Who named the Subs ?

DaMaGe007 · 03-17-07, 01:49 AM

So who named the subs ?
was it the captain or the USN ?

Crosseye76 · 03-17-07, 01:53 AM

USN

Torplexed · 03-17-07, 02:00 AM

Yup. And it was Admiral Hyman Rickover who ended the tradition of naming US subs after marine life with his famous but cynical statement that: "Fish don't vote."

flyingdane · 03-17-07, 02:25 AM

John Wane.

Tigrone · 03-17-07, 02:40 AM

"Fish don't vote."

And how many active Aircraft Carriers are named after Republican Presidents and Senate Chairman of the Armed Services Committee? I would like to see Lexington and Saratoga back with the fleet, not to mention Shangrila and the "Bonnie Dick."

Shaffer4 · 03-17-07, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigrone

"Fish don't vote."

And how many active Aircraft Carriers are named after Republican Presidents and Senate Chariman of the Armed Services Committee? I would like to see Lexington and Saratoga back with the fleet, not to mention Shangrila and the "Bonnie Dick."

Midway.

Tigrone · 03-17-07, 02:46 AM

After the S-boats they were named for sea creatures. Where possible the class group names began with the same letter--Porpoise, Salmon/Sargo, Tambor--but, they ran out of names; they built so many subs.

Aimbot · 03-17-07, 04:10 AM

Dibs on the "trippletail."

And why the hell is the most prominant sub spanish for cat?

Shaffer4 · 03-17-07, 04:19 AM

Pez Gato? ; Cat Fish?

Donner · 03-17-07, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Aimbot

And why the hell is the most prominant sub spanish for cat?

As you know US submarines were named after fish. The Gato is a small nurse shark, known as tiburón gato (catshark) in Spanish.

flintlock · 03-17-07, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Donner

The Gato is a small nurse shark

A mug only a mother could love.

Spadefish · 03-17-07, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigrone

"Fish don't vote."

And how many active Aircraft Carriers are named after Republican Presidents and Senate Chairman of the Armed Services Committee? I would like to see Lexington and Saratoga back with the fleet, not to mention Shangrila and the "Bonnie Dick."

"Bonnie Dick" is back. USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6).

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Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	"Fish don't vote." "Fish don't vote." And how many active Aircraft Carriers are named after Republican Presidents and Senate Chairman of the Armed Services Committee? I would like to see Lexington and Saratoga back with the fleet, not to mention Shangrila and the "Bonnie Dick." __________________ Commander Hiram Cassedy: "Tigrone has saved the Air Force and is now returning to Iwo Jima with 28 rescued zoomies." B-29 SNUFFY & THE SHIF'LESS SKONKS among them. I've a broom at the mast said he, for the broom is a sign for me, that wherever I go, I sweep the mighty sea.

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Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Subs where named by order of the Secretary of the Navy After the S-boats they were named for sea creatures. Where possible the class group names began with the same letter--Porpoise, Salmon/Sargo, Tambor--but, they ran out of names; they built so many subs. Last edited by Tigrone; 03-17-07 at 02:50 AM. Reason: Correct spelling error

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Aimbot Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 160 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dibs on the "trippletail." And why the hell is the most prominant sub spanish for cat?

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