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Tango01 | 26 Oct 2014 10:09 p.m. PST |
…First Block III Virginia Class Submarine. "The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784), during a ceremony Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. USS North Dakota is the first of eight new Virginia Class Block III ships. North Dakota, designated SSN 784, honors the state's citizens and veterans and their strong military support and heritage from the Frontier Wars through the Cold War and currently the Global War on Terrorism. Seventeen North Dakotans have received the Medal of Honor for actions in combat…"
Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
epturner | 27 Oct 2014 11:54 a.m. PST |
I find it humorous that we name vessels after states nowhere near the ocean… Eric |
Lion in the Stars | 27 Oct 2014 12:45 p.m. PST |
More like how we're naming fast-attack submarines after battleships. Makes sense to name them after cruisers (cities), or classic submarines (fish). But not battleships (states). |
Tgerritsen | 27 Oct 2014 1:50 p.m. PST |
At least they didn't name it for a politician. |
Murvihill | 28 Oct 2014 10:16 a.m. PST |
If I'm going to get worked up over something it'd be what they're naming carriers after these days. Why aren't they naming them after famous WW2 carriers? |
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