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Naval Nomenclature: The Controversy of U.S. Navy Ship Naming
Story by Ethan Brown • 12h

The U.S. Navy's rich tradition of christening vessels has recently come under scrutiny for inconsistencies and departures from historical naming protocols, raising questions about the influence of politics on this venerable process.

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Re: Naval Nomenclature: The Controversy of U.S. Navy Ship Naming
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2024, 06:47:33 am »
When I was in the Navy some 50 years ago, you could tell the type of ship by its name.  No more. **nononono*
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