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I saw a national geographic video and the announcer said (39:25) on the ship building that "the super-tanker is not what she was a few months ago... Now she's painted".

The same thing I saw in a national geographic video (0:03) on aircraft: "she is the latest model.."

Therefor I am wondering why this ship or aircraft get the pronoun "she"?

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    It is traditional to refer to ships (and boats in general) as "she", even if they are named after men. – Mick Nov 24 '16 at 18:12
  • What @Mick said. But it's becoming less common by the decade, so my advice would be to look to the future and stick with *it* for all such contexts. If you use *she* today, many people will either think you're a bit old-fashioned, or assume you have something of a nautical background. – FumbleFingers Nov 24 '16 at 18:14

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