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Posted by Simon Scheuer on September 7, 2026, 13:19:39, in reply to "That would leave out..."
Previous Message Previous MessageI still think a ship should not be named after someone until they have been dead at least 20 Years.
...names like Van Valkenburg , Fieberling , Swenson and so many others which deserve contemporary, and lasting, recognition as well as a nod to what should represent national pride.
Do ANY--rpt ANY--of the current political names assigned to a flattop rate the honor and respect Fieberling--to take but one example--earned the moment he departed Midway northwest bound with his 6 TBFs on the Fourth of June ?
This naming of flattops--scarce as they are coming to be--after US presidents has become a grotesque absurdity. Considering the times, I can see the FDR--but once scrapped....
With so many points of pride and history to hand-- Wasp and Yorktown , anyone?--the idea that any carrier ought to be named after politicians in general and presidents in particular strikes me as 100,000 tons of stolen valor.
Unfortunately, Shelley's Ozymandias may provide a glimpse of the future.
RS
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