OT Ford gettin a carrier??

baggygreen · 01-03-07, 09:13 PM

Sorry, but i think the Navy's decision to name the new carrier after this bloke is a joke. Not to mention the 'subtle' push in the media for it. Never won an election and was in for only 18 months or so, a caretaker and nothing more. Surely you guys have got a lot better people to be naming your frigging CARRIERS after!

Torplexed · 01-03-07, 10:03 PM

Hey...the guy served in the Navy during WW2 aboard a carrier and we're sure as hell not likely to be commissioning the USS Richard Milhous Nixon anytime soon. Besides...if they can name a sub after Jimmy Carter why not?

CCIP · 01-03-07, 10:18 PM

I also don't see why not. He's no worse than any other navy president - perhaps not more heroic or well-distinguished politically, but I think he did his service on both fronts.

Sea Demon · 01-03-07, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Hey...the guy served in the Navy during WW2 aboard a carrier and we're sure as hell not likely to be commissioning the USS Richard Milhous Nixon anytime soon. Besides...if they can name a sub after Jimmy Carter why not?

I didn't agree with naming SSN-23 the Jimmy Carter either. In fact I would rather see Gerald Ford's name on a naval vessel than Jimmy Carter's. But I don't agree with naming the first in a whole new series of CVN for him. God rest his soul. But I'd rather name the new carrier the USS America.

Torplexed · 01-03-07, 10:53 PM

Frankly, I'd like to go back to naming carriers after battlefields and former famous warships like Saratoga, Gettysburg, Enterprise, et al. Submarines should get their old apolitical fish names back too. It was Admiral Rickover who started us down this road with this famous editorial comment that "Fish don't vote." Phooey. Tradition should count for more.

However, if we do commission a Gerald R. Ford I think a band-aid insignia on the bow would be a nice touch.

The Avon Lady · 01-04-07, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

However, if we do commission a Gerald R. Ford I think a band-aid insignia on the bow would be a nice touch.

I think a WIN button would be more appropriate.

Enigma · 01-04-07, 11:11 AM

Every time a name of a boat is announced we go through this idiocy....

He was a U.S President. The only guy we can be pretty sure they wont name a boat after is Nixon. Anyone else that served as U.S Prez, wil get a boat. It's simple. Get over it.

bradclark1 · 01-05-07, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by geetrue

The final decision was suppose to be in the hands of the Secretary of the Navy ... but the news is out.

http://www.cvn78.com/

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January 3, 2007

IT'S OVER!

Navy To Name CVN78 The USS Gerald R. Ford!

Earlier today and with all the finesse that he showed managing the war in Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld while giving the eulogy at former President Ford’s funeral in Michigan let the cat out of the bag that CVN78 would be named the USS Gerald R. Ford.

USS America was one of the names being considered,
but the USS Gerald Ford won.

I also served in the US Navy, twice as long as Ford did. I
suffered through many battles to be the first to go on liberty
from San Diego to Vancover ...

I would like to tender my name for the next super carrier,
brand new class by the way, but I prefer to use my real name
(USS Geetrue doesn't sound quite right)

I propose the USS Raymond E. Armstrong CVN 78 ...

Doesn't that sound good?

Who would sink a ship with such a nice Irish name as that?

My words are bigger than your words.

diver · 01-03-07, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

Sorry, but i think the Navy's decision to name the new carrier after this bloke is a joke. Not to mention the 'subtle' push in the media for it. Never won an election and was in for only 18 months or so, a caretaker and nothing more. Surely you guys have got a lot better people to be naming your frigging CARRIERS after!

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.

baggygreen · 01-03-07, 10:58 PM

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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.

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!

U-533 · 01-05-07, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

Sorry, but i think the Navy's decision to name the new carrier after this bloke is a joke. Not to mention the 'subtle' push in the media for it. Never won an election and was in for only 18 months or so, a caretaker and nothing more. Surely you guys have got a lot better people to be naming your frigging CARRIERS after!

YEP... Mrs. Clinton

01-03-07, 09:13 PM	#1
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	OT Ford gettin a carrier?? Sorry, but i think the Navy's decision to name the new carrier after this bloke is a joke. Not to mention the 'subtle' push in the media for it. Never won an election and was in for only 18 months or so, a caretaker and nothing more. Surely you guys have got a lot better people to be naming your frigging CARRIERS after!

01-03-07, 10:03 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hey...the guy served in the Navy during WW2 aboard a carrier and we're sure as hell not likely to be commissioning the USS Richard Milhous Nixon anytime soon. Besides...if they can name a sub after Jimmy Carter why not? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-03-07, 10:18 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I also don't see why not. He's no worse than any other navy president - perhaps not more heroic or well-distinguished politically, but I think he did his service on both fronts. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-03-07, 10:53 PM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Frankly, I'd like to go back to naming carriers after battlefields and former famous warships like Saratoga, Gettysburg, Enterprise, et al. Submarines should get their old apolitical fish names back too. It was Admiral Rickover who started us down this road with this famous editorial comment that "Fish don't vote." Phooey. Tradition should count for more. However, if we do commission a Gerald R. Ford I think a band-aid insignia on the bow would be a nice touch. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-04-07, 11:11 AM	#7
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Every time a name of a boat is announced we go through this idiocy.... He was a U.S President. The only guy we can be pretty sure they wont name a boat after is Nixon. Anyone else that served as U.S Prez, wil get a boat. It's simple. Get over it. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain