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Originally Posted by diver
Considering he was a Naval Officer, who whilst serving on a carrier in WW2 was involved in a big firefighting effort in the middle of a Typhoon (a storm that had claimed 3 destroyers).
I think he would be one of the more worthy presidents to have a Carrier named after him.
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more worthy because he wasnt there long enough to do any damage?
Yes, he was involved in the firefighting effort. So were hundreds of others. that story that ran the other day flouted how much of a hero he was, blah blah. sorry but did 1 man stop the carrier sinking? no. And if you're looking for more navy people who've done heroic things to name ships after, theres people who've done a lot more than he.
And what gets me ESPECIALLY is this - its the lead ship of your new class of carrier! This type of carrier will likely be going for the majority of the century, if not the entire century, as a patriotic aussie im a yank-basher (:p ) but by god, name it something that evokes a sentiment of nationalistic pride!