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JustDucky wrote:I'm guessing Ford didn't get one because there is a highway named after him instead? Maybe for some people that's enough?

Again, the next carrier to join the fleet will be the U.S.S. GERALD R. FORD in 2015.



EIGHT of the last eleven aircraft carriers have been named for U.S. presidents.
They are:
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73)
U.S.S. Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

The only other aircraft carrier named after a U.S. president was the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), which served from just after World War II until 1977.

CVN-74 was originally to be called the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter, but former President Carter asked then-President Reagan if he could have a submarine named after him instead, since, when President Carter served in the Navy, he was a submariner.
President Reagan granted Mr. Carter his wish, and CVN-74 was re-named the U.S.S. John Stennis (a congressman from Mississippi for many years who served the majority of his time on the House Armed Services Committee.
All of the above named aircraft carriers (with the exception of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt) are still active in the fleet. The submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is also active.

As for being alive or dead, there are no "rules" that states one must be deceased to have a Navy ship named after him/her. (That only applies to U.S. postage stamps).
President Ford was indeed alive when the ship bearing his name was laid down, however, as we all know, building a Navy warship, especially a nuclear aircraft carrier, is something that takes many years to complete.

I hope this clears any confusion, and, as a few others have stated, good luck and Godspeed to those who serve our nation aboard the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, and everyone else serving in the U.S. Military.

Lightning Bolt wrote:George H.W. Bush is as close to a true American patriot as you'll find these days, and he is most worthy of this honor.
Look up his bio, and you see a lifetime of distinguished service.

I'd normally take a shot at his son at this point, but I'll defer... the old man deserves all of this spotlight.

I'd agree with you there, he deserves this honor, very fitting for him.

VanillaGrl wrote:

ph4ever wrote:yeah I forget about that - it'll always be Houston Intercontinental to me

As it still is to many here.

On the other hand, I don't know anyone in NY who still calls JFK Airport Idlewild.

Wino you know wrote:President Reagan granted Mr. Carter his wish, and CVN-74 was re-named the U.S.S. John Stennis (a congressman from Mississippi for many years who served the majority of his time on the House Armed Services Committee.All of the above named aircraft carriers (with the exception of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt) are still active in the fleet. The submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is also active.

Stennis has a carrier...and an Int'l Airport/Space Center (where they fire the NASA rocket engines) and an academic building on Keesler AFB, portion of I110... His name is ALL over Southern MS...so is Trent Lott (another MS senator that KEPT the AF Hurricane Hunters in MS).

pojo wrote:

Wino you know wrote:President Reagan granted Mr. Carter his wish, and CVN-74 was re-named the U.S.S. John Stennis (a congressman from Mississippi for many years who served the majority of his time on the House Armed Services Committee.All of the above named aircraft carriers (with the exception of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt) are still active in the fleet. The submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is also active.

Stennis has a carrier...and an Int'l Airport (where they fire the NASA rocket engines) and an academic building on Keesler AFB, portion of I110... His name is ALL over Southern MS...so is Trent Lott (another MS senator that KEPT the AF Hurricane Hunters in MS).

The Stennis is deploying today from Bremerton WA. They've been back to their homeport for a while now as the vesseel underwent some upgrades and improvements. Safe seas to all the men and women aboard!!

OOPS!

In my previous post I listed all the remaining aircraft carriers named after U.S. presidents, and listed the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy among them.
That's an error. The U.S.S. J.F.K. was decommissioned in August of 2007, leaving the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk as the Navy's last remaining conventional aircraft carrier.


U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

ph4ever wrote:

pojo wrote:

Wino you know wrote:President Reagan granted Mr. Carter his wish, and CVN-74 was re-named the U.S.S. John Stennis (a congressman from Mississippi for many years who served the majority of his time on the House Armed Services Committee.All of the above named aircraft carriers (with the exception of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt) are still active in the fleet. The submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is also active.

Stennis has a carrier...and an Int'l Airport (where they fire the NASA rocket engines) and an academic building on Keesler AFB, portion of I110... His name is ALL over Southern MS...so is Trent Lott (another MS senator that KEPT the AF Hurricane Hunters in MS).

The Stennis is deploying today from Bremerton WA. They've been back to their homeport for a while now as the vesseel underwent some upgrades and improvements. Safe seas to all the men and women aboard!!

Thanks. One of my cousins is stationed onboard the Stennis till May when his enlistment ends.

Wino you know wrote:

JustDucky wrote:I'm guessing Ford didn't get one because there is a highway named after him instead? Maybe for some people that's enough?

Again, the next carrier to join the fleet will be the U.S.S. GERALD R. FORD in 2015.



EIGHT of the last eleven aircraft carriers have been named for U.S. presidents.
They are:
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73)
U.S.S. Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

The only other aircraft carrier named after a U.S. president was the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), which served from just after World War II until 1977.

CVN-74 was originally to be called the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter, but former President Carter asked then-President Reagan if he could have a submarine named after him instead, since, when President Carter served in the Navy, he was a submariner.
President Reagan granted Mr. Carter his wish, and CVN-74 was re-named the U.S.S. John Stennis (a congressman from Mississippi for many years who served the majority of his time on the House Armed Services Committee.
All of the above named aircraft carriers (with the exception of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt) are still active in the fleet. The submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter is also active.

As for being alive or dead, there are no "rules" that states one must be deceased to have a Navy ship named after him/her. (That only applies to U.S. postage stamps).
President Ford was indeed alive when the ship bearing his name was laid down, however, as we all know, building a Navy warship, especially a nuclear aircraft carrier, is something that takes many years to complete.

I hope this clears any confusion, and, as a few others have stated, good luck and Godspeed to those who serve our nation aboard the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, and everyone else serving in the U.S. Military.

Thanks for all that information. I was not aware of that. Pretty cool.

Frank4 wrote:Thanks for all that information. I was not aware of that. Pretty cool.

You're welcome.

And here's a pretty dramatic post card photo of one of my best duty stations ever-the U.S.S. America (CV-66), which was decommissioned in 1996.

RinglingRingling wrote:

aeroparrot wrote:

Wino you know wrote:The U.S.S. George H.W. Bush:






And an artist's depiction of the next carrier to join the fleet (sometime in 2015), the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford:

Too bad it's not until 2015 and Ford is passed on.

what are the chances the Ford runs aground on its maiden voyage....

They don't want to have a U.S.S. Ford because, if it lives up to it's name, it'll have a noisy transmission and a stubborn oil leak you just can't locate. Good luck getting that covered under the warranty!