Naming a ship

Discussion in 'General' started by EricMA, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. klibben

    klibben Member

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    I knew about the Kentucky, but why didn't they finish the Illinois?
     
  2. cosworth

    cosworth Member

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    my frog boat will be Jean-Luc as the Jean-Bart and Richelieu are being used,the same as the new carrier will be Franklin D Roosevelt as Midway is being used.My T2 tanker is actually correct as Scotts Bluff and my Liberty is Henry Ford after a motoring great.And of course North Carolina is self explanitory.
     
  3. crzyhawk

    crzyhawk Well-Known Member

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    No funding to finish the Kentucky or the Illinois. The era of the battleship was over, the war was over, why sink money into finishing, then maintaning ships that aren't needed? Better to write off the loss you have incurred to date, rather then spend more then write it all off as a waste anyways.
     
  4. Knight4hire

    Knight4hire Active Member

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    If I remember correctly, the USS Illinois was only about 22% complete when they stopped construction. The USS Kentucky was much closer to completion than the USS Illinois. She was 73.1% complete!