Why does ship is called "SHE"?

Question

Why does ship is called "SHE"?

Answer 1

i guess cuz mostly men are fisher"men" and there in "love" with there ships and a partner for a he is a she

Answer 2

well, after you name it some girl's name, shouldnt you be calling it a she?  

Answer 3

It is easy to see a parallel between the sheltering nature of a ship and that of the womb.

Answer 4

In English, it became common to call ships "she" even when they are named for males.  A long time ago, ships had goddesses, or some other beautiful female,  carved into the bows.  

In the Russian navy, the ship is always called "he."

Answer 5

Because ships are beautiful, dangerous, and can kill you.

But you still fall in love with them.

Answer 6

Does ship is called "SHE" because it is tradition.  It has been that way for hundreds of years in the Western culture.

Answer 7

History. Up until quite recently, all sailors were male. A ship is female because you can't always tell her what to do and she gives you so much pleasure.

1. Admiral Nimitz once said, "Because she costs a lot in paint and powder to be eye pleasing and ready to go out."

2. "Like a woman, she flaunts her topsides, hides her bottom, and there is always a bustle of men around her."

# There is always a great deal of bustle around her

# there is usually a gang of men about

# She has a waist and stays

# It takes a lot of paint to keep her good looking

# She shows her topsides and hides her bottom

# She can be all decked out

# It takes an experienced man to handle her correctly

# And without a man at the helm, she is absolutely un- controllable.

# It takes a lot of Paint to keep her Good - Looking.

# And the main reason....It's not the initial expense that breaks you, It's the upkeep!!!

# When coming into port, always heads for the buoys.

Answer 8

Well sometimes out at sea the crew gets kind of lonely so need I say more

Answer 9

Ships are called she because every sailor would have trouble saying . . ."He is beautiful".  =)   I think it goes way back in history when all sailors were men and they really loved their boats, so they therefor referred to them in the female gender.