"USS Gabrielle Giffords Commissions" Topic

U.S. Navy video of the commissioning ceremony of the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) in Galveston, Texas. Speakers include Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Moran. The ship sponsor is Jill Biden and the ceremony speaker is former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

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Ugh. Why an LCS? I mean… why not go all the way and throw her a Burke or an SSN. That would be a step!

It is improper, in my view, to name ships after living persons.

What happened? Did the US suddenly run out of MoH recipients?

It is improper, in my view, to name ships after living persons.

Agreed, but this is nowhere near the first time.

I've called my Congressman and Senator and expressed my displeasure with this and several other politically motivated ship names that have occurred. Perhaps that will help us honor our heros, as opposed to someone who is primarily known for seeking to restrict the civil rights of American citizens.

Apache 6, agreed.

Amen, Apache 6!

I'd prefer we recycled the names of famous ships of the past. There are enough of them.

Yes, the irony of having an armed warship (or facsimile thereof), named after her is quite comical.

Last month's Proceedings had a good article ship naming. Some very solid rules.

The Navy could fix the entire issue that is plaguing the Navy simply by having a new carrier named "Enterprise"….

At least we only named a glorified yacht after her and not something useful.

This is wrong on so many levels…

She took a bullet for her beliefs, which is more of a sacrifice than most people ever make.

Actually she took a bullet for some wacko's beliefs.

I don't like that ships are named after politicians of any sort. I'd prefer CMH winners, Battles, and historically appropriate naming traditions such as USS Enterprise. The last thing we need is to highlight any internal divisiveness by naming after people not universally admired.

USS His Oness. Nope, that doesn't roll off the tongue at all. ;)

She took a bullet for her beliefs, which is more of a sacrifice than most people ever make.

I'm pretty sure she didn't volunteer to get shot, as you are suggesting. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time is not worthy of this type of honour.

Imagine the carrier USS Donald Trump!

correct me if i am wrong here. i think enterprise is going to a new Gerald R Ford class carrier?

She was not in the wrong place at the wrong time,. She was targeted for her position in the government and was a victim of domestic terrorism, same as the GOP baseball team. Does that make her worthy? The Navy seems to think so.

Then you have President Ford, who was never elected to that office, oversaw the final sell out of South Vietnam, presided over one of the worst economies of the late 20th century and is probably best known for falling down the stairs of Air Force 1, yet he has an entire class of Aircraft Carriers named after him, so the bar must not be very high.

The Navy sure has interesting protocols and traditions when it comes to naming their boats.

Unfortunately politicians and politics interferes regularly with the naming of ships.

Imagine the carrier USS Donald Trump!

My immediate though was a marble flight deck and can you gild an entire carrier?

Not sure orange is a good colour for a carrier.