USS Winston Churchill!!!!

eddie · 04-21-15, 11:37 AM

While reading this article about the USS Theodore Roosevelt being sent to patrol off the Yemen coast, they list other US ships in the area. And one of them is the USS Winston Churchill. Not a thing wrong with having a ship named after the famous PM of Great Britain, was just surprised to see it. I don't know the procedure the US Navy uses to name ships, but thought this was kind of neat myself. From the article-

"The other U.S. combat ships near Yemen are: the destroyers USS Forrest Sherman and USS Winston Churchill; the minesweepers USS Sentry and USS Dextrous; and three amphibious ships carrying about 2,200 Marines, the USS Iwo Jima, the USS New York and the USS Fort McHenry. The USNS Charles Drew, the USNS Laramie and the USNS Arctic also are nearby. "

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...ing/ar-AAbpek8

04-21-15, 11:37 AM	#1
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	USS Winston Churchill!!!! While reading this article about the USS Theodore Roosevelt being sent to patrol off the Yemen coast, they list other US ships in the area. And one of them is the USS Winston Churchill. Not a thing wrong with having a ship named after the famous PM of Great Britain, was just surprised to see it. I don't know the procedure the US Navy uses to name ships, but thought this was kind of neat myself. From the article- "The other U.S. combat ships near Yemen are: the destroyers USS Forrest Sherman and USS Winston Churchill; the minesweepers USS Sentry and USS Dextrous; and three amphibious ships carrying about 2,200 Marines, the USS Iwo Jima, the USS New York and the USS Fort McHenry. The USNS Charles Drew, the USNS Laramie and the USNS Arctic also are nearby. " http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...ing/ar-AAbpek8 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone