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Northrop Grumman to build first new aircraft carrier class in 40 years
Gizmag.com ^
| 09/17/08
| Staff
Posted on 09/17/2008 10:12:37 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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I thought this was pretty cool. I hope this carrier doesn't have an old football injury too. ;-)
To: Reaganesque; All
I hope they name the new carriers Enterprise, Yortown, etc.. Nothing against Ford.. I do understand having the ship name Lincoln, Reagan, Roosevelt, Washington, and the First Bush.. But Ford????
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:17:13 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(McCain/Palin 08 Palin/Jindal 12)
To: Reaganesque
I wish they’d go back to the old naming system of American battles. I can understand naming a carrier after FDR or Reagan but I have a problem with naming one USS Ford.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:17:25 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:18:07 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:18:43 AM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: TLI
What a beauty.
I wonder if she will displace more than the 90,000 ton George H.W. Bush.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:22:15 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(In Red Sox Nation, the alphabet starts with 'B'. And the highest grade is 'C'.)
To: skeeter
Exactly. Who’d want to serve on the USS Clinton?
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:23:02 AM PDT
by
agere_contra
(When it came time to decide on Christ's fate, Pilate voted 'present' - FReeper mkmensinger)
To: skeeter
USS FORD
How long until some sub driver refers to it as: "Found On Reef Dead"...
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:25:49 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: magslinger
To: skeeter
Well, it could be worse, they could name it the USS William J. Clinton.
That’d be a sight at fleet week and formal events. The entire crew will stand in a giant ring around the deck with their pants around their ankles.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:26:24 AM PDT
by
Netheron
To: skeeter
I have no problem with the USS Ford or USS Bush or USS McCain. However I would barf at a USS Clinton or USS Obama.
To: KevinDavis
“I hope they name the new carriers Enterprise, Yortown, etc.. Nothing against Ford.. I do understand having the ship name Lincoln, Reagan, Roosevelt, Washington, and the First Bush.. But Ford????”
Ford ably served in the US Navy during WWII as a navigator, and antiaircraft battery officer aboard the light carrier USS Monterey.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:27:35 AM PDT
by
mgc1122
To: Reaganesque
I wonder what will be named after clintoon?
Seriously- do they HAVE to name a boat after him? And who would want to serve on it?
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:27:55 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
To: skeeter
I have a problem with naming one USS Ford. Respectfully, I do not agree.
Gerald Ford was a Naval officer who served aboard a carrier during WWII. It is highly appropriate that Pres. Ford is honored with a carrier class.
MY worry is if they ever want to name a carrier after impeached and disbarred former president Rodham-Clinton.
(Where would they find a crew?)
.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:28:50 AM PDT
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: KevinDavis
President Ford was in the Navy in WWII
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:29:47 AM PDT
by
rsquare
(--- UHH...UHH...UHH...bama ---)
To: magslinger
for the NAVAIR ping list.....
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:32:09 AM PDT
by
fredhead
(Obama wants to kill babies and raise taxes. Palin wants to kill taxes and raise babies.)
To: Seaplaner
“a $5.1 billion, seven-year contract”
1 ) It will cost a LOT more than $5 billion, if the contract is to run over seven years (among other things, technology will change and have to be updated)
2 ) With the aircraft added ($35 mil apiece?), plus support ships and protection, the entire cost for adding one carrier will soar into the AIG loan range.
So, are we getting enough bang for our bucks? Would that amount, put into submarines or cruise missiles or the development of space weapons, be a better investment?
To: Mr. K
I wonder what will be named after clintoon? A garbage scow.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:33:22 AM PDT
by
Knitebane
(Happily Microsoft free since 1999.)
To: mgc1122; rsquare; All
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:33:28 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(McCain/Palin 08 Palin/Jindal 12)
To: Reaganesque
Thanks for the Post.
The USS George Washington leaves San Diego Last month.
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posted on
09/17/2008 10:34:10 AM PDT
by
GitmoSailor
(AZ Cold War Veteran====McCain/Palin 2OO8==My Mouse is a MOOSE)
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