US Navy Ford Class nuclear carriers

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bd popeye said:

CVN-77 is floated...I do wish the Sec.USN would change the name of that ship. GHWB was exactly not the best president:

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Try to look on the bright side: as long as there is a CVN named after Bush senior there will never be one named after his idiot son! She is nevertheless an awesome sight though; I remember in the early 90s when my brother was based at Gosport (HMS Dolphin) he told me about a visiting US CVN: "It's too big to get into Pompey Harbour so they've parked it outside using the Isle of Wight as a Mooring Buoy!" Being a submariner he had a low opinion of all surface ships: "Just another Target to me."

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Being a submariner he had a low opinion of all surface ships: "Just another Target to me."

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I have a former in-law that use to spout the same crap to me..."you guys are nothing but a big target"..Think about this . Who would want to go on board a ship that delibertly sinks????? Duh!

Try to look on the bright side: as long as there is a CVN named after Bush senior there will never be one named after his idiot son!

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I wish the USN would use the more traditional names for CVN's. But that ended 43 years ago when JFK was assainated....I also wish they would change the names of CVN's 70,74 & 75. I do not have any problems with the other names.

I like the RN's name on their former CV's.."Invincble", "Illustrious", "Formidable etc..The USN cancelled CV-35 was to be named Reprisal.

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I think the new carrier naming convention says that Carriers are named after Presidents.

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IDonT said:

I think the new carrier naming convention says that Carriers are named after Presidents.

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Or states men. That started when JFK was killed. Check the USN list of CV's
My name for CVN-77= USS Yankee Station. America or Enterprise would be good also. CVN-70=USS Eagle. CVN-74=USS Coral Sea. CVN-75=USS United States. by the way "United States" was the original name for CVN-75 until democrats started to cry about. Politicians..jeez...

Langley (CV 1)
Lexington (CV 2)
Saratoga (CV 3)
Ranger (CV 4)
Yorktown (CV 5)
Enterprise (CV 6)
Wasp (CV 7)
Hornet (CV 8)
Essex (CV 9)
Yorktown (CV 10)
Intrepid (CV 11)
Hornet (CV 12)
Franklin (CV 13)
Ticonderoga (CV 14)
Randolph (CV 15)
Lexington (CV 16)
Bunker Hill (CV 17)
Wasp (CV 18)
Hancock (CV 19)
Bennington (CV 20)
Boxer (CV 21)
Independence (CVL 22)
Princeton (CVL 23)
Belleau Wood (CVL 24)
Cowpens (CVL 25)
Monterey (CVL 26)
Langley (CVL 27)
Cabot (CVL 28)
Bataan (CVL 29)
San Jacinto (CVL 30)
Bon Homme Richard (CV 31)
Leyte (CV 32)
Kearsarge (CV 33)
Oriskany (CV 34)
Reprisal (CV 35) scrapped on ways
Antietam (CV 36)
Princeton (CV 37)
Shangri-La (CV 38)
Lake Champlain (CV 39)
Tarawa (CV 40)
Midway (CVB 41)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42)
Coral Sea (CVB 43)
CV 44..canclled
Valley Forge (CV 45)
Iwo Jima (CV 46)
Philippine Sea (CV 47)
Saipan (CVL 48)
Wright (CVL 49)
CV 50 through CV 56..cancelled
United States (CVA 58)..scrapped on ways
Forrestal (CVA 59)
Saratoga (CVA 60)
Ranger (CVA 61)
Independence (CVA 62)
Kitty Hawk (CVA 63)
Constellation (CVA 64)
Enterprise (CVAN 65)
America (CVA 66)
John F. Kennedy (CVA 67)
Nimitz (CVN 68)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
George Washington (CVN 73)
John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
Harry S Truman (CVN 75)
Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

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Or states men. That started when JFK was killed. Check the USN list of CV's
My name for CVN-77= USS Yankee Station. America or Enterprise would be good also. CVN-70=USS Eagle. CVN-74=USS Coral Sea. CVN-75=USS United States. by the way "United States" was the original name for CVN-75 until democrats started to cry about. Politicians..jeez...

