To: ao98
Is this the first carrier named for someone still living?
To: oceanview
To: oceanview
Depends. The USS Hoffa may be a candidate. ;)
To: oceanview
Yes to your question, but CVN-77 is also named for someone still living.
To: oceanview
No. The USS Carl Vinson(CVN70) was launched in 1980 and Carl Vinson died a year later.
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06/21/2003 5:36:32 PM PDT by
ao98
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