They should make a new type of battleship, and the names of the states in the Union should be used for those. Currently, the “big” ships are aircraft carriers. President’s names can be used for capital ships, but the most respected ships in the Navy should be the ones with state names. And not much offense to submarines, but they aren’t the most respected ships in the fleet. (though at least it isn’t a tugboat).
Submarines are the best form of naval power projection though. :)
“They should make a new type of battleship”
Battleships are obsolete.
No offense, but oh what planet is that statement true? :-)
People signed up for subs a t a rate so high they forced people into the surface fleet when I was in. A PO 3rd lass on a sub was usually about 20 yrs old. In the surface Navy he was usually about 30.