Posted on 01/16/2007 3:47:54 PM PST by SandRat
ugh. we've set the bar pretty low now for the quality of a president that gets a carrier named after him. Nothing against Ford personally, but its hard to say he was a better than mediocre president.
At least Carter only got a sub. But you're right. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson deserve something at least as much as Ford (or Carl Vinson and John Stennis, for that matter.)
Also, there should always be a ship (preferably a carrier) in the fleet named Enterprise.
I would bet that there will never be a ship named after Clinton. There had better NOT be.
In Steichen's book of WW2 Navy photographs, there is a shot of Ens. Ford playing basketball in one of the aircraft elevators on board USS Monterey. I believe he was assigned as a PT instructor. I have to say that anyone who served on board a carrier in wartime was on board a floating fuel station, an explosion waiting to happen. CVEs were known as "combustible, vulnerable and expendable". I agree that he was not one of the great presidents, but he and GHW Bush were both out there where they did not have to go.
A good decision. At least he is dead. I still prefer naming destroyers after people, even presidents and keep carriers names continuing from when they were named after warships captured in battle or victorious battles on land or sea.
Of course it would be a bit different to have a carrier named the U-505.
I think maybe it will be a garbage scow that will be named after him. That would be appropriate.
Wow, I'll have to dig out my copy and check it out. H'mmm, how many decades has it been since I last looked at it? H'mmm, where is it in my house?????
I think its great to name a ship after President Ford. However the replacement for Enterprise should be named Enterprise. Theere should alays be a First line carrier named Enterprise, The men who fought on that illustrious carrier in WW2 earned that.
Or some kind of Navy Port-a-potty. The USS Porta-Clinton-Potty
Why?
There has been an Enterprise in commission:
1775-1777
1799-1823
1831-1844
1877-1909
1938-1947
1961-present
Or somewhat over half of the time.
Since we are now naming carriers after mediocrities, we should get a head start and commission the USS Obama.
My the Clinton Garbage Scow?
Don't know what you mean.
Where the hell is the USS Nixon?
I am sure Clinton will get a Carrier or a Sub.
LBJ never got one.
Here's hoping he get's a Grabage Skow!
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