What rules are there when ships got a name

Raptor1 · 09-02-09, 11:37 AM

Basically, destroyers are named after people, cruisers are (were) named after cities (Some of the older, big nuke cruisers were named after states like battleships), though there are some exceptions. The Ticonderoga class cruisers are mostly named after battles.

Sailor Steve · 09-02-09, 11:44 AM

In the WW2 heyday of cruisers, light cruisers were named for cities at large; heavy cruisers were named for state capitals.

Raptor1 · 09-02-09, 12:06 PM

Oh, the Alaska class 'Large Cruisers' (Arguably either weaker Battlecruisers or the most powerful heavy cruisers ever) were named after US territories (Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Samoa, though only the first two were completed).

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Oh, the Alaska class 'Large Cruisers' (Arguably either weaker Battlecruisers or the most powerful heavy cruisers ever) were named after US territories (Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Samoa, though only the first two were completed). __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory