-specific pronouns. When you wanna say "he/she/it came." You can pack it in one single word ".اومد" as in qoloquial Farsi and "آمد" as in formal Farsi. بسی گوسفندان فربه بکشت بیامد یکی جام زرین به مشت

[@DanielLee-oo8nc]

Literally just subscribed because of his outro. He's a man I can get behind.

[@vuivui4273]

I heard one captain said, "a ship is hard to steer like a woman"

[@AhmadNasriya]

In Arabic there's nothing as "it", things are either called with "he" or "she", and ships are feminine nouns in Arabic too.

[@judehoffman1323]

well Arabic is also where we get words like admiral

[@anamatos6589]

Same thing in portuguese we don't refer to things as "it" it's "O"(he) or "A"(she) ships are male tho when we say "the ship" we say "O navio"

[@whytheheckarewedoinginhere1886]

"Treat her like a lady and she bring you back home." I watch Star Trek next generation so that the one of the quotes I think.

[@MikhaelAhava]

Familiar.

[@davidatkinson47]

Admiral McCoy said it., speaking about the 1701-D.

[@taitano12]

It's an old saying.

[@waterdog9555]

I think it’s because they Deliver.

[@wilmarallensilva6746]

@@taitano12 new ships are trash

[@undeadcenturion402]

The ship is like your mother on the sea she keeps you safe warm and dry and gives you a place to sleep.

[@wombataldebaran9686]

and if you ignore the calls and messages she gives out to the bridge, then you are thoroughly screwed^^

[@haruruben]

I like that analogy as well

[@haruruben]

@@wombataldebaran9686 if you don’t do what is asked there’s trouble for sure

[@TheFagerlund]

Always nice to see others that are working against the thots, you've no doubt dealt with many of them and for that i salute you my dear friend. We will win this war against them and one day they will be gone forever. with no simps left in the world, things will get back to normal.

[@avollant]

Being a retired sailor, I can attest that this is how we see the ship once the sailing start. Take care of her and she'll always bring you back home.... it's not for nothing that ancient Greek sailor used to say:" They're 3 kinds of men : the alive, the dead and those who goes out to sea".

[@hi14993]

2:22 Also, if the name of the ship bears someone's name, the person christening the ship is a direct descendant of that person. Hence the Queen of England christened the Queen Elizabeth while the Duchess of Cornwall christened the Prince of Wales. There are special traditions that allow others to do it if someone is unable, unwilling, or the lineage is dead.

[@jermainerace4156]

I thought that the current line does not descend from Queen Elizabeth, seeing as she died never married and childless.

[@guilhermecaran3363]

In portuguese (which is rooted in latin as well) there are 2 main words refering a water vessel: "nave", feminine, "ship" in english "barco", masculine, "boat" in english

[@TheLuismaBeaTle]

“And then hit the unsubscribe button” You earned a subscribe with that phrase

[@juancar3]

Me too!!!

[@hairyhenry97]

Never hear a KZbinr say that 🥺

[@tagofox4603]

I'm in to. Guess i fell for old adage of Selling one self by not selling one self.

[@kuromifytheworld008]

reverse psychology

[@davidatkinson47]

Reverse psychology at her finest. Worked on me too. Yes, that was on purpose.

[@OliverBB.]

I have no clue what this Channle is or how I ended up here but I'm subscribing just cuz of that badass outro

[@Shinning_Sky]

LMFAOOO 🤣

[@napster7825]

Count me in to. Where's that subscrib button?

[@corveniee0]

Oh nice! Please do subscribe to my main man ship man.

[@DubG9]

Shit was funny af!

[@kanashiisuisei2600]

same

[@deadbrother5355]

People got upset? Imagine that. Those delicate flowers.

[@boywithoutsoul587]

We were taught in schools to refer ships as 'she'. And by means that is going to change. I think calling ships as feminine word is just another way of saying I love this ship till death do us apart.

