Re: [GZG] ESU ships names (Look from the Russian side)

[Evyn MacDude <infojunky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On  Apr04 08, at 12:05, Doug Evans wrote:

We tend to name carriers after famous personages (Ronald Reagan,

*shudder*), but there will probably always be an Enterprise, and I can

always hope to see Saratoga, or Wasp returned to full carrier status. 

Hum... Now that brings up memories... Sitting on Anchor detail aboard the

Constellation (CV 63 and a half) 20 some odd years ago trying to name

all the carriers in the USN (Note this was after 2 weeks in Subic Bay) and 

we came up with CVN-71 Richard Milhouse Nixon, we went so far as

attempting to make letterhead for our NEW carrier. Our Booter-Brown-Bar

was not amused....

Evyn MacDude

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