The CG also reuses at least some ship names. The example that readily comes to mind is the USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83), a heavy ice breaker on the Great Lakes (1945-2006) replaced by a new Mackinaw (WLBB-33) in 2006.
New Fast-Attack Nuclear Submarines to be Named Arizona and Oklahoma
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It’s not about reusing names.
Steelyeyes
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I was on the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, the third cutter to bear the name. The first was sunk with all hands in WWI.
There’s nothing particularly unusual about naming ships after ships that were sunk. USS Lexington and Yorktown, both sunk in WWII, come to mind immediately.
Late addition: Didn’t see that the Chairman already mentioned Yorktown.
Diver below 83
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I vote for s.s. Minnow.
Bob DBF
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There is a large difference between a jinxed ship and one that is sunk in battle.
Yeah, first because fish names for submarines is a thing of the past, and second they even changed the class from Thresher to Permit pretty quick.
It’s a matter of honouring a ship and crew.
Bob
I think the Navy understands Naval Tradition and has a good grasp on proper and respectful naming of their ships.
Plus they definitely are not hung up on sentimentality. When a boat has gone beyond useful purposes it is sold off for scrap.
Just like the Oklahoma was....
BTW, I volunteer on the Arizona (Pearl Harbor National Memorial) every week.
Plus they definitely are not hung up on sentimentality. When a boat has gone beyond useful purposes it is sold off for scrap.
Just like the Oklahoma was....
BTW, I volunteer on the Arizona (Pearl Harbor National Memorial) every week.
I agree with the fish names. I was on the Grayling and also the Guitarro for a short time, the fish names were much better IMO than the city names of the LA class. My last boat was the Asheville.
HalcyonDaze
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Worth noting that in 1744, the Royal Navy's first-rate HMS Victory (the third ship of that name) was lost in a storm with all hands after just four years of service. In 1759, a new first-rate (the equivalent of a 20th Century battleship or supercarrier) was laid down and there was a decided reluctance to name her after a ship that had suffered such an ill fate. In the end, of the six proposed names for such a major capital ship, only one wasn't already in use.
That arguably turned out quite well for the Royal Navy:
HalcyonDaze
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Also, since the old days of fish names were brought up:
Granted, the marine life-theme was a mixed bag. Seawolf (which was reused for SSN-21 in a brief return to tradition), Growler, Batfish, Shark, Razorback, Requin, Wahoo, Seadragon, Devilfish, Kraken, etc. all had a certain amount of panache and menace to them ... then you had ones like Trout, Salmon, Plunger, Seahorse, Blenny, Chub, Carp, and Sea Robin that were more the seagoing equivalent of the "Fluffy the Terrible" trope.
Granted, the marine life-theme was a mixed bag. Seawolf (which was reused for SSN-21 in a brief return to tradition), Growler, Batfish, Shark, Razorback, Requin, Wahoo, Seadragon, Devilfish, Kraken, etc. all had a certain amount of panache and menace to them ... then you had ones like Trout, Salmon, Plunger, Seahorse, Blenny, Chub, Carp, and Sea Robin that were more the seagoing equivalent of the "Fluffy the Terrible" trope.
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