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New US Aircraft Carrier, CVN-77 George H. W. Bush to be Christened Saturday, October 7, 2006
Northrop Grumman Construction Site ^
| Oct 2006
| Northrop Grumman/US Navy
Posted on 10/03/2006 8:06:52 AM PDT by Jeff Head
CVN-77 to be Christened on October 7th, 2006
From the Northrop Grumman site.
On Saturday, October 7, 2006, Northrop Grumman Newport News will christen the nations 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). The ships namesake and 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, is scheduled to attend the ceremony along with his wife Barbara and their daughter, Doro Bush Koch, Mrs. Koch also serves as the ships sponsor and will do the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the ships bow during the ceremony. Employees of Northrop Grumman Newport News and their families are invited. The general public is also invited to the ceremony. Visit the links below for additional information.
Here are some of the latest construction pictures...a beautiful site to behold: ![](http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/CVN77-construct.jpg)
CVN-77 nearing completion
![](http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/CVN77-props.jpg)
CVN-77 props added
![](http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/CVN77-Island.jpg)
CVN-77 Island lift
![](http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/CVN77-ReadytoChristen2.jpg)
CVN-77 ready for christening
![](http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/CVN77-ReadytoChristen.jpg)
CVN-77 another view of CVN-77 ready for christening
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To: Victor
I heard that the crew of that submarine never refer to it by anything but its number.
61
posted on
10/03/2006 8:30:43 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Political Correctness is communist propaganda writ small.)
To: Tenacious 1
USS CLINTON?
You mean . . . the fleet of rubber
uhhh duckies?
62
posted on
10/03/2006 8:30:50 AM PDT
by
Quix
(LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
To: Polybius
Hey! Watch how you use that name! LOL! But seriously, they actually serve a very critical and useful purpose so it would not be right to compare them to the bent one IMHO.
63
posted on
10/03/2006 8:31:42 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: MARKUSPRIME
Excellent news. Jeff, how is the next carrier class(I think the CVX?) going to be differant than the nimitz class? It will be a carrier that can submerge like a sub.
(I wish! I'd love to see the looks on the enemy's face when they see something like that rise out of the sea to whoop their butts)
64
posted on
10/03/2006 8:31:52 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: Jeff Head
Great new carrier. I don't agree with naming ships after living Presidents. CIA Headquarters is also named after Bush 41.
65
posted on
10/03/2006 8:32:25 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: ichabod1
"...I heard that the crew of that submarine never refer to it by anything but its number....."
Wow...sad. Professionals, all doing their job, but no attachment to the vessel other than the fact that it's a sub.
66
posted on
10/03/2006 8:33:04 AM PDT
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: Non-Sequitur
There's alot of talk about reducing to 10 CSGs...that would be another downsizing mistake IMHO, particularly in light of the Chinese buildup.
67
posted on
10/03/2006 8:33:07 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Tenacious 1
I think that we (as conservative activists) make damn sure that this never happens. If the Navy thinks about it or if the government tries to sneak it through, we'll let the idiots in charge get an earful.
It's bad enough that Clinton did his damage to the U.S. military. He should not have a ship named after him.
68
posted on
10/03/2006 8:33:10 AM PDT
by
dbehsman
(NRA Life Member, and loving every minute of it!)
To: Jeff Head
Ok SO the USS ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) is called the "Big Stick"
And the USS REAGAN (CVN 76) is called the "Gipper"
What is the nickname of the USS H.W. BUSH (CVN 77) going to be?
69
posted on
10/03/2006 8:33:16 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
To: rhombus
You can thank H Ross Perot and the country club RINOs for that.
70
posted on
10/03/2006 8:33:35 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
To: mad_as_he$$
Agreed 100% on the Enterprise. That name should pass directly to the new ship that replaces the existing one. I am still heartsick that the WW II Enterprise was not saved as a museum.
71
posted on
10/03/2006 8:34:23 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Jeff Head
Great Pictures! Thanks! (Screen saver wallpaper)
72
posted on
10/03/2006 8:35:37 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
( Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. -2 Tim. 3:12)
To: RandallFlagg
73
posted on
10/03/2006 8:36:05 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Jeff Head
To: Centurion2000
They could bring DE 733 out of mothballs and rename it the Clinton.
To: Jeff Head
I hate that they have started naming ships after living people. There are plenty of great, dead Americans that we can name our ships after.
76
posted on
10/03/2006 8:37:33 AM PDT
by
rivercat
(Welcome to California. Now go home.)
To: dbehsman
[It's bad enough that Clinton did his damage to the U.S. military. He should not have a ship named after him.]
Here! Here! I would also add that since he never commanded during a time of "war" he does not own the honor that warrants the naming of a weapon after him. Reagan and Bush both led and won decisive and impressive war time victories when freedom had to be defended.
77
posted on
10/03/2006 8:38:02 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(War Monger...In the name of liberty, let's go to war!!!!)
To: Mad Dawgg
What is the nickname of the USS H.W. BUSH (CVN 77) going to be? "Read my lips"?
To: Jeff Head
God bless Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. It makes me proud that 4 acres of sovereign U.S. territory, armed with nearly 90 aircraft and able to go anywhere on the high seas are named for each of them.
79
posted on
10/03/2006 8:38:12 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(USAF Air Rescue "That others may live.")
To: Jeff Head
Thanks for the thread and pics. Now I'll be breathing heavy all day long.
80
posted on
10/03/2006 8:38:18 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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