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Monday, October 09, 2006

USS George H. W. Bush

The 10th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier was launched yesterday, USS George H. W. Bush. I loved this quote from the President:

" 'She is unrelenting, she is unshakable, she is unyielding, she is unstoppable,' Bush said, lauding the warship's state-of-the-art design before pausing for a punch line aimed at his mother's well-known steely constitution. 'As a matter of fact, probably should have been named the Barbara Bush.' "

I wonder where they're going to put the Silver Foot. Maybe that'll be the ship's nickname.

Of the 10 Nimitz-class, 7 are named for former US Presidents: USS George Washington, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Harry S. Truman, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Ronald Reagan, and now USS George H. W. Bush. The other three are named for Admiral Chester Nimitz (USS Nimitz), Congressmen Carl Vinson (USS Carl Vinson) and Senator John C. Stennis (USS John C. Stennis) (the latter two being big supporters of the Navy). All Nimitz-class carriers are nuclear-powered.

And those are your fun facts for today!

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