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Posted on 04/01/2022 5:59:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
March 31 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that it will name a future ship after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in honor of her tenure on the nation’s highest court. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro made the announcement in a statement, saying her name with adorn a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler.
“As we close out women’s history month, it is my absolute honor to name the next T-AO after the honorable Ruth Ginsburg. She is a historic figure who vigorously advocated for women’s rights and gender equality.”
The T-AO is a new class of replenishment oiler ships designed to replace the United States’ Henry J. Kaiser-class vessels with the Navy awarding a $3.2 billion contract to Genera Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego for the design and construction of the first ships of its new fleet.
Construction on these new ships began in September of 2018 with plans to produce 20 of these 742-foot-long vessels that can carry a load of 162,000 barrels of oil, according to the U.S. Navy.
The first three of these ships are currently under construction, with the christening of the first one named after the late civil rights activist and House Rep. John Lewis having occurred in July.
The Navy said its name selection for the John Lewis-class vessel follows a naming convention to honor civil and human rights activists, with the first eight to be named after Lewis, U.S. politician Harvey Milk, former California Gov. Earl Warren, former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, abolitionist and suffragist Lucy Stone, abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and now Ginsburg.
“As secretary of the Navy, it is my aim to ensure equality and eliminate gender discrimination across the Department of the Navy. Ginsburg is instrumental to why we now have women of all backgrounds, experiences and talents serving within our ranks, side by side with their male sailor and Marine counterparts,” said Del Toro, who also named Ginsburg’s daughter, Jane Ginsburg, as the ship’s sponsor.
the USS burning in hell!
April Fools?
Sorry, no..................
Today is April First, so anything is possible.
A “John lewis” oiler huh? SMDH!
They’re naming it the USS Abortion. 😏
I know that the sailors will re-dub the tub: “The Sea Hag”.
It's bad enough that the U.S. Navy is planning to name a ship of war after a damn lawyer! (My apologies to all you "damn lawyers" out there ... Cheers!)
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The USS Walter Mondale, a laundry ship.😅😅
The Navy built a class of cruisers that were intended for the Shah of Iran. They were bought by the USN as The Kidd-class and each vessel was named after a USN admiral killed in action during WW2. They were irreverently referred to as “The Dead Admiral-class” or “The Ayatolla-class”. One wonders what these fleet auxiliaries will be called?
It will be excellent at torpedoing smaller boats.
In honor of RBG, only one token black sailor will be allowed on board.
In her time serving as a Federal District Ct. judge and on the U.S. Supreme Ct. she only hired a single black law clerk. She was a racist who didn’t want to come into contact with blacks.
SS My Most Fervent Wish
Next up, USS Rachel Levine.
The USS Commie Crone.
Ruthie is gonna look like a Conservative once the ‘Progressives’ have their way with the SCOTUS.
I just got a preview of Kamala’s remarks when she inaugurated the submarine USS Floyd:
“We know that the Russo-Chinese Empire rules the seas, but they won’t dare attack this submarine that honors this international hero. I also want to thank the Navy for naming a ship for me—Bottom B&^%$.”
I predicted they would have a submarine named after Bill Clinton.
It would be slightly bent and have blue decks with seamen on them.
Bull Fucking Shit! Name all future ships after the many sacrificed service members from Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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