[Eric in the Ozarks]

Probably has to do with not building any more BB’s.

[Gaffer]

Don’t know, but given what I think today about most cities, I’d say naming after states is a good option. There have been some impressive ships with State Names.

[bravo whiskey]

New VIRGINIA class SSNs a few years back. There is very little naming tradition left. We had CGNs named for states too in the 70s.

[Bob Eimiller]

Fast attack subs are named after cities... “Boomers”, Nuclear Missile subs are named after States.

[Gen.Blather]

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123482

She’s an attack sub with cruise missiles.

[Gay State Conservative]

I think that under Obola the vessels to which you refer will have crews that are entirely “transgendered”,in keeping with our Navy's newest,and most important,mission.

[SamAdams76]

Speaking for myself, I would be uncomfortable and cramped riding in a submarine. I'm almost 6'4 and I'm quite sure my head would hit of lot of objects as their ceilings are quite low.

[Lower Deck]

Fish don’t vote. Senators and Congressmen do. Name a ship after their state or one of their presidents and it will be funded.

[joegoeny]

If I remember correctly some ssbn’s were converted to cruise missile launchers but got to keep their state names as ssns.

[IM2MAD]

What’s a subarine?

[tanknetter]

The first SSN with a State name was the second Seawolf-class boat, USS Connecticut.

Of course, the Virginia-class isn't consistent with state names anymore, the future USS John Warner was christened not too long ago.

[logi_cal869]

This will answer it

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/11/19/what-to-call-the-new-virginia-class-submarine.html

[Carriage Hill]

Sub ping.

[mylife]

SSBNs started getting named after states beginning with the Ohio Class.

I watched The Ohio get launched on the Thames River

[ought-six]

When we stopped producing battleships (that were always named after states) we replaced them with the modern equivalent (i.e., “Boomer” subs), and thus those replacements were named after states, as well.

[mylife]

Hey LS,this movie is complete BS but was fun.

Phantom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0NlYLrRaM

[mylife]

LS what was the name of the movie you made about Rock and Roll in The USSR?

The Samizdat thing?

[The Great RJ]

In Star Trek star ships had traditional ship names like Enterprise, Valiant etc. However, I also remember is one of the Star Trek series there was a star ships named Crazy Horse. I thought it was quite appropriate to name a fighting vessel after a great Lakota warrior.

[M Kehoe]

Please correct the title. The only reason that I clicked on this thread is I didn’t know what a “subarine” was.
Thanx.

5.56mm

[smokingfrog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hyman_G._Rickover_(SSN-709)