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Old 12-23-2006, 15:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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USS Hawaii christened

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GROTON, Conn. — New England experienced a touch of the Hawaiian Islands Saturday as the submarine Hawaii was christened at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard on the Thames River.

New England experienced a touch of the Hawaiian Islands Saturday as the submarine Hawaii was christened at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard on the Thames River.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...awaiisub_x.htm


Finally the 3rd Virginia class sub!Hopefully it goes to 2 subs a year.
I'm surprised it got commissioned so early.
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Old 12-26-2006, 14:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Why did the navy stop naming attack subs with cities? I thought states are reserved for capital ships like battleships and boomers. Cities names have traditionally been used to name the more numerous type of major combatants like cruisers and attack subs.
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Old 12-27-2006, 10:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Why did the navy stop naming attack subs with cities? I thought states are reserved for capital ships like battleships and boomers. Cities names have traditionally been used to name the more numerous type of major combatants like cruisers and attack subs.
Better yet, why did they stop naming them after fish?
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Please do fogive me I looked at this title and thought it was a dicussion on the Alaska class battle cruisers.
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Please do fogive me I looked at this title and thought it was a dicussion on the Alaska class battle cruisers.
That's because the Navy is now being run by fame seekers to get their name in some non-descript record as having tradition thrown out the porthole.
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That's because the Navy is now being run by fame seekers to get their name in some non-descript record as having tradition thrown out the porthole.
Ah, Thinking what they would be without tradition.
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Why did the navy stop naming attack subs with cities? I thought states are reserved for capital ships like battleships and boomers.
It's unlikely that there will be a new class of boomers built, at least for the forseeable future...and getting a whole bunch of Senators and Congressmen in your pocket for a vessal after their state is never without it's lucrative rewards.
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Better yet, why did they stop naming them after fish?
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