CV-76 launches tomorrow (Saturday)

[Mathman]

Originally posted by AKcurly
USS Reagan is the last of its line.  USS Bush will be the first of a new line of CVs.

curly

Actually, the Bush, aka CVN-77, is the last of the Nimitz-class.  

Check the following links:

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Sorry, got a bit carried away.  Also, FYI, the Reagan was already launched, it is going into service after trials (my dad is a foreman at a ship building company and would kill me if I made the mistake of getting commision and launch reversed).

[-tronski-]

Originally posted by AKcurly
Battleships are named after states, cruisers after cities, destroyers after heroes (typically naval) and CVs use a mix of names (aviation pioneers, politicians, events & etc.)

All USS names are chosen by the secretary of the navy (except in Aces High.)

The Bishop CVs are named AHS Torque-1, AHS Torque-2 and so on.

curly

lol Torque 1 and 2 eh?

 Tronsky

[Syzygyone]

Originally posted by GScholz

This bit surprised me a bit. What special equipment or acomodations would be needed for females onboard a warship?

Apart from not bunking with men I have never heard of any special acomodations being given to women onboard our warships.

Well, IIRC. they can't pee standing up, and have to sit down every time     So that's a bunch of extra toilets or "heads" as them Navy dudes call em.  And, man, don't you know how much space those feminine napkin dispensers take up?

[Maverick]

Originally posted by GScholz
Well thank you Mr. Obvious.

Last time I checked the Navy didn't use anything else than "heads" on warships. Ever tried pissing standing up in heavy seas? Messy. (Granted a CVN dosen't move that much though).

I was a guest on a Carrier a few years a go during a port visit. There ARE stand up urinals on that ship. Our group, Reservists on a day off, went to see the harbor area and got tours of the big ship and a boomer tied up along side. This was in San Francisco. We didn't get the see the warhead or reactor area of the boomer but did see the bridge with a couple instruments covered up. Both were very impressive to us Army pukes.