[sci.military] Ship Names

de@moscom.com (David Esan) (03/29/91)

From: de@moscom.com (David Esan)

swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams) writes:
>DDG 51  ARLEIGH BURKE      6 Dec 1988  16 Sep 1989   Feb 1991   Bldg.
>DDG 52  JOHN BARRY        26 Feb 1990     Mar 1991   Sep 1991   Bldg.
>DDG 53  JOHN PAUL JONES   14 Aug 1990     Jul 1991   Feb 1993   Bldg.
>DDG 54  CURTIS WILBUR        Feb 1991     Jan 1992   Jul 1993   Bldg.
>DDG 55  STOUT                Jul 1991     Jul 1992   Oct 1993   Bldg.
>DDG 56  JOHN S McCAIN        Aug 1991     Aug 1992   Jan 1994   Bldg.
>DDG 57  MITSCHER             Jan 1992     Jan 1993   Apr 1994   Bldg.
>DDG 58  LABOON               Jul 1992     Apr 1993   Jul 1994   Bldg.

Is there a naming convention for the Arleigh Burke class of DDG?
I know who Burke is, and who JP Jones was, but who or what are the other
names?

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David Esan      de@moscom.com