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In naval slang, "Boomer" typically means SSBN submarine :)

• smoyer 7y ago
  I also noticed that the caption under the sail broken up through the ice called the submarine a "ship". When my dad was stationed at SubLant in Norfolk VA, everything was a ship except the subs which were always "boats". Is this still the case?
  • Zaak 7y ago
    I heard that submarines are called "boats" because "ships" are targets...
  • zxcmx 7y ago
    Ships have boats! Except submarines. They used to be boats, but many subs are "really" ships now. But they are usually referred to as boats.