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They'll keep the name, but is it still the Perle? It's a modern "ship of Theseus" situation

They'll keep the name, but is it still the Perle? It's a modern "ship of Theseus" situation

It's the Perle if the crew believe it to be the Perle. That's how ships - or regiments, or squadrons - become "living things" almost.