13-06-2004 19:49									#61
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Why would a capital ship in space have thier bridge so exposed? Much less why would a single ship crashing into said bridge disable the ship so totally?

What ship are you referring to?

	13-06-2004 19:51									#62
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The Executor. Lonestar is a SW fanboy.

	13-06-2004 20:13									#63
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	13-06-2004 20:20									#64
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Yeah, that's right! A powerful warship just has to have a really powerful name!

	14-06-2004 01:22									#65
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc The Executor. Lonestar is a SW fanboy.

Better than the "Bubble on top" design Federation ships have. At least Star Destroyer Bridges are several undred meters in size.

Anywho;

Musashi
Titan
President
Philidelphia
Vasa
Golden Hind
Agammemnon

	14-06-2004 02:41									#66
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Why would a capital ship in space have thier bridge so exposed? Much less why would a single ship crashing into said bridge disable the ship so totally?

The story is that Executor was grabbed and pulled by the gravity created by the Death Star, and unable to control itself.

In the books, the possibility is also mentioned that during his reign, the emperor maintained semi-control over all his soldiers/military, increasing their loyalty, devotion, etc. His death is what caused the horrible defeat the Empire suffered at Endor.

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	14-06-2004 02:58									#67
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp That would be in poor taste considering the number of times he's gone down.

It's a submarine; that's what they do.

	14-06-2004 03:55									#68
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Traditional US Navy naming schemes:

Submarines --> Fish
Destroyers --> Famous people in the navy
Cruisers --> Cities
Battlecruisers --> Territories
Battleships --> States
Aircraft Carriers --> Battlefields

Some of the ships named after states and cities became floating museums at such state or city after decommissioning. (Too bad for inland states!)

Now that battleships aren't built anymore, some of the nuclear submarines carry the names of states. I'm not quite sure when or why carriers started to be named after people.

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USS Paul Wellstone! Nimitz-class Carrier.

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quote: Originally posted by Smiley Traditional US Navy naming schemes: Submarines --> Fish Destroyers --> Famous people in the navy Cruisers --> Cities Battlecruisers --> Territories Battleships --> States Aircraft Carriers --> Battlefields Some of the ships named after states and cities became floating museums at such state or city after decommissioning. (Too bad for inland states!) Now that battleships aren't built anymore, some of the nuclear submarines carry the names of states. I'm not quite sure when or why carriers started to be named after people.

Since the Nimitz Carriers have been named after statesmen.

LPD/LSDs are named after cities and Battles.

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USS Philip of Macedon

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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I am surprised they named an LPD- San Diego. I thought city names were reserved for Los Angeles class attack subs. Usually those amphib ships are named after marine actions in various pacific locations in WW2.

Before they when wild with the names Amphib. where name for Counties in the USA. My ship was the Navarro. Navarro county Texas.

Cities was the name on Cruiser.

Seawolf in now the name of SSN-21 and of course Enterprise CVN-65 is still in the fleet.

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USS Elliot.

Of course.

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USS Cant Touch This
USS Bullseye
USS Viagra
USS Too Sexy For My Torpedoes
USS PTHBBPPPTTT!!!!

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Lonestar: Did you see the new public monument they made for the USS San Diego? It's just north of Sea Port Village and southg of the San Diego Air Craft Carrier Museum where the old USS Midway is harbored. It's a very artistic and well done tribute to the old WW2 era war ship and I can't help but think of it after you spoke about the new USS San Diego.

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USS Asskicker
USS Annihlator
USS Adam Smith (:b
USS Arnold [Schwarzenegger] - also, 'USS Grope' works
USS Bombs Away
USS Core
USS Common
USS Damnit
USS Destroyer - not that good a name, come to think of it
USS Deception
USS Edgar - Surely there's an important dead man named 'Edgar'.
USS Edwards - The same.
USS ****it
USS ****you
USS ****menasty
USS Go****yourself
USS Holy F*CK
USS My Penis Mightier than Your Sword

	14-06-2004 07:30									#77
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From US Navy website, more than ya probably wanted to know about ship naming procedures:

quote: Ammunition ship names are names of volcanoes or words denoting fire and explosives (Suribachi, Pyro).

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.htm

	14-06-2004 07:54									#78
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quote: Originally posted by Tattila the Hun U.S.S Ronald Raegan (Why not? GWB got his own, and he is nothing)

Don't you pay attention? The world's largest Air Craft Carrier is already named after the gipper. I disagreed with alot of his policies but here's to naming huge war ships after politicians from Southern California. Can the USS Nixon be far behind?

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quote: Originally posted by Kropotkin HMS Skatteavdrag HMS Föräldrarförsäkring HMS Försäkringskassan HMS Konstitutionsutskottet HMS Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen

Wow, those would be British ships with Swedish names.

	14-06-2004 08:06									#80
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Well, if my world domination plans ever come to fruition, my flagship of doom will be called the Victoria.

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An ex-girlfriend's name?

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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin The world's largest Air Craft Carrier is already named after the gipper.

Actually, it's one of several of the "world's largest," as the Nimitz-class are all the same size.

And it's not the largest ever built, the Japanese hold that record.

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The Japanese hold the largest Battleship not Air Carft Carrier. The Carriers are bigger in any event.

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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin The Japanese hold the largest Battleship not Air Carft Carrier.

Nope, they hold both:

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/grads/z/Ho...04_solution.htm

	14-06-2004 08:49									#85
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Boris, the Ronald Reagan is over 100,000 tons. It's the largest Carrier in the World. I don't believe the Shinano ever reached that.

(especially as the Yamato battleships, which is what it was based off of, weighed in at "only" 80,000 tons)

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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski USS Elliot. Of course. ACK!

I said Capital ships, not pissant top-heavy destroyers.



PHHPPT!

Oerdin

Nope, haven't seen it.

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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar Boris, the Ronald Reagan is over 100,000 tons. It's the largest Carrier in the World. I don't believe the Shinano ever reached that.

Not talking tonnage, but dimensions. No, it can't beat tonnage, as it came in just over 70,000.

	14-06-2004 08:56									#88
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Tonnage is how most people qualify "biggest", skippy.

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Depends who you ask. Tonnage isn't a good measure of size, though, and "largest" indicates dimensions, to most people.

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But even that may be wrong, by the look of it. Several sites give credit to the Shinano for being the largest ever, but the dimensions clearly give the Nimitz-class the edge regardless. Hmmmph, you can really support any position on the web.