[@aternias]

I believe that, like a mother, calling the boat 'she' gives the sailors peace in knowing that 'mother' is protecting us

[@andmos1001]

Sailors has an long tradision to take care of ships With care as simular With their wifes or daughters. That's one of the reasons ships are called she

[@thomasraahauge5231]

Anders Mostue: In ancient times (stone age and early bronze age), ships/boats or models thereof were widely used as burial attributes. Great chiefs could be buried in a stone ship. Well, boulders laid out in the pattern of a ship. The ship/boat would ferry the soul the the next world, and nature and natural/biological phenomenons were commonly thought of as feminine. There have been some speculations (sorry, I have no sources on this one), that the coffin derived from the burial ship/boat.

[@nargarex2390]

Also the sculpture of mermaids in front of the ships provided sailors with the sense of security as mermaids = godesses

[@jackback70]

A ship could also be interpreted like a mothers womb from early sailors, living, eating, sleeping and surviving inside it.

[@jimnightshadethatsme]

In the immortal words of Alfalfa in the little rascals "Things of speed and beauty are always referred to in the feminine." and that's good enough for me.

[@rustytechnician]

I like your direct approach to disagree... Many folks cant say no. Nice learning.

[@corveniee0]

I agree with that!

[@RMSLusitania]

Cant say no? Guess what. No.

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

Because they keep men from going under. -Red Green.

[@buddyclem7328]

Remember, if they don't find you handsome, at least they'll find you handy.

[@Zulfburht]

We’ll use the Handyman’s Secret weapon...

[@buttzkrieg3919]

Its cabbage season! Call Rothschilds sewage and septic sucking service. Were number 2!

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

There's a crude joke in there about going down, but I have too much respect for you.

[@Peregrin3]

Calling ships, planes, and other vehicles she is a sign of love and respect, from what I've seen sailors and pilots form a very strong attachment to their craft to the point of feeling genuine grief when they sink or go down, and if you look at the ships of the past or present it should be seen as a massive complement that the most beautiful and powerful vessels ever created are characterized as female.

[@yankeedogg2212]

My dad served 23 years in the navy and sailed on nine different ships. The we’re always “she” or “her” in his stories.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

They were

[@01MrCapricorn]

@@mirzaahmed6589 still are.

[@FirstDagger]

Same applies to aircraft because their heritage started with airships.

[@lourencoalmada1305]

Tanks were developed by the Navy and were initially called "land ships". If you hear someone talk about a certain model of tank they will most lively use " it", but if you talk with crew members they will probably call the tank a "she".

[@sevenodonata]

Interesting little fact, thanks for sharing!

[@RichO1701e]

Ships/vessels/boats have been around for a lot longer than airships petal. Try to think your statement through...

[@26warrick]

@Rich O He said "airships" ...as in to the big balloon thingies (keep it simple for you) They came into existence before aircraft like the Hindenburg. Your welcome for the clarification. Your final sentence tho... like a little Chihuahua barking angrily into a window at nothing

[@kevins3821]

Is that actually true?

[@JohnSmith-vk9sr]

There is a big difference between anthropomorphization of an object and objectification of a person. People who conflate the two are ignorant.

[@thomasraahauge5231]

John Smith: And easily offended . . . Are the millennials made from Rupert's Tears?

[@mrboatface4023]

MiLenlIaLs aRe baD REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@IstasPumaNevada]

People who ignore the reciprocal interaction between language and society, and the systemic sexism in both, are ignorant. ;)

[@carbonmonteroy]

​@@IstasPumaNevada if you go into a topic looking to find evil, evil you will find. Not because the evil was always there, but because of a funny little thing in the human brain called "confirmation bias." Yes, language and society _do_ share a reciprocal interaction, and yes, there _are_ turns of phrase and quirks of language that _should_ be eliminated. Ships being called "she" is not one of them - it really is just sailors putting some affection into their ships like how little kids say their stuffies are whatever gender the stuffy gets assigned. If you're worried about it that much, encourage more male or nonbinary ships instead of ripping what life you can out of things because "oh my god they called it a woman." I'm gonna make a bet that you're the kind of idiot that proselytizes in favor of "latinx" despite every latino and latina hating that word and it not working in the language's phonotactics in the slightest

[@JuanLeon-oe6xe]

@@thomasraahauge5231 I apologize for my existance... offending you.

[@billybill6604]

How can one dislike content like that so beautifully presented. Massive thumb up!

