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The Admiral in charge of the group that designs nuclear submarine propulsion plants had a famous quote about switching the naming of American submarines away fr
by mpyne 13y ago
The Admiral in charge of the group that designs nuclear submarine propulsion plants had a famous quote about switching the naming of American submarines away from fish to things like U.S. cities, states, etc. as being because "fish don't vote on our budget".
- cynwoody 13y agoReligious objections were raised when they got around to naming a nuclear fast attack submarine after Corpus Christi. That's why SSN-705 was christened† the City of Corpus Christi, rather than just the Corpus Christi. †http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_City_of_Corpus_Christi_(SSN-705) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_City_of_Corpus_Christi_(SSN...