It's official: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

[Mike Weeks]

See:

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323

Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
.... <g>

MW

[Jim Carriere]

Mike Weeks wrote:
> See:
>
> http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>
> Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
> ... <g>
>
> MW

Edsel? :)

[Mike Weeks]

Jim Carriere wrote:
> Mike Weeks wrote:
> > See:
> >
> > http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
> >
> > Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
> > ... <g>
> >
> > MW
>
> Edsel? :)

Pinto, perhaps ...

[DDAY]

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In article . com>, "Mike
Weeks" > wrote:

> http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>
> Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford

Wonderful. You know that there will be a lot of kvetching by conservatives
once Clinton gets a ship named after him. But the Navy started down this
road a long time ago.




D

[Andrew Venor]

Mike Weeks wrote:
> See:
>
> http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>
> Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
> ... <g>
>
> MW
>

USS Mercury?

ALV

[Dave Kearton]

DDAY wrote:
> ----------
> In article . com>,
> "Mike Weeks" > wrote:
>
>> http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>>
>> Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
>
> Wonderful. You know that there will be a lot of kvetching by
> conservatives once Clinton gets a ship named after him. But the Navy
> started down this road a long time ago.
>
>
>
>
> D



Wouldn't WJC's ship be a submarine ?



--

Cheers

Dave Kearton

[Charlie Wolf]

On 16 Jan 2007 18:50:27 -0800, "Mike Weeks" > wrote:

>See:
>
>http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>
>Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
>... <g>
The way this is going, it might be the USS Mohammad
Regards,

>
>MW

[T3]

"Juergen Nieveler" > wrote in message
. ..
> "Mike Weeks" > wrote:
>
>> http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>>
>> Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
>> ... <g>
>
> USS Daimler-Chrysler?
>
> Will try to avoid taking part in any wars, but is much more comfortable
> than others of its class.


Get real, how 'bout USS Acura? Faster and never breaks down, not to mention
better equipped for anything that may come up...

[Mike Kanze]

>Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford... <g>

Strongly suspect there's no EDSEL on the ways, thank goodness. <g>


CORAL MARU's callsign was "Mustang" during the early 1970s.


--
Mike Kanze

"There's a fine line between evil and underpaid."

- Carol The Secretary, Dilbert (1/14/2007)

"Mike Weeks" > wrote in message oups.com...
See:

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323

Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
... <g>

MW

[John Keeney]

Andrew Venor wrote:
> Mike Weeks wrote:
> > See:
> >
> > http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
> >
> > Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
> > ... <g>
> >
> > MW
> >
>
> USS Mercury?

Been there, done that.
A German commerical liner taken over the the US Navy during WWI.

Need to move on to GM lines; perhaps a Chevy or Pontiac, hmm Pontiac,
honor the indian cheif, that could happen.

[Diamond Jim]

"John Keeney" > wrote in message
ps.com...
>
> Andrew Venor wrote:
>> Mike Weeks wrote:
>> > See:
>> >
>> > http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27323
>> >
>> > Any bets on what's next, since there's now a Lincoln, and to-be Ford
>> > ... <g>
>> >
>> > MW
>> >
>>
>> USS Mercury?
>
> Been there, done that.
> A German commerical liner taken over the the US Navy during WWI.
>
> Need to move on to GM lines; perhaps a Chevy or Pontiac, hmm Pontiac,
> honor the indian cheif, that could happen.
>
There have been several USS Mercury's. I believe the last was a repleshment
ship (AK ?) built during WWII.

[John Szalay]

"Diamond Jim" > wrote in
n
> There have been several USS Mercury's. I believe the last was a
> repleshment ship (AK ?) built during WWII.
>
>
>

There have been several called

USS Saturn