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From: shelby@rtech.ARPA (Shelby Thornton)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Digression on Naval naming
Message-ID: <298@rtech.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 17:14:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 19 17:14:32 1985
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>>there have been at least 7 ships in the US Navy with the name Enterprise,
>>not including the current one.  CVA's are the only ships nowadays in
>>the US Navy that are allowed to have the names of other ships and
>>famous presidents, admirals, etc.  how do i know?  well, that's a whole
>>'nother question.
>>Herb Chong...
> 
> Well, Herb, I'd like to ask how you know that.  The ENTERPRISE is a CVN,
> not a CVA ("N" representing Nuclear-powered)...
> 
> Rob Mitchell (LT USNR)
> {allegra,ihnp4}!ahuta!jrrt

Well, Rob, I'd like to ask how you know that.  The Enterprise is a CVAN,
not a CVN ("C" stands for Carrier, "V" stands for fixed-wing, "A" stands
for attack, "N" stands for nuclear).  How can you, a LT USNR, pick on
someone when you yourself don't know what the letters stand for.

					Shelby Thornton
					amdahl!rtech!shelby
					ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!shelby

P.S.	The Enterprise is based at the Alameda NAS about ten minutes from
	here.  My father is USMC retired, so I've had access to her many
	times.  She's a very impressive lady.