The good news, I guess, is that the next Ford class carrier built, CVN-80, is supposed to be named Enterprise. Of course, with the current administration's love of the military, we'll see if CVN-80 even gets built. Not holding my breath.
Showing posts with label Enterprise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Enterprise. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Beam me up, Scotty
OK, wrong Enterprise, but the Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, the first nuclear carrier, was retired from active service today after 51 years of patrolling the seas in defense of American freedom. If you never saw her live, she was (is -- not in the scrapyard yet) quite a fucking ship:
The good news, I guess, is that the next Ford class carrier built, CVN-80, is supposed to be named Enterprise. Of course, with the current administration's love of the military, we'll see if CVN-80 even gets built. Not holding my breath.
The good news, I guess, is that the next Ford class carrier built, CVN-80, is supposed to be named Enterprise. Of course, with the current administration's love of the military, we'll see if CVN-80 even gets built. Not holding my breath.
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