Posted on 09/17/2008 10:12:37 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Anything to improve aircraft recovery would be a plus. The system is medieval.
I believe Carter has a nuke sub named after him.
They named a submarine after him rather than a carrier, something about him being on Rickover’s staff, and as he never tired of reminding people, “ahma nukular engineeah”. I further understand that the sailors that serve aboard it call it by it’s numerical designation, rather than its nickname, unlike every other submarine in the fleet.
Hydro foil Aircraft carrier 45-50knots maybe.
Yea, cause you don't want people joking: Found On Reef Dead.
GMTA
there used to be a law requiring capital ships (battleships at the time) to be named after the States. Doesn’t matter anyway. Obama will cancel it.
Ford is better than calling it the USS Volvo!
The Kennedy would still be in service if Carter had not changed it from nuclear to conventional power in a fit of trying to be liked by the rest of the world.
A garbage scow.
I see no need to insult garbage scows. They do very important work, sometimes with dignity. Clintoon does nothing important and is always sleazy.
EM Rail guns are planned for the new DDX destroyer and other future naval combat ships.
I think there was a campaign to name it USS America. There were some threads about it last Winter.
CondorFlight,
There is no more effective weapons system on the planet than a US Navy Carrier Battle Group. They are expensive, but keep in mind, a ship, sub or plane has to carry those cruise missiles to the launch point. Subs are nearly as expensive as a carrier, and not nearly as versatile a weapons platform. On the last one, there is a treaty against space based weapons systems. So bang for the buck, it’s a carrier.
Not bad, considering no other nation on the planet can come close to creating such a vessel. Imho, UCAVs will ultimately end up being a major weapons system and the excess electrical power will be used to turn seawater into a fishbowl for sub torpedoes/cruise missiles a long way around this ship...
On a lighter note: A block of (ahem...)bordellos below where the island used to be(say Naples variety...)will enhance sea-duty morale——considerably? ;o]
Semper Fi,
Col J,naval aviator/fighter pilot
CV-42, USS FDR, was launched in 45 & decommissioned in 77. But they haven’t named one since. Maybe Thats the plan - they used to name new ships after ones recently decommissioned - once the ships are retired the name will be retired as well.
“I agree. Nothing against Ford, for I thought he did a credible job under difficult circumstances, but the US Navy without a USS Enterprise is unthinkable.”
They’re saving that name for the Starship they’re building out at Area 51
Hey! That is a great idea. We can get corporate sponsorship for these aircraft carriers. We can have the USS Altria Group (formerly Phillip Morris), the USS ExxonMobil, the USS GoDaddy.Com, and of course the USS Hallburton.
Oh Gag Me! Is that the reason we still have some conventional power carriers? I was really wondering about that after they mentioned it in Carrier. That’s a good reason right there to never name one after him. Guess he wasn’t so proud of his nukular engineering work after all.
I could go for the USS America F Yeah...
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