How do they choose the name of ships for the Navy?  Some are named cities.  Like the Indianapolis. Who choose?
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"Named after their first skipper"? "Generals in the Pentagon"?........dear me........\n\nfrom 1890 to about 1960, it was real simple.....battleships were named for states. Cruisers were named for cities ( not just capitols of states, ie Chicago, Northampton,San Fransisco) destroyers and destroyer escorts for naval hero's, submarines ( after they stopped numbering them) for fish( Harder, Trigger, Wahoo) carriers for battles ( Saratoga, Lexington, Valley Forge) or famous warships of the past ( Hornet Wasp Essex Constellation).....names evolved as consensus within the Navy and got submitted to the Sec of the Navy for approval.....sometimes some outside influence was accepted, but generally it was an in-house thing.\n This neat system cracked when the Navy named a carrier for FDR shortly after his death, and likewise JFK...and then the system fell apart to political pressure; a Congressman noted that "fish dont vote" so subs got named after cities ( Los Angeles class 688 boats); Presidents wanted to honor Presidents they had served under; Nixon-Eisenhower, Bush-Regan; Clinton wanted to piss off the Navy by naming a carrier for Truman who he admired and who hated the Navy....the system got a little back on track when missile subs took over the role of battleships and got state names    ( Ohio class) and destroyers are still named for naval heroes....Spruance, Burke.... but the whole system is fraught with politics and not as clean and simple as it once was.....three subs in a row, for example, are named for a fish, a state, and a pacifist but Naval Academy graduate President.......
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I suppose you could write to them and ask. I'm not sure they give out information to just anyone though.\nContact details here:\nhttp://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.4329\n\nThis site might also help:\nhttp://www.royalmarines.org/index.html
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Navy as in military? Since it's capitalized I'll go with that, if not sorry! Here are two sites that have info on naval weddings. The first has a Q&A format, the second is full of detail. I hope it helps! Good Luck!!!
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The aircraft carrier belongs to the Navy it is usually comprised of a good amount of Navy, however I have also seem Marines on there.  The pilots belong to a squadron, which is part of the aircraft carrier.  They are either Navy or Marine Corp pilots depending on what squadron they are on.  The fighter pilot first goes to college and gets a degree.  They join the navy and go to OCS, then to flight school if that is the path the have selected.  Not all will fly the fast jets.  Some fly transport aircraft and helicopters.  You can also sometimes find Army Special Forces on board but this is just temporary.
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It's the islands that WERE virgin when they got their name.  As far as the women go, that's for you to find out in other ways.
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I realize this will be quite difficult, but you will have to do a little more "dirty hands" research and dig up some information such as the name of the company who owned the ship, or where it was built, etc. in order to find your info.  I have seen lots of info about ship-owning families and companies, but few ship's names (except very famous ones) actually appearing in web searches.  Good luck!
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Go to any search engine and type in air craft carrier , you can refine your search by putting u s navy and I even know the name of one of them the uss enterprise..  I know it sounds a bit star treky. but perhaps this info will help..
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If you mean, "why are the called skippers?", it's just a slang term.  Presumably it derives from maritime terminology.
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Seems like you have gotten a correct answer in here.\n\nThe branches of the military are:\n\nThe Army, Navy and Air Force.  Anything else, as in the Army National Guard (falls under the Army), the Marine Corps (falls under the Navy) and Coast Guard (falls under Homeland Security) aren't actual branches.\n\nThe one thing that does sadden me about nearly ever response here is that most people seem to think the Navy only does things on the water.  That's just plain not true.  Yes, the Navy has a ton of destroyers, submarines, aircraft carriers, etc... but take a look at things, the US Navy has more aircraft than the Air Force does.\n\nYou can't say that the Navy's job is just to move the Marines from place to place and fight battles on the sea.  That's not what we do.  In fact, the Marines now have their own ships and move themselves around.\n\nThe US Navy, the main portion, is divided up into Battle Groups.  These Battle Groups consist of an aircraft carrier, several destroyers/frigates, a sub and other support ships.  These battle groups can go anywhere in the world on a moments notice.  Within a day or so, we can have a massive supply of US military force anywhere we need it.  It would take the Army and Air Force weeks to do what we do.
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You could get all sorts of suggestions from people on this question.  I could list a dozen right off the top of my head, but you probably wouldn't be interested in "the history of ship building".  \n\nYou should pick a book that you'd like to read.  Once you get a good story and characters filling your imagination, the art will come easier.  If you have an area of interest, you should re-post the question, asking about that area.  \n\ne.g. "I like sci-fi books,  I've read..., I have a library book competition, any suggestions for my next book?"
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No but the Navy has a boot camp in Chicago and I bet if you ask any of the recruits there they would refer to it as "Pittsville" : )
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Here are the names and addresses:\nhttp://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=Auz3jshB4TFHJ8qzo9bjNd.GNcIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtbGZ2dXFpBF9zAzk2NjEzNzY3BHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?stx=boat+manufacturer&csz=boston%2C+ma
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i have a good frnd . she aids me in evrything.even in my personals.i want to know about u . iam navya.do u want to be a true frnd of mine for ever.only friend ship till end. i will tell my good experiences of my frndship when u join me.
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Honestly.   Because back in the day, ALL sailors were men and sleeping inside a giant falick shapped ship plus calling it a dude was and is considered Gay.\n\nThat's why. Sailors love and trust their lives to the ships that they spent their blood and sweat maintaining and operating.   It is much more comforting to call a ship Betsy, then Tom or something.\n\nYou can't understand. It's a guy thing..\n\nI named my car Eva.... Seriously.
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Many of the first were Navy and Marine Corps pilots, so I would guess Annapolis.  After that... Starfleet Academy.
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With operated-gun turrets and man held machine guns like on the deck sort of like the ones in the movie Pearl Harbor that the African American used. You know, that guy who did the Radio movie as well. There should be at least two air craft even though its not a carrier and a battleship. Two mini man subs.... Sonar, radar, everything. missiles but why do you want to know? Hmm? I looked at your answering history and you're obsessed with war man. Of course the above is just something I made up.
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It was a ship in WWII. That is all i know. THANKS.