On the occasion of Biden’s victory, an article mocking Trump by the US media caught the attention of Xiaobingbing: “There may never be a USS Trump aircraft carrier”.
▲ (Source: Observer Network)
Anyone who knows a little about American aircraft carriers knows that most aircraft carriers in the United States today are named after the president.
So, Trump was also a president, will there be an aircraft carrier named after him in the future?
When it comes to this issue, one has to talk about the confusing naming of ships of the US Navy.
is the hull number first. The hull number of American warships likes to start from 1 to the back, like this ↓↓↓
Without a prefix, the entry-level military fans may not be able to tell the difference!
As for the naming, although there are rules, the US Navy often does not follow the routine, the most typical is the "Sea Wolf" class attack nuclear submarine. There are only three
"Seawolf" class attack nuclear submarines, but there is no regularity in the naming of the three submarines. The first boat of
is the SSN-21 "Sea Wolf", named after an animal. The second boat
, SSN-22 "Connecticut", is named after the state, a bit like the naming routine of the US Navy's strategic missile nuclear submarine. The Z2z
third boat SSN-23 was named "Jimmy Carter", named after the 39th President of the United States.
and the US Navy’s aircraft carriers seem to be regular, but sometimes they are confusing.
For example, in the latest "Ford" class aircraft carrier, the first and second ships are named after the president, but when the third ship is reached, the "Enterprise" has been used for eight times.
The fate of the fourth ship of the "Ford" class is now also set, called "Doris Miller". Is the name
strange?
This is the name of a black sailor in the US Navy in World War II!
You read that right, it's the name of a soldier-a "black" soldier.
is the black cook who used a machine gun to shoot down a Japanese plane in the movie "Pearl Harbor." Z2z
is messy, but do you know that the US Navy really has a complete set of naming rules.
It's just that Americans often don't play cards according to routines.
, such as ballistic missile nuclear submarine, is basically named after the state. There is one exception to
. The SSBN-730 strategic missile nuclear submarine is named after a congressman and is called the "Henry M. Jackson".
▲SSBN-730 strategic missile nuclear submarine
attacked nuclear submarines. The "Los Angeles" class was basically named after the city, but in the "Virginia" class, it became named after the state.
Of course, for the US Navy, accidents are inevitable.
Among them, SSN-785 and SSN-795 are exceptions, both of which are named after people.
▲ The "Virginia"-class attack nuclear submarine
is named the most chaotic cruiser, but the rule says to use the name of the battle.
It seems that we have found the reason for the messy name of the American cruiser. Because
was used to name the battles, some were in the Civil War, some were in the Second World War, and there was also the Vietnam War. The locations are also all over the world...
▲The destroyer "Wright Bay" cruiser
, based on the late US Navy and Land Named by members of the clan and coast guard, including the Secretary of the Navy.
may be too much made by the "Burke" class, and the dead are not enough. They have begun to name the people who live!
▲ The Burke-class destroyer
littoral combat ships clustered in Pearl Harbor were originally named after medium-sized cities, small towns or communities in the United States, but they were later adjusted to be named after important cities and communities. The
frigate, a new US Navy frigate to be built, was determined to be named "Constellation" class
. Of course, exceptions are indispensable. The name of the first ship of the two Littoral Combat Ships
is just two nouns.
and LCS-10, which have been wandering around the South China Sea last year and the first half of this year, are named after the congressman.
▲ "Gabriel Gifford" Littoral Combat Ship
In addition, the latest American frigate was named the "Constellation" class, but it was named after the constellation, or to pay tribute to the "Constellation" that has used N times The name of the ship has to wait until the frigate comes out. The
amphibious assault ship, like the cruiser, is also named after the battle, which is mainly based on the battles fought by the Marines.
LHA-6 should be regarded as the "traitor" among them, directly named "US", is it possible that the US Navy is to commemorate the War of Independence?
