Here are the ones that are off the list:
Alabama - current SSBN
Arizona - historical reasons
Connecticut - current SSN
Florida - current SSGN
Georgia - current SSGN
Iowa - reserve fleet
Kentucky - current SSBN
Louisiana - current SSBN
Maine - current SSBN
Maryland current SSBN
Michigan - current SSBN
Nebraska - current SSBN
Nevada - current SSBN
New Hampshire - new construction SSN
New Mexico - new construction SSN
New York - new construction LPD
North Carolina - new construction SSN
Ohio - current SSGN
Pennsylvania - current SSBN
Rhode Island - current SSBN
Tennessee - current SSBN
Texas - current SSN
Virginia - current SSN
West Virginia - current SSBN
Wyoming - current SSBN
That still leaves a pretty long list of candidates:
Arkansas
California
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Of those, I have my money on California,
Edit: reliable sources inform that New York is off the list.
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It won't be USS New York; she's an LPD that's currently under construction.
I was on the SSN 778 and rumor has it that it was to be named the Puerto Rico. But that is all rumor, but that is what all the higher ups were saying.
Wilkapedia list it as the Massachusetts. I would really like to know since I'm supervising it's construction.
I would almost bet money that they would NOT name it the Missouri. That name may never be used again. There's just too much history that great ship.
I would like it to be named U.S.S. New Jersey. Big-J could use a Little -J to continue the fight for freedom.
I also believe they should change the official name of USS San Francisco SSN-711. Since they are using the front end of the Honolulu, to fix her up. That means the front of her is Honolulu, and only the back of her is San Francisco. So they should call her the USS Hono Francisco. The front half of Honolulu's name, and the back end of San Francisco's name. Or they could just ditch the name San Francisco all together, as that city don't give a damn, about the Navy, or the military for that matter any more. Just my feelings though.
ssn 780:uss vermont
8/20/07 Billings Gazette. Mt. Sen. Jon Tester (D) pushing for USS Montana. We'll see.
Surfnuke
Should be named after North Dakota the State and Dreadnaught BB29, the last ship to be named ND and that was in 1907, Too many states like Texas have have an abundance of Naval Vessels named after the state and cities, same goes for California. Bosun
I am for USS North Dakota, last ship of that name was a Dreadnaught BB29, So named in 1907, Too many states have several ships named after them, time to even out the sheet a bit.
Sorry about the double entry, I messed up some how. Bosun
FTLCPO on my boat has orders to PCU California, homeported in Groton
I saw on navytimes.com today the following:
SSN-780 Missiouri
SSN-781 Claifornia
SSN-782 Mississippi
I found out this morning that SSN 780 will be named Missouri. It was going to be the California, but that changed.
I have the option of selecting NEWCON orders to SSN 781 in Norfolk, VA. I do not know much about VA or NEWCON. Any infomation of past experiences would be great. i.e. pros and cons. I have a wife and 5 month old boy. Thanks alot.
I'm curious about what the crew does on a new construction too. I just got orders to the Missouri and wonder what there is for an ELT to do?
woohoo go Missouri
"...probably after a former battleship."
Leaves out "USS Montana". Laid twice, canceled during construction twice.
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