[@countersteer713]

If you care about ships being referred to as "she," I'm jealous of how little else you have to worry about in your life

[@leosypher9993]

this can be applied to so many things

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Just because things aren't important to you, doesn't mean they're not important.

[@_John_P]

@@IstasPumaNevada Would you mind explaining the importance in this very case?

[@soccerislife6108]

@@IstasPumaNevada just because something is important to you doesn’t mean it’s important🙄

[@Mia-ln1zs]

@@soccerislife6108 Curious... Then how do we determine what's important?

[@seanyazzie3296]

I've noticed the railwaymen often refer to locomotives as 'she', 'her' and other feminine pronouns, particularly older locomotives and like ships they are referred to as such even though they maybe named or nicknamed with a masculine name, after an animal or carry no name at all. Also, locomotives of the same class are referred to as sister engines/locomotives. Just a trend I've noticed there too.

[@RFFSA_SR7]

*In my country the locomotives and some types of wagons are also referred as she, but mostly it's "he"*

[@yubnub6431]

@@RFFSA_SR7 bruh

[@artofshootinginmotion2871]

It's same with all machines: cars, locos, boats..

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

If mechs ever become popular in the future they’d probably be referred to as She as well

[@Kiwi_TaylorsVersion]

We (Germany) do the same with planes. Even though the pronoun is "it" for ships and planes, we refer to them as female

[@justandy333]

That has got to be the politest way of telling someone to "Piss off then if you're offended by my language", that I've ever heard in my life. Smoothly done Sir.

[@danolsen7006]

I absolutely loved how you told anyone offended to pound sand at the end of the video. Liked + subscribed

[@DSiren]

first video, well reasoned, and that signoff was enough for me to sub and bell you. You are the 5th of my 300 subscribed channels to get the bell. Stay Classy!

[@matthewproperty5112]

She wears makeup(paint) , always goes to the bouys(boys) and she's got breasts(for breast lines). Sometimes she has sisters from the same family(company)

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

nice lol

[@timber_wulf5775]

Matthew Property same family should ve class

[@wilcisco1159]

And high maintenance too

[@sivansharma5027]

Right, and how do you explain the fact that they all have a deck? Their tops are shiny and bald, their backs are hairy with barnacles, and that deck is full of seamen!

[@avramnovorra]

That's the best pun I've seen all day.. Because it actually makes sense! 😉

[@carl48uk]

My Dad was in the Royal Navy for twelve years, when, as a child, I asked him why the ships were referred to as she, he replied " Because it takes a man to control her" !!! He sheepishly looked around to make sure Mom wasn't in hearing / striking distance !!

[@Captain-Axeman]

I think that might have been meant as a joke. In Norse culture actually back in the days, the women where the bosses home.

[@basrengangetch.2042]

@@Captain-Axeman viking men probably went on a raid with their bros to make a bit of a distance from their ladies lol

[@GabrielTobing]

XD

[@awesomewav2419]

@@JohnyG29 lol yeah hahaha

[@Icanfigureitoutintime]

I love your father and this comment

[@JackknifeJimmy]

I love that you told people to unsubscribe if they felt offended. I will subscribe just for that.

[@conors4430]

Always wondered this. To be honest I always just surmised that for centuries traditionally it was only men at sea who never saw women so developed their own habit of calling their vessel a female, and also that notion of a ship that had to protect you like a mother but part of being a sailor is also you taking care of the ship, again, like you would a mother. You take care of her, she takes care of you.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Whatever the reason for it starting, there's no need or excuse for it to persist.

[@benmac940]

Personally I would be more inclined to believe wife over mother, particularly given that maintenance on a ship is traditionally called husbandry

[@RubianGamer]

"she is 400 meters long" that's what he said wait what?

[@cezarcatalin1406]

She pegs you doesn’t she ?

