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Polybius

(18,946 posts) Mon Jan 13, 2025, 07:50 PM Jan 13

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2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush [View all]

Source: Military.com

The White House announced Monday that the Navy will name the two latest Ford-class aircraft carriers after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The future USS William J. Clinton and the future USS George W. Bush will become the fifth and sixth ships of the Ford class -- the class of ships that is slated to eventually replace the venerable Nimitz-class carriers that are in operation today.

"When I personally delivered the news to Bill and George, they were deeply humbled," Biden said in the statement released by the White House.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the Pentagon was "honored" by the choice of names.

Read more: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/13/2-new-ford-class-aircraft-carriers-will-be-named-after-former-presidents-bill-clinton-george-w-bush.html

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2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush [View all] Polybius Jan 13 OP

A garbage scow is having its keel laied up for TFG Historic NY Jan 13 #1

I was going to post that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 13 #2

AFAIK, the only former president to have a Hunter/Killer sub named after them MarineCombatEngineer Jan 13 #3

Naming a ship after GW Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 13 #4

I think Clinton and W were the most senior ex-Presidents without one named after them Polybius Jan 13 #5

I think I liked the aspirational names better...Enterprise, Intrepid, etc. dutch777 Jan 13 #6

I'm glad it's not Carter as I'm not sure if he'd approve because he didn't seem like someone that would support war. cstanleytech Jan 13 #7

Ummm MarineCombatEngineer Jan 13 #8

Ohhh, no I didn't know that 😔 cstanleytech Jan 14 #15

He was in nuke submarines Historic NY Jan 13 #10

Cost $13 billion each. How many underwater drones could an adversary buy for that money? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 13 #9

Post removed Post removed Jan 13 #11

I'm not a fan of naming Naval ships after recent Presidents ThoughtCriminal Jan 13 #12

I agree Kaleva Jan 13 #14

IMHO, carriers should be named after WWII era Essex class carriers Kaleva Jan 13 #13

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