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@KuDastardly In 1917, she was officially renamed "USS Old Constitution", so that she could remain in commission while the name was reused for one of the Lexington-class battlecruisers. A museum ship's name can be reused, but an (even ceremonially) actively serving ship's name cannot. But since that battlecruiser was scrapped before completion under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, the old frigate was able to revert back to being the one and only USS Constitution.
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Queen Mary's story should include a a mention of her rival Normandie's sad fate during WW2, something that could've just as easily happened to Queen Mary. Also, when it comes to museum ships, the vast majority that have been preserved were not because they were the most historically significant, but because they had good timing for when they left active service and became available for preservation.
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