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Originally Posted by goval
Carriers are named after presidents. Destroyers are named after deceased Sailors, or an active duty military enlisted..
Amphibious ships (LHD, LHA, LPD) are named after deceased Marines.
Makes sense?
Oh and Submarines are named after U.S. states
I think naming this ship after this senator was strictly political. I'm not sure on her history, but maybe she was very much involved with the military... VA Affairs, etc... Who knows? I seriously doubt it was strictly political though... The Navy has a lot of tradition and I doubt they would just let a ship be named after a senator, regardless if she got shot or not.
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Are you certain about the naming of subs? I recall the loss of a nuclear sub with all hands during the 1960's. Its name was the "Thresher". And the states' names were given to battleships, like the "Missouri" also called the "Big Mo'", not to mention the "Arizona" which sank in Pearl Harbor under Japanese attack.