Talk:Tenryuu/@comment-4097050-20140902080443/@comment-25251863-20140904123450

Its only a guess, but Tenryuu was hit by a bomb dropped by a B-17 once, pulling through with 30 casulties but no major damage. She was also hit by USS Chicago before with 23 crewmen dead.

Either its a reference to one of these two incidents (I´m guessing the bomb) or its simply a nod to her long and eventful service record, from November 1919 to December 1942- her character, outside of being impulsive and barsh is often displayed as a thoughtful war veteran, which the eyepatch is a stereotype for.