[@michaelc.5809]

@@cezarcatalin1406 Nothing wrong with that😏

[@claymoreroomba2921]

she is just 400 metres tall

[@awhahoo]

@@claymoreroomba2921 - Devs of the newest resident evil

[@ZaHandle]

shes longer than your fantasy

[@Iconoclasher]

If Scotty on the Enterprise says to Capt Kirk, ".... Captain, he's gonna blow!" it just doesn't sound right! 😂

[@josephdillard9907]

"In giving him all he's got Cap'n! He just can't take anymore!" Yeah you're right, that doesn't sound right at all 🤣🤣🤣

[@alan-sk7ky]

well yes, only because you aren't used to it being put like that. unless Enterprise was named Musashi or Seydlitz (Hero swordsman, Hero general and a Hero ship) then perhaps it wouldn't jar so

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@alan-sk7ky he is making a sex joke

[@FlawlessFlaw]

@@josephdillard9907 After that gym scene in the original Star Trek, I am not quite sure.

[@theprovocateur9877]

Love the videos! Keep them coming!

[@meganmaki8489]

I'm a twenty-year USN sailor. There is an interesting exception to the general rule of sailors referring to a ship as "She." The captain (Commanding Officer) would almost always refer to another ship as "He." With sailors, in my opinion, the "Feminine" virtues of nurturing, protecting, what have you, are virtues we want in our ship. If your ship is an asshole, your time aboard will be horrible. As for ships and navigation growing beyond superstition, I profoundly disagree. Sailors today are still very superstitious, though some details have no doubt changed. In the case of the captain, he or she is referring to the other captain, not to the ship. Now, many ships are commanded by women. I would guess if a Captain knew the CO of another ship was female, they would use the female pronouns.

[@jermainerace4156]

I suspect the Captain was not actually referring to the other ship, but rather it's Captain.

[@duchi882]

*J.K. Rowling:* Not anymore

[@Fede_uyz]

Actually ships are she because they are Trans male, but then go female

[@cleptuno]

Fuck her. I mean... fuck it?

[@comradedyatlov2010]

Federico Olivares Why just why

[@Fede_uyz]

@@comradedyatlov2010 because ots their identity..

[@npc6817]

Ships are now gay

[@medved1328]

In Russian: Ship - he Vessel - it Boat - she Submarine - she Yacht - she Barge - she Airplane, helicopter - he Rocket - she Missile -he No any reason in that. Just a lunguistic structure of the words is such that each word has it's gender.

[@hanbanaroda]

In czech: Ship - she Vessel - it Boat - he Submarine - she Yacht - she Barge - he Airplane, helicopter - it/she Rocket - she Missile - she Considering that Czech and Russian are both Slavic languages, theres probably no reason why any of these things is masculine, feminine or neutrum. Just grammar that evolves randomly in differnet places...

[@abcdef-cs1jj]

But the English language doesn't have gendered nouns and they still see ships as female. German has gendered nouns and (most) nouns describing these vessels are neutral: Ship - it Boat - it Submarine - it Airplane - it Still as soon as you are referring to a specific ship, it is called a 'she'.

[@Weesel71]

@World Govt My guess is "SNARYaD"

[@EriIaz]

Weesel71 I would say NYET, to be honest xD In English, “missile” is not just an object, in fact it is a category of objects launched or thrown to harm other people and their equipment. Arrow, javelin, even stone qualify as missiles. Rocket becomes a missile if you add a warhead on top it. Thing is, that isn’t the case in Russian language, here that rocket with a warhead remains being just rocket. You know the term ICBM, right? In Russian we actually call the thing «МБР», or “ICBR”. So it’s safe to say we don’t have direct counterpart the word “ missile” in Russian. «Снаряд» isn’t that. Etymologically speaking, «снаряд» is a thing prepared in order to be used for something. Not necessarily thrown, not necessarily to destroy something. As military term, these days it is usually used in artillery for shells or shots, it is a projectile which is supposed to be launched through a barrel of at least 20mm caliber. There are exceptions, but they’re all coming from the days when rocketry was a branch of artillery and these terms are mostly abandoned now. There is also civilian usage of the word “снаряд”, one is for sports equipment, an the object which sportsman mainly uses and it isn’t necessarily thrown: we do qualify javelin as “снаряд” if we are talking sports, but we don’t qualify an arrow, actually that will be a bow, and it also includes all of the things like pommel horses, punching bags, even wall bars. And finally that word applies to a sets of equipment or tools like set of various minnow spoons for fishing, or technological assemblies, some kind of module, think of “drilling module”, that can be translated as «буровой снаряд». Back to that ICBM case, the warhead can be called as «снаряд», because that’s the thing which is prepared to explode, not entire missile.

