USS Hawaii christened

**Shadowsided** · 23 Dec 06,, 19:18

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.

**gunnut** · 26 Dec 06,, 18:50

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.

**BenRoethig** · 27 Dec 06,, 14:02

Originally Posted by gunnut

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?

**Dreadnought** · 27 Dec 06,, 14:13

Please do fogive me I looked at this title and thought it was a dicussion on the Alaska class battle cruisers.

**RustyBattleship** · 27 Dec 06,, 17:54

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

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.

**Dreadnought** · 27 Dec 06,, 18:34

Originally Posted by RustyBattleship

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.

**TopHatter** · 27 Dec 06,, 20:32

Originally Posted by gunnut

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.

Originally Posted by BenRoethig

Better yet, why did they stop naming them after fish?

"Fish Don't Vote!" ~ Admiral Hyman George Rickover