It is considered a civic honor to have a US Navy ship named after your state, city, town, community, river, mountain range or lake.
Everyone knows the The Iowa, BB-61. There were many "Iowa-class" battleships that fought in WW2 and Vietnam.
New Jersey, Alabama, Missouri (The Big Mo), Nevada, Arizona, et.al.
That's why the Department of the Navy was confused when Corpus Christi, Texas rejected plans to name SSN-705 after their city.
That's why it's the only LA Class nuclear attack sub to be named "The City of" before the city name.
There's
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Helena
Topeka
...and many others, but there's only 1
Because bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church asked the US government not to name a nuclear attack submarine "The Body of Christ".
It is considered a civic honor to have a US Navy ship named after your state, city, town, community, river, mountain range or lake.
Everyone knows the *The Iowa*, BB-61. There were many "Iowa-class" battleships that fought in WW2 and Vietnam.
*New Jersey*, *Alabama*, *Missouri* (The Big Mo), *Nevada*, *Arizona*, et.al.
That's why the Department of the Navy was confused when Corpus Christi, Texas rejected plans to name SSN-705 after their city.
That's why it's the only LA Class nuclear attack sub to be named "The City of" before the city name.
There's
- *Los Angeles*
- *Philadelphia*
- *St. Louis*
- *Chicago*
- *Helena*
- *Topeka*
...and many others, but there's only 1
- *City of Corpus Christi*.
Because bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church asked the US government not to name a nuclear attack submarine "The Body of Christ".
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