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LMAO Biden named them the USS Bill Clinton and USS George W Bush (www.defense.gov)

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[–] regul@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not typically (lately). USS Jimmy Carter got commissioned in 2005.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago

Apparently CW NATOpedia this was Nixon's fault

[The practice of only naming Navy ships after dead people] lasted until 1974, when President Richard Nixon announced the naming of an aircraft carrier after United States Representative Carl Vinson.