[@zerox8413]

So Russian missiles are he? When it's launched it's kinda like said PREPARE UR ANUS to enemies 😂😂😂

[@rev68]

That was the nicest and most polite "Go fuck yourself" I've heard in ages. Well done.

[@dylanwoodcock687]

IKR

[@lolHERALDlol]

My first exposure to this was watching interview of Sailors during ww2 as child. The Sailors would always say "She was a beautiful ship." Or "The most beautiful lady in the sea."

[@irontale1834]

When you said If you are offended Please write a comment, unlike, and unsubscribe I liked and subscribed within seconds Thank you for not changing because a few people go reee #stayfree

[@jimmo140]

My sentiments exactly! Kudos!

[@kellywauneka2073]

Same here

[@flamingtanks1885]

He’s a savage

[@theviper3581]

For real

[@ethancrowe280]

@1234 what

[@johnrickard8512]

I don't know where it came from, but I knew it was a very long running tradition in the maritime world. Personally, I think it gives the ships more personality, so I continue it.

[@corveniee0]

I commend you!

[@Merennulli]

I can't fathom why this convention would offend anyone. It's consistently respectful, and doesn't affect people.

[@davidshafer1872]

Good show ol'chap for continuing to follow good naval traditions.

[@peanut1412]

“A ship is referred to as a She because it cost so much to keep her in paint and condition” - Chester Nimitz

[@drabberfrog]

Lol

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Tired and overused sexism. Not even ironically funny anymore.

[@Sohave]

People who gets offended by traditional ship naming needs to be keelhauled!

[@marseldagistani1989]

Just let go and take a spare anchor sir

[@huey-fan8335]

Meanwhile on a small fishing boat in the Atlantic blasting Metal: "HE WAS MADE TO RULE THE WAVES ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS....."

[@fyeahusa]

I think that has to do with how the Bismarck's captain specifically wanted the Bismarck to be refered to as he instead of she

[@whenifdone1178]

Thanks, i never thought about that this can be offensive. I feel an instet Moral boost when someone is referring a Ship as she 😂😂😂

[@alberich3099]

As far as I know there was only one ship officially and by mates refered to male. That was the Bismarck. It was (at least that is was Müllenheim-Rechberg recalled) a direct order of Ernst Lindemann, the captain. Funnily today the Bismarck is refered by most people by she (Die Bismarck, whereas military sailors still call the ship Der Bismarck)

[@classifiedad1]

Alberich The song “Bismarck” by Sabaton refers to the ship with masculine pronouns and used masculine titles such as the “king of the ocean.”

[@DB-ct8pi]

Yeah,you know what is even funnier...THERE is a lot of people saying:"I can't believe that people gets offended for calling a ship as she" then they look a the Bismarck that is called a HE and get offended...

[@Narceoda]

I'm not sure why, because I've never been interested in anything sailing related, but I've watched a decent amount of your videos just because I still find them very entertaining. But I hadn't bothered to subscribe until that outro 😂😂. That was great.

[@richardaitkenhead]

You saved me typing the same thing, my feelings exactly,

[@SP_EH444]

Precisely why I subscribed.

[@buzzx2123]

I always thought of it as personifying the ship and its crew, like its a living, breathing thing, and I like keeping it because it helps sailors grow attachment to their vessels, like cars. Its also why the same doesnt happen to planes, because most commercial or military pilots change planes even if its the same aircraft type. Fighter pilots don't own their plane, and very often switch depending on where they are.

[@junkim1884]

One convincing reason is... the ship called a mothership due to her attached lifeboats that cares passengers on board. Therefore a mother is called 'she' when it comes to a 'mother-ship' large sea vessel.

[@exudeku]

Azur Lane and Kantai Collection: Y E S Bismarck: I am supposed to be a male- AL and KC: NO

[@cecil7891]

sad sabaton music plays

[@leichtgesalzener-kabeljaurogge]

@@cecil7891 huh strange, I've just checked and sabaton refer to bismark as a he in their song. Bismark is a male name but in the German language all ships are given a female pronoun.

