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New US Aircraft Carrier, CVN-77 George H. W. Bush to be Christened Saturday, October 7, 2006
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Posted on 10/03/2006 8:06:52 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head
And it seems like yesterday they were christening CVN-76. [sniff]
Can't they just name all our aircraft carriers after Ronald Reagan?
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:24:21 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Jeff Head
Discovery Channel HD has an episode of Extreme Engineering featuring this carrier. I just saw it last week.
42
posted on
10/03/2006 8:25:42 AM PDT
by
Niteranger68
(I gigged your peace frog.)
To: fredhead; cva66snipe
God bless you, and thank you for that service. You should speak to Freeper CVA66snipe. You guys could probably sit for hours and trade stories...with that experience of yours, and the same that his FR name emplys, hehehe, I KNOW you could.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:25:45 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: TChris
Ironic, isn't it? Bush 41 is the one who started the big downward slide in defense spending, IIRC. Well yes, but that was right after the fall of the Soviet Union. The long range plan then called for much lower levels of cuts than Slick 42 eventually put in, and that Bush 43 never reversed by building things back up, aside from a small increase in the Army, balanced by further cuts in the Air Force and Navy.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:26:18 AM PDT
by
El Gato
To: Non-Sequitur
I think the Kennedy will go first. In the state she is in...she should IMHO. The Japanese shipyards have taken good care of the KH!
45
posted on
10/03/2006 8:26:53 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Jeff Head
Great post, beautiful ship, but I hate seeing the German dock crane.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:27:40 AM PDT
by
Toby06
(Hydrogen is not a fuel source. Hydrogen is an energy storage method, like a battery.)
To: Tenacious 1
When does construction begin on the USS Clinton? Every U.S. Navy ship has several USS Clinton's aboard.
They are called "heads".
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:27:45 AM PDT
by
Polybius
To: MARKUSPRIME
CNV-78 is already under construction. See my
post 33 and follow the link there.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:27:50 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: fredhead
"... I also did a tour on the JFK during my 20 year Navy career."
I worked on the JFK at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. in 1968 during the final phases of construction and outfitting. Last of the non-nuclear U.S. carriers, I think.
To: Rb ver. 2.0
I hope it's a floating VD and sexually transmitted disease treatment ship. Now that would be a fitting ship to name for him. A US Navy Hostpital ship.
50
posted on
10/03/2006 8:28:14 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
("Be polite and courteous, but have a plan to KILL everybody you meet.")
To: Tenacious 1
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:28:16 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Time to eradicated islambs and mooselimbs! GO PTSC)
To: MeanWestTexan; Jeff Head; rhombus
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:28:31 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(Don't look at me. I didn't make you stupid.)
To: Tenacious 1
I was thinking the same thing ... but the Clinton needs to be a sub ... cigar shaped and full of seamen.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:28:40 AM PDT
by
RainMan
(Is it WW3, or Crusade 8? What part of Jihad dont you understand?)
To: Thrusher
This one is named for his father...41...HW. My guess is GW will get one named for him too some day.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:29:01 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Tenacious 1
USS Clinton:
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:29:11 AM PDT
by
Toby06
(Hydrogen is not a fuel source. Hydrogen is an energy storage method, like a battery.)
To: Jeff Head
I doubt that the Kittyhawk will be far behind. Maintenance budgets are getting axed left and right to pay for Iraq.
To: Jeff Head
Wow the island on the new class sits way back there.
To: 1rudeboy
They should neame the new class of carriers the Ronald Reagan class...but with CVN-76 already named for him...that's not going to happen.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:29:57 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: ChicagoConservative27
I'm glad he's still around and able to be there, and that Bar will be able to christen it.
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:30:05 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Political Correctness is communist propaganda writ small.)
To: Jeff Head
Thanks Jeff.
I still think we need to start a campaign and get the first CVX to be named "Lexington" or "Langley" the second CVX MUST be named "Enterprise".
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posted on
10/03/2006 8:30:38 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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