[Raymann]

Considering the keel was constructed with steel from the twin towers I think it was always intended to be named Somerset. It is a place name though like the Arlington and New York.

BTW: the next carrier might very well be named Enterprise instead of after a US president. Personally I want it to be called the Lexington.

[GATOR NAVY]

The lead-ship of the class — USS San Antonio — indicates an intention to name the ships after major cities. Naming this particular ship after a rural county seems a significant departure from that pattern.

The Navy's ship naming is so screwed up these days any ship of any class can be named for anything-it doesn't matter. Look at USS Mesa Verde of this class. Everything I'm reading says it named after Mesa Verde Nation Park. WTF?

[Non-Sequitur]

BTW: the next carrier might very well be named Enterprise instead of after a US president. Personally I want it to be called the Lexington.

After three consecutive Republican carriers I'm betting the next one is named after a Democrat, probably FDR or JFK. All as a lead in to the USS William Clinton and the USS Barack Obama.