BF2S Forums U.S. Navy names ship after...Gabby Giffords

There are way better things to get pissed off at.

13/f/taiwan wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

Can someone explain to me what she has done to have a battle ship named after her?

Marry the 'right' guy.

funny 'stuff' there

I thought the LCS program was cancelled...

AussieReaper wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

Can someone explain to me what she has done to have a battle ship named after her?

This thread is worse than your thread about Confederate generals having things named after them, Macbeth.

i disagree.  I think that was a valid thread topic.  i really dislike southern culture

RAIMIUS wrote:

I would agree that it seems odd.  Aren't USN ships usually named after people who are already deceased?

Reagan broke that precedent I believe.

if i got shot in the head and lived id want something badass named after me

you havn't always

Used to be that battleships were named after states, cruisers named after cities, destroyers named after naval heroes, submarines named after types of fish, and carriers drawn at random. Our last real naval engagement took place 67 years ago, so we've run out of heroes.

Winston_Churchill wrote:

invincible seems like a terrible name.  its just bound to sink

yeah but it sounds fucking awesome

yeah, AWESOME

Jay wrote:

Used to be that battleships were named after states, cruisers named after cities, destroyers named after naval heroes, submarines named after types of fish, and carriers drawn at random. Our last real naval engagement took place 67 years ago, so we've run out of heroes.

Jay speaks true.

Apparently Brits like scary, tough guy names.  The Japs like pretty beautiful names.  Pirates named ships rebelliously/joke type/or wussy sounding...

During WWII the USN devised a system to name ships.

I found this in one of my favorite books The Ocean Almanac by Robert Hendrickson... You can get a brand new copy for around $200

Aircraft Carriers - After battles, people associated with aviation, and great American ships.
Ammunition ships - For volcanoes; also with names suggesting fire and explosives.
Amphibious force flagships - After U.S. mountains.
Battleships - for states of the Union.
Cargo Ships - For astronomical bodies or U.S. Counties
Cruisers - For US Cities, territories, and capitals of U.S. Territories.
Destroyers - After dead persons associated with the Navy and Marines
Destroyer escorts - In honor of "personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard killed by enemy action in World War II
Harbor tugs - After trees, or Indian Chiefs and "other noted Indians"
Hospital ships - Named with "synonyms for kindness" or "other logical euphonious words."
Landing ships - For places of historical interest.
Minelayers - After former navy monitors or "logical and euphonious words."
Minesweepers - Names of birds or with "logical and euphonious words."
Net Tenders - After trees, or Indian chiefs and "other noted Indians."
Ocean Tugs - For Indian tribes.
Provision Storeships - For astronomical bodies.
Salvage Ships - With "names descriptive of their functions."
Seaplane Tenders - With the names of U.S. straits, bays and inlets.
Submarines - After fish and other sea life.
Submarine tenders - With the names of pioneers in submarine development and characters in mythology.
Tankers - With names of Indian rivers.
Transports for carrying wounded - In honor of dead Navy surgeon generals.


I'm guessing that a hospital ship would be probably most fitting, if any of those still exist.

*edit: Well if they're naming that class of ship after statesmen that have survived assassination attempts...

Last edited by 13rin (2012-02-15 19:46:48)