"Aggie on Horseback" - ''', a Temperance and Sailor 's advocate; "on horseback" is a jocular mistranslation of Latin ''"super-mare"'' ("on the sea"), ''"mare"'' being equated with a female horse
"The Fightingest Ship in the RCN" – HMCS ''Haida''; gained this moniker by reason of sinking 14 enemy ships during patrols in the English Channel and the Bay Of Biscay ; she also sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship {Link without Title}
"Long Delayed" – HMAS ''Adelaide''; rhyming play on ship's name. Fitting out and completion of the ship were delayed (almost 3 years) due to the loss of important machinery parts, as a result of enemy action, which gave rise to the nickname.
"The Lord's Own" - HMS ''Vengeance''; derived from the phrase "The Lord's own vengeance", based on the sentiment of Romans12:19