▲ "United States" amphibious assault ship
As for amphibious ships such as dock landing ships and dock transport ships, they are named after major cities or communities in the United States.
Of course, naming warships with several councilors is also a routine operation.
logistic ships and oil tankers are generally named after people who fought against civil rights and human rights;
cargo ships or arms ships are named after famous explorers, pioneers and pioneers.
Finally, let’s take a look at the aircraft carrier.
The US Navy’s report to Congress stated that the naming of aircraft carriers needs to be considered separately!
Therefore, many people mistakenly believe that the name of the US Navy aircraft carrier after the president is actually incorrect.
From the second "Midway Island" class aircraft carrier-CVB-42, named after President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to the latest CVN-81, the 6-level 25 aircraft carriers built during this period were named after the president. But 11 ships!
Looking at this list, you will find that the president naming an aircraft carrier actually has a relatively high threshold!
For example, Franklin Roosevelt, who was the first to be named an aircraft carrier, was named because of his death.
▲ "Franklin Roosevelt" aircraft carrier
So, don’t look at Franklin Roosevelt’s four consecutive years, leading the United States to win World War II, but when the "Nimitz" class and the "Ford" class were named, neither Consider him again!
was the name Theodore Roosevelt, and became the title of the fourth "Nimitz" class aircraft carrier.
This is because Theodore Roosevelt vigorously developed the US Navy during his tenure, and his famous "Great White Fleet" came from him.
It can be said that Theodore Roosevelt has contributed a lot to the United States Navy!
Washington, the founding president.
Lincoln, abolished black slavery, won the civil war, and avoided the division of the United States.
Eisenhower, Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
Truman, dividends of World War II, opened the Cold War.
Reagan vigorously developed the navy and brought the US naval power to the pinnacle of the Cold War.
▲ "Reagan" aircraft carrier
Kennedy, settle the Cuban crisis; Ford, end the Vietnam War; Bush Sr., win the Gulf War. The credit and reputation of these three behind
is relatively small, each of them only worked for one term, and Kennedy and Ford did not even complete one term.
But these three presidents have one thing in common: they are all from the navy!
So, you know...
▲Torpedo Captain Kennedy
has laid so much for him. Let's see if Trump, who is regarded by the red necks as the "son of God", has a chance.
first look at the achievements...
Well, let's skip this one and look at the others.
sees that Trump is not a navy background, which makes him lose the opportunity.
will look at whether he supports the navy vigorously during his tenure, after all, the navy is nominated.
You are good to the navy, the navy will remember, for example, Theodore Roosevelt and Reagan are of this type.
Trump proposed the "355 Fleet" plan during his tenure, which is a bit similar to the plan of the "600 battleships" during the Reagan era, but Reagan really worked hard for this plan, and even turned out four "Iowa" class battleships. Recommissioned, the US Navy reached the pinnacle of the Cold War.
Trump, the plan was mentioned, and almost no real actions were seen in the follow-up.
fired a Secretary of the Navy for a special soldier last year. In the first half of this year, in order to deter China, and despite the lives and deaths of thousands of officers and soldiers on the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier, let them prepare for the new crown...
▲In April, the four-year term of the "Roosevelt"
anchored in Guam, The Secretary of the Navy has changed four. With this attitude, it is estimated that it is difficult to win the favor of the Navy! More importantly, in recent years, the US Navy has been arguing about naming aircraft carriers for Presidents Nixon, Clinton, Bush Jr. and Obama.
The navy uses a president to name an aircraft carrier, but it’s not enough to have been a president. Term performance, popular preference, influence on naval development, etc. are all reference standards.
▲Lieutenant Nixon
, including Nixon, the president of the navy, can’t make the navy have a unified caliber. Trump, who has changed four naval ministers in four years, wants to get a named aircraft carrier. ——!
This article is an exclusive article written by Zhuge Bing by Diao Diao Han Jiangxue, all rights reserved!