[@Operngeist1]

@@leichtgesalzener-kabeljaurogge they made an exception for Bismark because well... the Nazis wanted it that way I guess? He is one of the few ships that are referred to as male

[@alonsocardona4523]

No, the Kriegsmarine refers to most of their ships by Him and not Her and sabaton says this on their channel Sabaton History

[@cecil7891]

@@leichtgesalzener-kabeljauroggeyeah that's my point

[@scene6289]

For me its like just a psychological trick for example When im sailing through heavy weather I would say *"Keep it steady girl"* Than *"Fking ship hold it steady"* I felt this when I was getting sea sick and I was thinking to the boat *"C'mon bro stop moving so much"*

[@512TheWolf512]

You associate good things with women and bad things with men. That's what I got from your story.

[@akuakkk1908]

@@512TheWolf512 nope, the difference in expression is caused by a little quirk in how boys/men talk to a girl or to other boys/men. we say things a bit more politely to a girl (not to grown up women for some reason) and more harshly at a boy or other men our age we got along with. From my perspective it's just a call of familiarity.

[@cezarcatalin1406]

DontFuckWithUnicorns So if someone doesn’t make misogynistic jokes all day, he’s a simp ? Ok, incel.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

@@akuakkk1908 Okay, so it's "be polite to women, be abrasive to men". This is exactly the problem with sexism. If you say "Oh, calling ships female is a sign of respect", it inherently implies men are not worthy of respect. If you consider females 'familiar', it implies men are to be kept at a distance. But both men and women deserve respect, and human/social connection. Even if you stick to the positive connotations for women, it has negative connotations for men. Sexism is harmful to everyone.

[@akuakkk1908]

@@IstasPumaNevada chill out. There's difference between being abbrasive to men for the sake of being mean and being abbrasive to men as a sign of familiarity. Hell you're even wrong why this tendency might be a problem. Us being rough to each other is a sign of trust that the other party can handle it. On the other hand the very fact that we're acting more polite to women are because we don't know how much we can push them without overburdening them. This is even more apparent as when girl have shown their strength, we will began to act rougher to them than before.

[@bazza945]

Some people, for whatever reason, thoroughly enjoy being "offended" and diligently search out new things that offend them in particular.

[@m1co294]

Fun Fact: the Captain of the battleship Bismarck told his adjutant to refer to the ship as a "he" rather than a "she", cause he believed the Bismarck was too powerful too be a female

[@retasu___]

So we could make them into glorious anime girls, duh!

[@Project_VideoGame]

Azur lane and kantai collection exists I get the joke

[@tennessee3156]

T H I C C ship girls

[@Penumbra_Guard]

Arpeggio in Blue Steel is great 😎

[@mlgproplayer2915]

True!

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

Belfast... oh my

[@jimduly7609]

“A ship is called a “She” because there is always a great deal of bustle around her, there is usually a gang of men about. She has a waist and stays. It takes a lot of paint to keep her good looking. It’s not the initial expense that breaks you, its the upkeep; she can be all decked out. It takes an experienced man to handle her correctly and without a man at the helm, she is absolutely uncontrollably.

[@mickeypopa]

That was an epic comment. 👍

[@georgpiehslinger963]

And when she comes to the Harbour, she heads for the buoys/ boys

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

Damn, that must have been a lot of work

[@IstasPumaNevada]

So, yes, all sexist reasons there. Good reason to stop using it.

[@JSMEsq]

IstasPumaNevada you ever heard of a joke?

[@ecliptin5395]

The fact that you said for us to dislike, unsub, and comment on why we find you offensive made me sub, like, and comment to tell you that i have respect for channels like you :D

[@marcharrison9847]

Great work useful info

[@LobsterHunter5]

I like how you spoke about traditions. That was a good way to put it why we still have them

[@dikastis_par_ario_pago]

STEADY AS SHE GOES! 💗

[@corveniee0]

Mhm. The tradition is a good why.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Tradition is never an acceptable excuse to continue something that has an aspect of sexism. Even if sexism wasn't the root originator, it can still have that aspect today.

