NO!
Do you know the history of that name? She is named for Ben Franklin and the French who gave us the ship to fight the Revolution with. John Paul Jones was her first commander.
Unless Trump’s loss put’s us in the post-USA (in all but name) category, the name should always live on.
That’s different. I wasn’t aware of the significance of the
Bonhomme Richard. Yes. We should continue to honor that
legacy and that moment of diplomacy.
FunFacts:
I just found out Franklin would sometimes use a different name; that being Richard Saunders.
I am reading now that Ben was the 10th son of a soap maker, Josiah Franklin.