Posted on 04/04/2013 7:32:47 AM PDT by navysealdad
The Navy is proud of its new fleet of destroyers. Having initially named the first two ships USS Daring and USS Dauntless, the Naming Committee has, after intensive pressure from San Francisco , renamed them USS Cautious and USS Prudence.
The next five ships are to be named: USS Empathy, USS Circumspect, USS Nervous, USS Timorous and USS Apologist.
Costing 2 billion each, they meet the needs of the 21st century and comply with the very latest
(Excerpt) Read more at angelfire.com ...
US Navy relieves 4 from grounded minesweeper after probe finds they didn’t follow procedures
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Four officers of a U.S. Navy minesweeper that ran aground on coral reef in the Philippines are being relieved of their duties.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement Wednesday that initial findings indicate all four sailors failed to adhere to standard navigation procedures at the time of the Jan. 17 grounding of the Guardian.
The sailors are the commanding officer, the executive officer and navigator, the assistant navigator and the officer of the deck. They’ve been reassigned.
May as well paint them pink...
As I recall, the blame was put on out of date maps
Yeah, coral grows so dang fast out there..
When they rename the USS Reagan to the USS Obama I will be really upset.
Get ready for the USS Harvey Milk, only a matter of when.
The US Navy: A global force for Gaia.
“I’ve got those yellowstain blues...”
This is 6 minutes long but worth it. It compares USS Reagan, Clinton, and Obama.
USS Reagan passing the Arizona memorial is impressive.
http://youtu.be/bbj06iEYGHc
I want one of the ships named the USS Mary Jo Kopechne.
That was impressive, funny and hilarious.
The latest US Navy vessel was announced not long ago, actually.
The new vessel will be named USS WHITNEY HOUSTON.
It’s the prototype for a new class of ship. The Self-Destroyer.
yeah i heard it’s the first of the cocaine-class destroyers. the only boat that when you put it in water, it drowns.
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