[@LobsterHunter5]

@@IstasPumaNevada be quiet you dumb liberal. no one cares about ships being named she. we refer to them as feminine because 99.999% of sailors back then were MEN and they loved and respected their ships, so they thought of them as female. AND the root origin wasn't sexist, you said it yourself. If its "feminist" today, then its your fault. It is literally because of people like you that get upset by it, AND you get upset *FOR* other people, who don''t care. So just because it offends you and your snowflake attitude is NEVER going to be grounds to change that. You need to learn to get over it and don't let the naming of ships offend you. I dont know if you're a man or a woman, but if you are a woman, you should consider yourself honored that the real men of this world thought highly enough of you to designate their ships female. How dare you disgrace an ancient tradition. I hope you can put this type of petty stuff behind you and live a happy life.

[@historicstudios2708]

I always thought it was because sailors loved ships more than their wives or just women in general.

[@asailijhijr]

It's not often you hear a KZbin encouraging people to dislike or Isn't for any reason. You've gained credibly in my eyes.

[@Joe_Cool48]

People do that with cars too. I was always told that “they whine, drain you of all your money, become the bane of your existence; but at the end of the day you love her do death and you just can’t get rid of it!”

[@IstasPumaNevada]

And that is a blatantly sexist line you were always fed. Which is why this should be changed. Even if someone goes the "oh it's a sign of respect" route, that's then sexist towards men, implying they don't deserve respect. And yes, this is a small thing. But sexism isn't one giant monolithic quirk to smite; it's systemic, in countless little aspects of culture such as this one.

[@lightningfun6486]

@@IstasPumaNevada don’t care

[@pmag3200]

Great video and you have a good voice for narrating and the information provided in the videos is great

[@huey-fan8335]

The Bismarck was actually referred to as a "he"! His captain thought that it is too powerfull to be called a "she"!

[@StarlightDasher]

Well, it is in better condition on the bottom than some of the ships I've seen on the surface. Tough old boy that Bismarck is.

[@kalashnikovdevil]

Well. Referred to as "he" by her Captain any way. That's one of those things that as a former junior enlisted man, I fully believe the young sailors would have rolled their eyes and gone back to normal when their captain and his delicate temperament was out of ear shot.

[@alberich3099]

@@kalashnikovdevil As I can recall Lindeman was quite respected and his wish was granted. At least if you believe the words of Müllenheim Rechberg (former weapons-statons officer on the Bismarck), all sailors refered to the ship as "Der Bismarck". And while most people today refere to her as "die Bismarck" sailors still call it "Der Bismarck"

[@dspates51]

The Bismarck will always be referred to as "she" as far as I'm concerned.

[@shahzebkhattak325]

I thought that all ships were gendered male in German language.

[@larsw8776]

Liked for your comment at the end. The right attitude.

[@YXUHUNTER]

Totally right! Thank you!

[@ay0vee978]

R.I.P. The Battleship version of HMS Prince Of Wales.

[@samtreacy7752]

The HMS Prince of Wales is actually an aircraft carrier, not a battleship.

[@ay0vee978]

@@samtreacy7752 The Battleship HMS Prince of Wales that was built in 1939. 🤦‍♂️

[@chrishieke1261]

And now the wreck is slowly salvaged away for the worth of its metal.

[@MK-rr7cg]

@@chrishieke1261 Same with other wrecks, HMS Repulse, HMS Exeter, HMS Electra, USS Perch, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java and USS Houston. Even Dutch companies destroying WW1 Battle of Jutland wrecks.

[@JoaoSilva-od1zv]

Bismarck sends his regards

[@TrailChaser]

I've seen several of your videos, and I just subbed. Love the way you nicely say if you're insulted by my way of referring to ships as she, kindly F off and click that unsub button.

[@dixondavies]

We call a war ship "a man of war" but refer to it as "she".

[@CARRJ142]

Another great video.

[@ashrefmatoussi8936]

i like what you do man :D high qualiT work here! bravo :) keep it up

[@eds946]

I used to give tours at the Intrepid Museum in New York City. Whenever someone asked why ships are referred to a "she', I would say "Because ships are high maintenance" :-)

[@owarida6241]

Their bottom is always wet 😂 Jk

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Ahh, an overtly sexist answer, and a tired and unfunny one at that.

[@cyril-rr2jk]

One explanation I ran into years ago was that it originated with the Greeks and Romans, who thought that Poseidon/Neptune would be more merciful to something considered feminine.

