Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25730832-20160122165904/@comment-27396171-20160127011955

Since the experience of the US in the war was different, the standards for what is a lucky ship and a jinx ship are different.

South Dakota was a jinx ship, for example, even though she didn't sink. Running aground, blowing her captain's pants off the first time her guns were fired, ramming a destroyer and nearly ramming Enterprise, and infamously losing electrical power during Guadalcanal 2.

Fletcher was a lucky ship--got through Guadalcanal and Tassafaronga without a scratch, despite being targetted during the former by a perfect 5-torpedo spread. One shallow 50 yards ahead of her, one shallow the same amount behind, and three deep under her hull.

None of the Iowas afaik ever earned a distinction of being lucky.