Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1919 — Naval Nicknames. [ARTICLE]

Naval Nicknames.

■ Curious nicknames are applied to vessels of,, the British pavy. The Ariadne Is known as the “Hairy Annie,” or “Haggy Agony;” the Narcissus, as “Nasty Sister;” the Cressy as the “Greaser;” the Inconstant as the “Inkstand," the Iphigenia as the “Silly Jane;” the Lucifer as the “Match Box;” the Hecate as the “He Cat,” or “The Tom,” and the Neptune as the “Jew’s Harp." In the American navy similar nicknames have been used to some extent. The Sassacus was known as the “Sassy Cuss;” the Miantonomoh as “My Aunt Don’t Know;” the Wlssahickon as the “Widow Higgins;” the Winnebago or perhaps the Wyalluslng as “We Know She Goes Slow.” —Chicago Daily News.