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US Navy to name vessel after Harvey Milk

 
 
 
Derec said:
Navy is now in the habit of naming ships after lieutenants junior grade?
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Habit? That's a strange word choice if you're trying to imply that this is something new...

But the fact is, ships named after people aren't always named after people of high rank. There have even been ships named after enlisted men.
 
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
 
Keith&Co. said:
Derec said:
Navy is now in the habit of naming ships after lieutenants junior grade?
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Habit? That's a strange word choice if you're trying to imply that this is something new...

But the fact is, ships named after people aren't always named after people of high rank. There have even been ships named after enlisted men.
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There are also ships named after people who never served at all. Like, who the fuck is 'Dallas', anyway?
 
Tom Sawyer said:
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
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It's not a combat vessel, it is a support ship that will be used for refueling and resupplying other ships.
 
KeepTalking said:
Tom Sawyer said:
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
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It's not a combat vessel, it is a support ship that will be used for refueling and resupplying other ships.
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So they named the ship that sticks its nozzle into lots of other ships after the gay guy.
 
KeepTalking said:
Tom Sawyer said:
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
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It's not a combat vessel, it is a support ship that will be used for refueling and resupplying other ships.
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That's not an excuse. They can still call it the USS Cobra or Mongoose or something like that. I know that your navy is large, but I find it hard to believe that they've already used up all of the cool names.

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Derec said:
KeepTalking said:
It's not a combat vessel, it is a support ship that will be used for refueling and resupplying other ships.
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So, on the other hand, "milk" is strangely appropriate. Waiting for USNS Kevin Bacon though ...
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That would be a good name for a scout ship. It's just a couple steps away from whomever they're looking for, after all.
 
Tom Sawyer said:
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
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Like, say, the USS Henry M. Jackson? A ship with a significant percentage of our nuclear arsenal named after a Democrat...

Or the USS George Washington Carver?

It ain't who you name it after, it's who you aim it at that makes it scary...
 
Well then, it seems that my problem is with the naming conventions in general and not how they named this ship specifically.
 
Tom Sawyer said:
Well then, it seems that my problem is with the naming conventions in general and not how they named this ship specifically.
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Hey sometimes it's funny, though.

When the captain of the ship departs or arrives, he's announced by the ship's name. Almost as if he's an avatar. So when the Rhode Island's CO boards the vessel, they'll announce 'Rhode Island, Arriving' over the loudspeaker.
Made me giggle when the city of Corpus Christi sponsored a fast attack submarine. I mean, you'd never know if it was the Rapture or just the CO when you heard "Body of Christ, Arriving."
 
The Harvey Milk can hold a lot of seamen.

Get it?
 
blastula said:
The Harvey Milk can hold a lot of seamen.

Get it?
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Hmm. For years, people have wondered how i could serve on 'a ship designed to sink.' I always reply, 'all ships are designed to sink. Submarines are the only ones to come back up again.'

Now i'll have to change it. All ships are designed to sink. Only the Harvey Milk is designed to go down, however.
 
Keith&Co. said:
Tom Sawyer said:
That's not a very threatening name. Call me a traditionalist if you like, but I think that warships should sound a lot scarier.
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Like, say, the USS Henry M. Jackson? A ship with a significant percentage of our nuclear arsenal named after a Democrat...

Or the USS George Washington Carver?

It ain't who you name it after, it's who you aim it at that makes it scary...
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Keith&Co. said:
Tom Sawyer said:
Well then, it seems that my problem is with the naming conventions in general and not how they named this ship specifically.
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Hey sometimes it's funny, though.

When the captain of the ship departs or arrives, he's announced by the ship's name. Almost as if he's an avatar. So when the Rhode Island's CO boards the vessel, they'll announce 'Rhode Island, Arriving' over the loudspeaker.
Made me giggle when the city of Corpus Christi sponsored a fast attack submarine. I mean, you'd never know if it was the Rapture or just the CO when you heard "Body of Christ, Arriving."
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Isn't the correct translation "annointed body"? That's accurate isn't it? Do they still launch sea going vessels with a bottle of champagne cracked over the bow? Or is that an outmoded tradition?
 
credoconsolans said:
Isn't the correct translation "annointed body"? That's accurate isn't it?
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As far as i know, corpus = body, christi = the christ.

In point of fact, thumpers objected to the original name and it was officially christened (no pun intended) The USS City Of Corpus Christi. So no one would confuse 362 feet of hardened steel with a possibly mythical savior....
Do they still launch sea going vessels with a bottle of champagne cracked over the bow? Or is that an outmoded tradition?
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No, they still do it. But they put the bottle in a little mesh container for safety. No glass shards hitting the sponsors....
 
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