On: U.S. fleet welcomes newest USS New Jersey, the first gender-neutral submarine

Gender neutral is not really how I would describe this? This is equivalent to a coed dorm, or you could say mixed gender.

At first I thought this was talking about how ships are traditionally referred to as “she” in English.

The coed dorms I stayed in didn’t have all spaces designed for a man. They didn’t even have mixed bathrooms.

I don’t think this is quite describing mixed bathrooms, it seems like they are addressing the issue by making bathrooms unisex single toilets, which is hardly a radical concept in public facilities.