USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

[A4sForever]

....we should have just sent the Truman as a reminder

Ahhhhh .... excellent. Especially for those who like to send a "message" ...

 

[Goober]

Exactly...Navy having posted Midway there was always a source of amusement for me.

 

[nittany03]

Exactly...Navy having posted Midway there was always a source of amusement for me.

So many ships that could have gone over there and probably never will . . . Nimitz, Truman, Roosevelt (the DDG), Winston S. Churchill . . .

 

[A4sForever]

It almost makes me wish we had a USS Hiroshima ... an AE ship, perhaps ... ???

 

[insanebikerboy]

Any ideas on why the new CVN78 will replace the Enterprise? If anything shouldn't the old Kitty Hawk be retired and replaced?

It's a combination of age and design. Since the Big E was the first nuke carrier, the pieces were kind of thrown together, wrt to the engine rooms. Eight reactors, several operate differently (can't stand cross-watch between engine rooms) so it requires more time, manpower, and PM to keep it running, not to mention cost for the fuel. Compare that to the fact that there are only two reactors on today's carriers and it becomes pretty clear.

 

[eddie]

I thought we should have just sent the Truman as a reminder

A reminder for the Japanese or the NK's/Chicoms? Everyone?

 

[MasterBates]

Both.

 

[greysword]

I still would like to see a USS John Wayne and USS Clint Eastwood.

We'd simply have to send a couple of DVDs over to the aggressors with a news release that says something like; "John Wayne and Clint Eastwood left port today to matte out justice on the terrorists in ..."

 

[badger16]

What was the show called? I could use some extra Tivo fodder for my time in A-pool....

The show was on the Military channel, and i'm pretty sure it was called "X carrier" or something close to that.

 

[scoober78]

I still would like to see a USS John Wayne and USS Clint Eastwood.

Yeah...but neither could hold a candle to the USS Chuck Norris. Think of the cost savings...you wouldn't even need a battle group because Chuck Norris can kick a@@ all by himself.

 

[snake020]

Yeah...but neither could hold a candle to the USS Chuck Norris. Think of the cost savings...you wouldn't even need a battle group because Chuck Norris can kick a@@ all by himself.

Again with this Chuck Norris crap? Just name a ship the USS Jack Bauer and you wouldn't even need to fire a shot; rogue nations and terrorists would be so afraid to hear Jack Bauer is coming that they'd immediately lay down their arms and beg for mercy.

 

[Rasczak]

The show was on the Military channel, and i'm pretty sure it was called "X carrier" or something close to that.

It was called x carrier. I caught the tail end of it on sunday.

 

[Brett327]

Do not let this deteriorate into another CN or JB thread.

Brett

 

[greysword]

Why not call it the USS Toyota, or USS Honda: Both hold their resale value and are quite efficient and reliable.

And these carriers would be welcome in Japan even if they leaked coolant like a sieve from the reactor.

 

[squeeze]

I agree. The LHDs are getting all the cool names:

Wasp
Essex
Kearsarge
Boxer
Bob Homme Richard

The what?