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To: PeterPrinciple

Yes. The ships are officially stricken from the Navy list when made a museum, and the name is available again. For example, there is an active duty Virginia class nuclear submarine even though the battleship is a museum in Wilmington.

As a practical matter, though, the Big E was such a famous ship that they might not have named a replacement even though they could.


30 posted on 08/28/2015 1:24:21 PM PDT by henkster (Ms. Clinton, are you a criminal or just really stupid?)
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To: henkster; PeterPrinciple

Sorry, poor editing on my tablet. I was referring to 2 versions of the USS North Carolina.


32 posted on 08/28/2015 1:27:10 PM PDT by henkster (Ms. Clinton, are you a criminal or just really stupid?)
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