For You Navy History Buffs - 4th Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Name

[MustangFan]

USS Yorktown

[CubersWrist]

Usually carriers get named after presidents (Enterprise being the exception). Subs get named after cities and states (depending on fast attack vs boomer). Amphibious ships are named after famous battles (ie Iwo Jima). Destroyers after medal of honor people etc.

[Bob]

Usually carriers get named after presidents (Enterprise being the exception). Subs get named after cities and states (depending on fast attack vs boomer). Amphibious ships are named after famous battles (ie Iwo Jima). Destroyers after medal of honor people etc.

Then it should be named the USS Donald J Trump, as was suggested earlier.

[kiwiracefan]

Usually carriers get named after presidents (Enterprise being the exception). Subs get named after cities and states (depending on fast attack vs boomer). Amphibious ships are named after famous battles (ie Iwo Jima). Destroyers after medal of honor people etc.

Carriers have long been named for presidents, but the JFK was the start of the naming alone of presidents (Except for Nimitz) Why not use Lexington, or Yorktown.. Yorktown would be the 3rd carries to carry the name.....

[Desertdawg]

I'm with you, Yorktown would be a great name. She was a fighter to the end.

Her sailors would feel a lot of pride knowing the legacy they represent.

Just imagine her maiden voyage, they could cruise to the location where CV-5 went down and hold a ceremony in remembrance and honor those 141 that went down with her.

[Reever]

Can't argue with USS Yorktown. Great history.

[Mustang1957]

currently,the name yorktown is used by the agis cruiser CG-48 that is decommisioned.