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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« on: January 10, 2009, 08:13:12 PM »

NORFOLK, Va. —  It's the perfect gift for an old Navy flier: 1,092 feet of flattop.

"What do you give a guy who has been blessed and has just about everything he has ever needed?" asked President George W. Bush from aboard the Navy's newest ship. "Well, an aircraft carrier."

The USS George H.W. Bush, a steel-gray vessel longer than three football fields and built at a cost of $6.2 billion, was commissioned Saturday with its namesake, the 41st president, and other members of the Bush family on hand for the ceremonies at Naval Station Norfolk.

Adorned for the day with red, white and blue bunting, the USS George H.W. Bush is one of the Nimitz class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the largest warships in the world.

"The ship that bears our dad's name is more than 95,000 tons of aluminum and steel," Bush said from a podium tucked under the flight deck. "She will carry nearly 6,000 of the finest sailors and Marines in the world. She represents the craftsmanship of many skilled builders, and thousands of hours of preparation."

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I have been to a few ship commissionings when I was a kid;  they are steeped in history and tradition.  I watched this live on foxnews today, and it made me tear up a bit.

now this is worth taxing me for. :)
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 08:16:12 PM »
these are pics of the USS Ronald Reagan, the immediate predecessor of the USS Bush.






edited because they shut my hot link to the USS reagan down.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2009, 08:19:17 PM »
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2009, 08:36:47 PM »
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2009, 08:38:27 PM »
The Bush is the last of the Nimitz class.  the next CVN, the USS Gerald Ford, will look very different:

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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2009, 08:42:58 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on January 10, 2009, 08:38:27 PM
The Bush is the last of the Nimitz class.  the next CVN, the USS Gerald Ford, will look very different:



What will be the class name?
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2009, 08:46:00 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:36:47 PM
What a cool patch!

that is the ship's crest, but that's close enough.:wink:

the planes in the crest are a TBM avenger inside of an FA/18 inside of an F-35.  bush flew an avenger in WWII.  I noticed that their fighter wing's tail plumage was interesting, but I can't seem to google up an example.

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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2009, 08:46:19 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:42:58 PM
What will be the class name?

the Ford class, I assume.

on edit:  which sort of makes it sound like a car, but whatever. :-)
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2009, 08:50:36 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on January 10, 2009, 08:46:19 PM
the Ford class, I assume.

on edit:  which sort of makes it sound like a car, but whatever. :-)

As long as they don't name it after a democrat.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2009, 08:54:02 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:50:36 PM
As long as they don't name it after a democrat.


carter got a submarine, which was probably because he was a sub guy.  I think the last carrier named after a dem was the truman.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2009, 08:55:44 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on January 10, 2009, 08:54:02 PM
carter got a submarine, which was probably because he was a sub guy.  I think the last carrier named after a dem was the truman.

We assume for clinton it will be a dinghy. 
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2009, 08:57:31 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:55:44 PM
We assume for clinton it will be a dinghy. 

 . . . or an offshore casino.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2009, 09:07:32 PM »
If anything gets designed for Clinton, it will probably look like another doublewide.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2009, 09:09:19 PM »
The President's remarks at the commissioning.  They are typically Bushian, which, in my book, is a good thing.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIKIZJx0IpY[/youtube]
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« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2009, 09:12:09 PM »
"Man our ship, and bring her to life" happens at the 3:00 mark.

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« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2009, 10:38:53 PM »
George HW Bush's remarks are at 1:50

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« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2009, 02:03:39 AM »
The son and his Boy Scout troop are spending the weekend on the aircraft carrier "Yorktown"......I'll have to show him this when he gets home today.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2009, 07:12:01 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:42:58 PM
What will be the class name?

Traditionally, the first ship of the class is the class name; i.e., Nimitz class, Ohio class, Los Angeles class, Arleigh Burke class, etc.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2009, 07:31:33 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on January 11, 2009, 07:12:01 AM
Traditionally, the first ship of the class is the class name; i.e., Nimitz class, Ohio class, Los Angeles class, Arleigh Burke class, etc.

Meaning the next class of CVN will be the "Gerald Ford class" ?

Shouldn't that be an unlucky name ?

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« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2009, 07:49:00 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on January 11, 2009, 07:31:33 AM
Meaning the next class of CVN will be the "Gerald Ford class" ?

Shouldn't that be an unlucky name ?



Not as unlucky as the Thresher, which is what it would have been had she not sunk.  Instead they went to the next boat and called it the Permit class.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2009, 08:29:42 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 10, 2009, 08:55:44 PM
We assume for clinton it will be a dinghy. 

I'm kinda partial to a garbage scow, myself.
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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2009, 11:21:03 AM »
CVN-21 is the only thing they have as far as a name for the ships that are CVN-79 and beyond.  The H.W. does however incorporate some of the design changes that will be seen in the next carrier to leave the shipyards at Norfolk.
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2009, 12:08:52 PM »
I watched this yesterday. It's the last of the Nimitz class carriers. The USS Gerald R Ford will be the Gerald R Ford class of carrier. http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvn-21/
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Re: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is Commissioned
« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2009, 07:57:18 PM »
So some nickname options are

The Fighting Bush

The Big B

The HW

Or the Bearded Clam
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« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2009, 11:03:28 PM »
Yes, and the CO will allow some Marine to be his "cabin boy".........





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