OT Ford gettin a carrier??

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.

baggygreen · 01-04-07, 06:16 PM

Even big bad bill??

Der Eisen-Wal · 01-05-07, 02:25 AM

USS BILL CLINTON. I would be proud to serve on that boat... her support vessel could be USS MONICA LEWINSKY, and the sub of the TF could be USS HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

ASWnut101 · 01-05-07, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

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.

you're forgetting (gasp!...)

Lyndon Banes Johnson.

why did i even use his full name?

d@rk51d3 · 01-05-07, 04:45 PM

Geez, from the title I thought you were talking about Henry Ford.

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.

01-03-07, 10:03 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#4
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	#6
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

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Even big bad bill??

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Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS BILL CLINTON. I would be proud to serve on that boat... her support vessel could be USS MONICA LEWINSKY, and the sub of the TF could be USS HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

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d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Geez, from the title I thought you were talking about Henry Ford.