"The Blue Ghost"
The Japanese referred to Lexington as a "ghost" ship for her tendency to reappear after reportedly being sunk. This, coupled with the ship's dark blue camouflage scheme, led the crew to refer to her as "The Blue Ghost".
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Famous quotes containing the words blue and/or ghost:
““Things as they are
Are changed upon the blue guitar.””
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Hold the high way and let they ghost thee lead
And Truthe shall deliver, it is no dread.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)