02-06-2003 23:53									#1
	Last Voyage of the Constellation Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/dis...p?story_id=7687

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/..._1m2connie.html

America's Flagship, the Constellation returned today after a 7 month deployment. I over at Point Loma this morning watching her pull in. This was the last Deployment for the Connie, which is set to be decommed this fall. Since our Illustrious Commander-in-Chief is naming the next CVN George Herbert Walker Bush ( ), we'll be without a Constellation for awhile.

Also returning are the Crusiers Bunker Hill, and Valley Forge, the DDG Mileus, and the Frigate Thach. The Bunker Hill is my ship, and after I broke my leg I had to sit it's deployment out when it left in January to join the Connie.

	03-06-2003 00:18									#2
	Full PM-box? Change here!

another candidate for the USS Apolyton.

	03-06-2003 00:22									#3
	Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by Azazel another candidate for the USS Apolyton.

The Midway or Coral Sea would be cheaper, I bet.

	03-06-2003 03:30									#4
	Re: Last Voyage of the Constellation Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by Lonestar Since our Illustrious Commander-in-Chief is naming the next CVN George Herbert Walker Bush

Please tell me you're kidding.

	03-06-2003 03:57									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Who would want to sail on the CVN GHWB?

Is there a list of presidents now? We had the Ronald Reagan, so we get the Bush 1? Is the next CVN then the William Clinton? (the party ship of the navy )

	03-06-2003 04:29									#6
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I would love to be an officer aboard the U.S.S. Clinton!

	03-06-2003 04:52									#7
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

quote: Originally posted by GePap Is the next CVN then the William Clinton? (the party ship of the navy )

Why wouldn't USS Bush be the party ship? Don't you like bush?

	03-06-2003 04:53									#8
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

What the world really needs it the USS Grover Cleveland. Sounds better than the USS George Herbert Walker Bush.

	03-06-2003 04:56									#9
	Support Apolyton

quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson What the world really needs it the USS Grover Cleveland. Sounds better than the USS George Herbert Walker Bush.

We need to farm out naming ships to the Brits. You guys come up with some bad ass names for ships.

	03-06-2003 04:58									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

That's true. No-one in their right mind would want to piss with HMS Invincible or HMS Brilliant going by name alone.

	03-06-2003 05:16									#11
	Suffering from ads?

I always like the R class, myself. Revenge, Repulse, Resolution... I think those were all R class.

	03-06-2003 06:03									#12
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

So what happens to the Constellation now? Museum? Training ship? Sell it to Chad? Break it up for beer cans?

	03-06-2003 06:06									#13
	Re: Re: Last Voyage of the Constellation Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by dv8ed Please tell me you're kidding.

Can't, that would be a lie.

I was hoping it would be named Ranger, or Saratoga, or Reprisal but Dubya wanted to name it for dear old Dad.

	03-06-2003 06:07									#14
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Ah!!! So now that explains why the USS Enterprise was Constitution class on Star Trek. Just proves TOS was part of cold war propaganda, a kind of imperialist dogma.

God I'm paranoid

	03-06-2003 06:08									#15
	Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: Originally posted by Andrew1999 So what happens to the Constellation now? Museum? Training ship? Sell it to Chad? Break it up for beer cans?

If they follow the current practice....chop it into razor blades for gillette.

	03-06-2003 06:44									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

quote: Originally posted by GePap Is the next CVN then the William Clinton? (the party ship of the navy )

More likely the whore ship of the navy!

	03-06-2003 06:48									#17
	Tired of ads?

I prefer the old days, when carriers where named for famous revolutionary battles. Naming ships after presidents is just wrong. Naming it after Bush is even worse. A one term-loser. No ship should be named after a one-term pres, unless he died in office.

	03-06-2003 06:49									#18
	Put an end to popups!

quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I prefer the old days, when carriers where named for famous revolutionary battles. Naming ships after presidents is just wrong. Naming it after Bush is even worse. A one term-loser. No ship should be named after a one-term pres, unless he died in office.

I think the Reasoning behind it was that he was a Naval Aviator in WW2.

I think Lexington is a good name for a new Carrier.

	03-06-2003 07:17									#19
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Why not states? I know it used to be for Battleships, but it was fine. We could have the USS Utah...Well, OK, not Utah, but other state names were cool.

Or animals..I mean, USS Lion? We had the Wasp once, that was a good name.

	03-06-2003 07:42									#20
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

the u.s.s. wolverine, I can picture it now...

or how about the u.s.s. black panther? that'd be great!

	03-06-2003 07:50									#21
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote: Originally posted by monolith94 the u.s.s. wolverine, I can picture it now... or how about the u.s.s. black panther? that'd be great!

USS Punisher!

	03-06-2003 07:59									#22
	Got spare money?

quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Why wouldn't USS Bush be the party ship? Don't you like bush?

:insert standard homoerotic navy bash here:

	03-06-2003 08:18									#23
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

u.s.s. daredevil?

	03-06-2003 08:22									#24
	Full PM-box? Change here!

USS Shaft! It works on so many levels!

	03-06-2003 08:28									#25
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

why not u.s.s. superfly while you're at it?
u.s.s. I'm-Gonna-Git-You-Suckah?
u.s.s. James Sheridan!

	03-06-2003 08:30									#26
	Suffering from ads?

quote: Originally posted by monolith94 u.s.s. I'm-Gonna-Git-You-Suckah?

Excellent!

	03-06-2003 08:31									#27
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I think us Canadians have the market cornered on horrible ship names...

What could strike more fear into the hearts of the enemy than... the HMCS Corner Brook!

Watch out for the HMCS Glace Bay!

Look out! The HMCS Ville de Quebec is on the horizon!

The only names that we have that approach anything resembling cool are the Preserver and le Protecteur, and they're just oil replenishment ships!

	03-06-2003 08:45									#28
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

what's next, the HMCS Pacifist Penguin?

	03-06-2003 10:41									#29
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

You too could have a job with DND.

	03-06-2003 11:14									#30
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Bush gets to name it after his dad? (Gah! Yet another reason we'd be better off if Gore had won).