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Don't the Wasp Class LHD still retain the old Carrier naming convention?

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Don't the Wasp Class LHD still retain the old Carrier naming convention?

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Yes! I wish CVN's did. Ever since JFK was killed congress has been naming CVN's intead of the Sec. of USN. They do it by passing a law.

Wasp class names and homeports
USS Wasp (LHD 1), Norfolk, VA
USS Essex (LHD 2), Sasebo, Japan
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Norfolk, VA
USS Boxer (LHD 4), San Diego, CA
USS Bataan (LHD 5), Norfolk, VA
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), San Diego, CA
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Norfolk, VA
Makin Island (LHD 8) - under construction..will be homeported in San Diego CA

There was a USS Makin Island (CVE-93) a jeep or escort CV.

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Guys, I moved the last 7 post to the aircraft carrier thread because the subject was becoming more directed to CV's in general.

http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/showthread.php?t=2255&page=13

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Naming carriers out of victorious sea battles would be good. USS Midway, USS Phillipine Sea (even though there is already a Tico named that) USS Leyte Gulf, USS Chesapeake Bay (from the Revolution ) I like the name of the Reprisal. Its hostile, threatening and not politically correct:nono: . Much better than the Gerald Ford.

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Finn sez,

I like the name of the Reprisal. Its hostile, threatening and not politically correct . Much better than the Gerald Ford.

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Me too. Almost anything is better than USS George H W Bush or USS Gerald Ford. I love those "verb" names like the RN has. Reprisal is great.

How about USS Conquer? Now that's certianlly not politically correct!

Well today is the day that the "Bush" will be christened...

Navy to Christen Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush
Story Number: NNS061004-14
Release Date: 10/4/2006 1:31:00 PM

Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense



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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- President George W. Bush will deliver the principal address at the christening ceremony of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, named for his father, former President George H. W. Bush, at 10 a.m. EDT Oct. 7 at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, Newport News, Va.

The last of the Nimitz-class carriers is named in honor of World War II naval aviator and America’s 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush. The former president was born in Milton, Mass., June 12, 1924, and began a lifetime of service to America when he joined the Navy on his 18th birthday as a seaman. He became the youngest pilot in the Navy at the time, receiving his commission and naval aviator wings before his 19th birthday.

Doro Bush Koch, daughter of former President George H.W. Bush, will serve as ship’s sponsor. The ceremony will be highlighted by Koch breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the ship’s bow to formally christen the ship, which is a time-honored Navy tradition. The former president and his wife, Barbara, are scheduled to attend the ceremony.

America’s carriers serve a vital role in the defense of the American people. Deploying around the globe in support of U.S. interests and commitments, U.S. aircraft carriers are in place to immediately respond to emerging military and humanitarian crises and in various roles ranging from peacetime presence to full-scale war.

Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, a native of Los Angeles, Calif., and a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is the prospective commanding officer. In that capacity, he will be responsible for more than 5,000 crew members, to include the embarked air wing, when the ship is commissioned and fully operational.

Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, at 1,092 feet in length and 97,000 tons displacement, are the largest warships in the world. Traveling at speeds in excess of 30 knots and with flight decks encompassing 4.5 acres, they can easily support an air wing of about 75 aircraft.

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A few other potential carrier names (such as those used by the RN in the past) : USS Vengeance (apt after 911), USS Audacious, USS Leviathan, USS Triumph, USS Warrior, USS Formidable, USS Furious. A warships' name should inspire those who serve aboard her and strike fear into her enemies. There was some dissent in the RN a few years ago that not enough ships were being given 'hard' names, instead of being named after quiet towns best known for their shopping malls (eg HMS St Albans)! If you have to name a carrier after a person, he or she should be someone who was respected for their strength and determination by friends and adversaries alike (eg JFK), and Neither Gerald Ford nor Bush could claim that.

The insistence of the US Congress on naming CVNs after past presidents and statesmen smells a bit of political vanity, perhaps they dream of getting that honour themselves one day. Politicians are usually the least deserving in general, with a few notable exceptions.