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Chapter 11.

SS America; the liner America
the Bermuda Clipper
USS Los Angeles (submarine)
USS Wisconsin
ex-USS Savannah
USCGS (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) ship Pathfinder
C.S.N. Virginia
CG cutter Thetus
the U-7
destroyer 31
H.M.S. Hornet
HS (hydrofoil ship) Denison
MS (motorship) Richard
GTS (gas turbine ship) Alexander
NS (nuclear ship) Savannah
MV (motor vessel) Havtroll
Apollo 13, Atlantis (U.S. spaceships)
West Virginia class or type
the Missouri's (roman "s") turret
the U-7's (roman "s") deck
but
Air Force One (President's plane)
B-50 (type of plane)
DD-882
LST-1155
MiG; MiG-35
PT-109
F-22 Raptor
F-117 Nighthawk (Stealth fighter)
A-10 Thunderbolt
11.7.

Names of vessels are quoted in matter printed in other than lowercase roman, even if there is italic type available in the series.

Sinking of the "Lusitania"
Sinking of the "Lusitania"
Sinking of the "Lusitania"
SINKING OF THE "LUSITANIA"
11.8.

The names of legal cases are italicized, except for the v., which is always set in lowercase. When requested, the names of such cases may be set in roman with an italic v. In matter set in italic, legal cases are set in roman with the v. being set roman.

"The Hornet" and "The Hood," 124 F.2d 45
Smith v. Brown et al.
Smith Bros, case (172 App. Div. 149)
Smith Bros, case, supra
Smith Bros, case
As cited in Smith Bros.
Smith v. Brown et al. (heading)
SMITH v. BROWN ET AL. (heading)
Durham rule
Brown decision
John Doe v. Richard Roe

but John Doe against Richard Roe, the Cement case.