[@jermainerace4156]

My reading of Greek and Roman mythology does not impute the modern deference to femininity to that culture.

[@coylewho]

Casual Navigation You produced that exactly right.

[@emperorwatermelon378]

The KMS Bismarck was referred as a “He”. And he was to be the king of the seven seas.

[@johnboobby]

The Bismarck is gone, because it was a he. This is the tradition

[@uwetheiss970]

Only captain Lindemann wanted it that way. Everyone else says "die Bismarck" and not "der Bismarck".

[@mathewkelly9968]

The Germans call a nipple a "breast wart" and besides unterseeboots what naval tradition does Germany have to speak of .

[@howtogitgud]

The Bismarck battleship still referred to as she.

[@DB-ct8pi]

@@uwetheiss970 lie,the german sailors know that the ship must be referred as Der Bismarck(masculine) and they do,also the tripulation of the bismarck did to...

[@peacebreak2537]

Bismarck: I don't belong here

[@FirstDagger]

"Die Bismarck war ein Schlachtschiff der deutschen Kriegsmarine", even in German we use it.

[@riotagus]

Peace break BISMARCK dose not belong here,of corse not, that's why SHE is on the bottom of the sea!

[@peacebreak2537]

Umm, not trying to offend you guys put my point is Bismarck was considered as a "he" by Ernst Lindemann. Edit: My intentions are only for humor

[@tankerman1319]

riotagus bismark was referred as a HE.

[@peacebreak2537]

@@alexnutcasio936 I am not sure but I am actually very interested if that's true.

[@pastverb1]

Good video. Your "if you don't like this [ship off]" comment at the end got my sub though.

[@andrewshepherd1537]

I was always under the impression sailors referred to ships as female because it was their way of personalizing the ship. It made them feel less like the ship was a thing and more like its own distinct being. Also due to most sailors being men in the past, I have a suspicion that it was their way to feel like they were in the company of a woman while at sea. Interestingly, at least in the 30's and 40's the Kreigsmarine referred to certain ships as male. Bismark, Tirpitz and I THINK (feel free to correct me here) Scharnhorst were all referred to as He or Him by their crews.

[@LittleKitty22]

I work on the railways, and locomotives are also referred to as "she" - I suppose for the same reason. However, whole trains are generally "he" - no idea where that came from. And most people consider their cars to be a "she" - but all my cars have been boys - since I'm a girl, LOL.

[@Blackwind_Legacy]

I imagine that we may perceive vehicles subconsciously as having some sort of relationship with the pilot or driver for whatever reason. Therefore we may assign the gender we are comfortable with. Which makes me think of a good rule of thumb with vehicles and their gender. When in doubt, ask the person in charge. Whether that be the Captain, pilot, or driver. Whatever they say goes.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

@@Blackwind_Legacy If it were a healthy mix, and for a particular vehicle everyone went by what the captain/pilot/driver/etc. said, then it wouldn't really be a problem at all.

[@corberus3119]

@@IstasPumaNevada literally nobody is preventing a captain from using other pronouns, though its considered by many to be bad luck to call a ship he since a famous ship the Bismark was called he right before it was destroyed

[@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754]

The people that have seen Arpeggio of Blue Steel ~Ars Nova~, Hifuri and Kantai Collection understand.

[@RSWebery]

Diego Vinicio Mejía Quesada Azur Lane players can say the same

[@vernalc2449]

That's what I always assumed. There was a time when all sailors were pretty much male and the references to their vessels was merely ab affectionate coping technique to remain grounded. TY.

[@jakejake708]

Ha! Love the ending, to funny. Glad you know what you like

[@yoyotopyoyotop5447]

Very gentle hommage from an English sailor to the French liner "Île de France" which rescued a number of other ships during its (sorry, her) career so that her surname was "St Bernard des mers". Merci ;)

[@chocolatnoir1108]

I think someone who loves history will always be cool and fun to hang out with! I like this video. simple and I love the speaking voice. well done💯😎✔️

[@zakariabouziane4248]

I'm hitting that Bell button for the savagery you pulled on us in the end of the video , great content tho "support ❤️"

[@Miguecraft]

I was nicely surprised at 1:34, that's the beach of Punta Brava, in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife). I used to went there when I was a teen.