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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

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To: dcam

The decision for the USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76, was made while he was still alive...that was no mistake.


81 posted on 10/03/2006 8:38:26 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Tenacious 1
"When does construction begin on the USS Clinton?"

They had to scrap the plans...it is against international law to dump garbage at sea...no need for an unpowered garbage scow.

82 posted on 10/03/2006 8:38:59 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (¡Salga de los Estados Unidos de América, invasor!)
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To: rhombus
So Ole Slick doesn't get a Nimitz named for him?

He has a new line of pink torpedoes named after him, though.

83 posted on 10/03/2006 8:39:29 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Tenacious 1
When does construction begin on the USS Clinton?

Here's the class of ship it will be in.

84 posted on 10/03/2006 8:40:10 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Dems - Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet few of you have heart enough to join them.)
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To: kabar
I don't agree with naming ships after living Presidents. CIA Headquarters is also named after Bush 41.

Probably because Bush 41 served as Director of the CIA many moons ago.

If they were going to name CIA HQ at Langley after anybody, they ought to name it after the Reagan Administration's William Casey, the best damn director in history if you ask me.
85 posted on 10/03/2006 8:40:57 AM PDT by mkjessup (The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
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To: Obadiah
You can thank H Ross Perot and the country club RINOs for that.

Country Club RINOs? I expect THEY voted for Bush. I blame the people who didn't vote for Bush. No one made them not responsible for their own actions.

86 posted on 10/03/2006 8:41:29 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: Jeff Head
There's alot of talk about reducing to 10 CSGs...that would be another downsizing mistake IMHO, particularly in light of the Chinese buildup.

Probably fewer than that. You figure that by 2008 you'll have the 10 Nimitz class plus the Enterprise. At any one time you have 2 undergoing SLEP/refueling so you'll only have 9 available at any one time.

87 posted on 10/03/2006 8:42:31 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
"Read my lips"?

Heheheh

88 posted on 10/03/2006 8:42:45 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: Jeff Head
The decision for the USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76, was made while he was still alive...that was no mistake.

Naming ships after living people is something I'd expect out of North Korea or a banana-republic. President Reagan was a great American, but they should have waited until after he died to make that decision. Then he could have the next class of carriers named after him.

89 posted on 10/03/2006 8:46:10 AM PDT by rivercat (Welcome to California. Now go home.)
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To: mkjessup
...they ought to name it after the Reagan Administration's William Casey, the best damn director in history if you ask me.

Spot on! Fire for effect.

90 posted on 10/03/2006 8:46:15 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Non-Sequitur
I am talking about a total force of ten...which means you may have six or seven available at one time. As it is, with twelve, we can have eight or nine available.

A big mistake IMHO, to reduce any further. I'd rather see 14-16. With China's buildup, and the other threats we face, we should maintain as close to an unassailable edge as possible.

...and with all the hundreds of billions waisted on PC, liberal, social give aways, both domestic and foreign, we have more than enough money if we had the will.

91 posted on 10/03/2006 8:48:33 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

"Potential exoctic weaponry" operating off of larger nuke reactor.

I presume anti-missle lasers? Plasma?


92 posted on 10/03/2006 8:49:19 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: MeanWestTexan

There are rumors of directed energy CIWS.


93 posted on 10/03/2006 8:50:09 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: dcam
Naming ships after living people is something I'd expect out of North Korea or a banana-republic.

It's a relatively new phenomena. The Carl Vinson was the first. Since then the Stennis, the Burke, the Nitze, the Rickover, the Carter, the Reagan and the Bush all have been named for living people. Plus the Bob Hope for the Maritime Administration. Clinton will get a carrier, too. Mark my words.

94 posted on 10/03/2006 8:52:51 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Peanut Gallery; SAMWolf; alfa6

PING


95 posted on 10/03/2006 8:54:23 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (If you know that i and j are the same number, you might be a nerd too.)
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To: Jeff Head

I love it, the USS Reagan and USS Bush on patrol projecting force throughout the seas. Peace through strength.

I'm also looking forward to the uss clintoon pt 73-B

(my sincere apologies to pt and swift boaters)


96 posted on 10/03/2006 8:54:46 AM PDT by rbmillerjr
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To: joanie-f; Dukie; betty boop; Noumenon; Grampa Dave; B4Ranch; soundbits; Lurker; Travis McGee; ...

FYI...wish I could attend the ceremony.


97 posted on 10/03/2006 8:56:01 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Non-Sequitur
I surely pray that it is after our family is no longer active duty!!!!
98 posted on 10/03/2006 8:56:54 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: Non-Sequitur

I hope and pray not a carrier...I really doubt it would fly. But with as many appointees and PC positions he filled...you never know.


99 posted on 10/03/2006 8:57:13 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: TChris
Ironic, isn't it? Bush 41 is the one who started the big downward slide in defense spending, IIRC. For giving national defense the finger, he gets a carrier named after him I tend to agree. I'm not big on honoring mediocrity. Bush was a rather unremarkable President. I don't see how he merits having a carrier named after him. Since SSBN-627 was decommissioned several years ago, I would have pressed for the name USS James Madison to rejoin the fleet.
100 posted on 10/03/2006 8:57:22 AM PDT by AIM-54
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