I was in favor of naming our aircraft carriers after battles and traditional names, like Enterprise, Wasp, Saratoga and Lexington. I don’t like naming them after politicians. The first one was FDR.
Traditionally AIRCRAFT CARRIERS were named in honor of famous Naval battles, such as Midway, Coral Sea, Phillipine Sea and to honor the memory of famous Navy ships of any type.
For example, Hornet, Wasp, Enterprise, and Ranger first set to sea powered by sails.
When I was at sea, the very name of any U.S. Navy ship told you just what the ship type was.
This new naming crap is just that. There are other types that could be named for former Presidents, ships of types that didn’t even exist not that long ago.