In article ,
on Sat, 17 Jan 2004 19:35:14 -0600,
George Shirley attempted to say .....

Mike Kanze wrote:

I've always been bothered by this trend, even if the namesake has been dead
for a while.

Unfortunately I suspect this was / still is a necessary "evil" for the Navy
to get the force it needs. Especially concerning those ships named for
congressional bigwigs.

And I know exactly which ship type I'd like named for SEN Clinton.
(Actually, a whole class of ships honoring the likes of Hilary Clinton, Pat
Schroeder, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi . . . and of course Monica Lewinski.)
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Either tramp steamers or ships that go down.

Tramp Steamers.

Ships that go down (submarines) are named after fish !

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