909. Use Italics for Names of Ships, Spacecraft, and Aircraft

The names of ships are always italicized.
The Arizona was sunk in Pearl Harbor in 1941.
My grandfather helped build the HMS Frolic.

Names of spacecraft should also be italicized.
Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon.
The Challenger mission was never completed.

Italicize the names of special aircraft.
Charles Lindbergh flew a plane called The Spirit of St. Louis.
The President of the United States flies on Air Force One.

Italicize the proper names of ships, spacecraft, and aircraft.

It’s your turn. Which word or words in this sentence must be italicized? Christopher Columbus sailed to America on the Santa Maria. Did you find the ship name? Did you italicize it? Good for you!