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2008-05-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Navy to name ship after Lt. Michael Murphy (MOH)

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Posted by Sherry 2008-05-08 09:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The announcement pleased the slain sailor's family. "I am at a loss; what do you say?" said Murphy's father, Daniel Murphy, of Wading River. " 'Thank you' seems so trivial in light of such an honor to our son."

The father is a humble man. It's seems like the truth is the other way around; it seems modest in light of Murphy's actions to name a Destroyer after him.

Posted by HRC 2008-05-08 11:42|| 2008-05-08 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 One of my multiple personalities was coming through. I posted as HRC. WTF was I thinking? I didn't mean to dishonor anyone.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-05-08 11:45|| 2008-05-08 11:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Destroyers and destroyer escorts/frigates have traditionally been named after individuals, usually admirals or or heroes. (E.G. DDG 56 John S. McCain, DD 850 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., FF1093 Cappodanno)

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-08 14:42|| 2008-05-08 14:42|| Front Page Top

#4 yup, and carriers after presidents.

Sad to say, the prospect of the CVN USS Hillary Rodham Clinton is receding into the distance.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-05-08 14:44|| 2008-05-08 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hillary_Clinton

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-05-08 14:47|| 2008-05-08 14:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Over time, the naming of US ships has changed. Battle ships used to be named after states, cruisers after cities, submarines after marine animals. Nowadays, we don't have battle ships, so we name cruisers and ballistic missile submarines after states or presidents (USS Jimmy Carter (!!)), and attack submarines are named after cities and other things. Cruisers are named after famous battles (USS Lake Erie). Carriers lately have been named after presidents, but some are named after Congressmen and Secretaries of the Navy.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-08 16:10|| 2008-05-08 16:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Somehow the CVN "B. Hussein Obama" doesn't carry quite the smack one would like, though it might be somwhat amusing/ironic given likely targets

Posted by Shimble the Eponymous9940 2008-05-08 17:13|| 2008-05-08 17:13|| Front Page Top

#8 the Tower "ears" would give too much of a radar signature

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-05-08 17:36|| 2008-05-08 17:36|| Front Page Top

#9 And one is always named Enterprise.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-08 19:03|| 2008-05-08 19:03|| Front Page Top

#10 BHO will get a spook sub, just like Jimmah.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-08 19:10|| 2008-05-08 19:10|| Front Page Top

#11 None in the pipeline NS. Perhaps a Virginia, but unlikely. Maybe they'll rename one of the B-2's for him.... The Spirt of Chicago.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-08 19:15|| 2008-05-08 19:15|| Front Page Top

#12 Wait 10 years.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-08 19:32|| 2008-05-08 19:32|| Front Page Top

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