[rlmorel]

Agreed. The Bon Homme Richard. The Constitution. The America. The Kitty Hawk. The New Jersey. The Midway. The Cowpens. The Lexington. The Saratoga. The Hornet. The Enterprise. The Arleigh Burke.

The John C. Stennis????? I am sure the guy did a lot, but...really? A Nimitz class carrier?

I think they should go back to the old conventions. Carriers after battles. Cruisers after cities. Destroyers after distinguished fighting men. Ammunition ships after volcanoes. Etc.

I would much rather have served on a carrier USS James Doolittle (or even better...USS Hornet) than USS John F. Kennedy.

[cva66snipe]

Chester Nimitz was Commander in Chief West Pacific in WW2 at rank of Fleet Admiral. He was an expert on subs and pushed for nuclear propulsion. A submarine and even continuing his name on one would make more sense. But we do have him to thank for listening to then Captain Rickover.

Nimitz as an Ensign did ground his ship and was court martialed & received a letter of letter of reprimand. Given the technology of the day for navigation was likely why I'm guessing and far more common than today. Today as far as I know it's a career ending mistake.

Stennis was a professional lifetime politician having never served. He got his name on a CVN for simply pushing for a larger fleet.

[Enchante]

USS Independence was a good one....my uncle served on her as an A-4 pilot in the ‘60s.