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FFG(X): Constellation-class

It'd be nice if they stuck with a 'notable USN frigates' naming convention for this class. Revolutionary War frigates like Alliance. Hornet is available. Eagle and Saratoga were both sloops at Lake Champlain. Having cruised on the last Sammy B, I would like to see another Samuel B Roberts. And Simpson, which was after all the last US warship to sink an enemy ship in action.

Having served on the last USS Simpson, I'd prefer they let the name die. Bring back Stark, Sammy B, Underwood, Hornet, and all the names of old first. And if they finally run out of names, then they can bring Simpson back from the grave.
 
Upon further reflection . . . proposed FFG names to follow Constellation in no particular order:
  • Ranger
  • Serapis
  • Ariel
  • Alfred
  • Providence
  • Alliance
  • Chesapeake
  • President
  • Congress
  • Lawrence
  • Niagara
  • Hartford
  • Monitor
  • Saratoga
  • Reuben James
  • Stark
  • Hoel
  • Heerman
  • Johnston
  • Samuel B. Roberts
  • Dennis
  • John C. Butler
  • Raymond
  • Aylwin
Covers everything from the Revolution (and ships Jones commanded especially) to the Battle of Lake Erie, Civil War, Taffy 3, the ship at Pearl Harbor that got underway commanded by four Ensigns (Aylwin), and the Tanker War.

United States certainly isn't getting used. Bonhomme Richard is probably 50/50 either taken or available, depending on how that fiasco ends. We've got an Enterprise queued up already.
 
Don't forget Crommelin, named for four (I think it was) brothers. Their history actually seemed a little beyond an OHP, so maybe the new FFG is more befitting.
 
Hot.

To be honest I learned a lot. Two 1200 psi boilers, single turbine, single shaft and a single screw. The Hepburn was a good ship.
I had to go look up who built the boilers because I was curious. Looks like hers were built by Combustion Engineering. Lots of Navy ships had their steam plants courtesy of Babcock & Wilcox, and my Dad put food on the table for the entire time I grew up working for old Big and Wonderful.

Sadly, they seem to be a shell of their former glory, because they don't seem to be doing that well transitioning away from being a company built on fossil fuels . . .
 
I had to go look up who built the boilers because I was curious. Looks like hers were built by Combustion Engineering. Lots of Navy ships had their steam plants courtesy of Babcock & Wilcox, and my Dad put food on the table for the entire time I grew up working for old Big and Wonderful.

Sadly, they seem to be a shell of their former glory, because they don't seem to be doing that well transitioning away from being a company built on fossil fuels . . .

Babcock & Wilcox does a serious amount of business building reactors and reactor accessories. I have a number of brother rats who got hired by them directly out of college since they were just over the mountain in Lynchburg. They would also come over and provide ASME briefs and try to do some recruiting. My friends were making bank and still are.
 
Babcock & Wilcox does a serious amount of business building reactors and reactor accessories. I have a number of brother rats who got hired by them directly out of college since they were just over the mountain in Lynchburg. They would also come over and provide ASME briefs and try to do some recruiting. My friends were making bank and still are.
I thought they spun off the nuke business. B&W and BWX Technologies are two different companies. I remember growing up that nuclear power was a big portfolio for them, but I thought the two companies parted ways after B&W got spun off by McDermott, and BWX got the nuke side of things.

My Dad left to work for GE at the turn of the century and retired from there, so I'm not really current on what they're doing.
 
Reuben James

If only for its distinguished action during the Red October incident in 1986, Reuben James should make a comeback.

Made all the sense in the world in hindsight hearing the USN supported production of Hunt For Red October after seeing the success of Top Gun. Sounds like number of OCS/NA guys wanting Jets right after that other movie skyrocketed, and would have really messed with the 42% select rate.
 
I thought they spun off the nuke business. B&W and BWX Technologies are two different companies. I remember growing up that nuclear power was a big portfolio for them, but I thought the two companies parted ways after B&W got spun off by McDermott, and BWX got the nuke side of things.
My Dad left to work for GE at the turn of the century and retired from there, so I'm not really current on what they're doing.

Interesting, doing some research it looks like they split apart. B&W is now doing renewables and BWX is doing nuclear stuff. It's been a decade since I graduated and most of my friends have moved on to other companies so I really wasn't paying attention closely.
 
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