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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Did the Navy screw with the naming convention? I thought subs were named after cities.


5 posted on 05/03/2008 3:42:47 PM PDT by Bobarian (Green: It's the new Red.)
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To: Bobarian
Did the Navy screw with the naming convention?

ROTFLMAO!

Sorry, I'm not laughing at you, but that was funny. There is no naming convention for ships any more. They are named for whatever random reason the Navy decides at the time, but it usually relates to kissing Congress' ass. Seriously, it is a very sorry state of affairs.

I thought subs were named after cities.

If you go back to WWII, subs were named after fish. Cruisers were named after cities.

10 posted on 05/03/2008 9:27:36 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY (Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
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