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North Carolina (SSN 777), the fourth Virginia-class submarine, undergoes construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Newport News, Va., Sept. 14, 2006. North Carolina is scheduled to join the fleet in 2008. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryan Lee Steinhour, U.S. Navy. (Released)
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Good thing we didn’t buy those 30 Seawolfs in advance, nu?
Yeah. The USS Virginia seems to be the most advanced and capable multi-role attack sub on the planet.
how many seawolves did we end up with?
Three. Seawolf, Connecticut, Peanut Farmer. The last has an extra 100′ bay filled with all sorts of secret stuff.
Murdoc, I thought you were going to say that 100′ bay was full of peanuts and Billy Beer.
Whatever the faults of the Seawolf Class, and the advantages of the Virginia class, I have to say that ‘Seawolf’ sounds a might bit more ominous than ‘North Carolina.’
Wild Bill: I was barely able to resist the temptation…
I think the way we name ships is totally wrong. Naming things after states, cities, presidents, etc., is perhaps logical, but not cool. We should go one of two routes. First, ominous names. Like the British used to do with Dreadnought, Invictrix, Dauntless, Indomitable. Or the way the Romulans and Klingons name ships. But better, the second route is ironic ominous names. That way, we can totally head fake our enemies. They’d never know whether we were mocking them or about ready to destroy them. DD1001 ‘USS Sword of Righteous Anger’ CVN80 ‘USS Hammer Inevitable Vengeance’
B, Dig it: http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/INTRO.HTM Although the Brits have plenty of cool sounding ship names, they have plenty of duds too. HMS Abercrombie and Fair Rosamond I can’t see instilling fear amongst their foes.