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Originally Posted by spikess581
Not entirely correct. Boomers are named after states, fast attacks after cities and real subs ( diesel) were named after sea criters.
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Oddly enough with the next class of SSNs currently being built, they are naming fast attacks after states.... VIRGINIA, TEXAS, HAWAII, NORTH CAROLINA... weird. basically it comes down to there being no real convention anymore, just what politician has the most pull at the time and who we have to appease to get another ship built.
If you really want to wonder what the SECNAV was doing back in the day look at the SEAWOLF class... SEAWOLF (SSN-21), CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) and JIMMY CARTER (SSN-23)....no consistency what so ever...
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