"This will be just as inspiring an occurance. The next carrier, CVN-78 (no name yet), has already started initial stages of construction and will be an all new carrier design called CVN21."
The next carrier should be named after Rear Admiral Stockdale.
http://www.medalofhonor.com/JamesStockdale.htm
Sorry- Vice Admiral Stockdale.
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s118.htm