So what would the F111 aardvark be then? These things were amazing.. fold the wings back and go super-sonic to get where you're needed, flip them out and you're running a river before dropping napalm on some hapless village. Heard some stories from my father that flew these back then.
Regardless of that random-share - I'm pretty blown away by the numbering here I never knew about.
Didn't the F-35 take many years to perfect but no politician wanted to scrap it, because components were being built in many of their states and it would have an adverse effect in their economies and in their kickbacks?
Here is a list of United States Navy submarines named after U.S. presidents, based on historical records up to March 22, 2025. This list focuses on commissioned submarines and excludes other vessel types like aircraft carriers:
USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: December 30, 1959
Decommissioned: January 24, 1985
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: March 11, 1961
Decommissioned: February 28, 1981
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Class: Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: April 16, 1966
Decommissioned: July 8, 1999
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
Class: Seawolf-class attack submarine
Commissioned: February 19, 2005
Status: Active as of March 22, 2025
Notes:
These submarines are primarily ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) from the early nuclear era, reflecting a naming convention for "great Americans," with the exception of Jimmy Carter, an attack submarine (SSN) named for Carter’s naval service.
The list excludes ships like USS John Adams (SSBN-620), which was named for both John Adams and John Quincy Adams but is typically associated with the former president in naval records.
No new submarines named after presidents have been commissioned since USS Jimmy Carter in 2005, based on available data up to the current date.
So ... F15 is James Buchanan?
F14 (God's greatest aircraft) is Franklin Pierce
F18 is Ulysses S Grant
🤔
Don't forget Andrew Jackson..
F4- phantom: James Madison
now do B1
Then do A-10
Top secret documents reveal that if Kamala won, it would have been named F69.
Kek.
So what would the F111 aardvark be then? These things were amazing.. fold the wings back and go super-sonic to get where you're needed, flip them out and you're running a river before dropping napalm on some hapless village. Heard some stories from my father that flew these back then.
Regardless of that random-share - I'm pretty blown away by the numbering here I never knew about.
Do you mean the F14 tomcat?
No they meant F111 Aardvark
F14 was Navy and only came into service in 74 - F1-11 was all air force and started in 67.
Only five more Presidents before we get to 52...(cough, cough, B-52) Yea I know it's a bomber, but what the heck, one can dream, huh?
In the love shack? 🎶
Roam if you want to.
We need a badnass 'something' named Q1.
Didn't the F-35 take many years to perfect but no politician wanted to scrap it, because components were being built in many of their states and it would have an adverse effect in their economies and in their kickbacks?
I hear the guitar line from Top Gun , now. You know which one.
Grok:
Here is a list of United States Navy submarines named after U.S. presidents, based on historical records up to March 22, 2025. This list focuses on commissioned submarines and excludes other vessel types like aircraft carriers:
USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: December 30, 1959
Decommissioned: January 24, 1985
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: March 11, 1961
Decommissioned: February 28, 1981
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600)
Class: George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: February 13, 1961
Decommissioned: December 1, 1982
USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618)
Class: Ethan Allen-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: January 4, 1963
Decommissioned: January 24, 1985
USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619)
Class: Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: August 26, 1963
Decommissioned: August 31, 1989
USS James Monroe (SSBN-622)
Class: Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: December 4, 1963
Decommissioned: January 25, 1990
USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624)
Class: Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: December 27, 1963
Decommissioned: September 1, 1994
USS James Madison (SSBN-627)
Class: James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: July 28, 1964
Decommissioned: November 20, 1992
USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631)
Class: Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: July 17, 1964
Decommissioned: June 12, 1992
USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645)
Class: Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine
Commissioned: April 16, 1966
Decommissioned: July 8, 1999
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
Class: Seawolf-class attack submarine
Commissioned: February 19, 2005
Status: Active as of March 22, 2025
Notes:
These submarines are primarily ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) from the early nuclear era, reflecting a naming convention for "great Americans," with the exception of Jimmy Carter, an attack submarine (SSN) named for Carter’s naval service.
The list excludes ships like USS John Adams (SSBN-620), which was named for both John Adams and John Quincy Adams but is typically associated with the former president in naval records.
No new submarines named after presidents have been commissioned since USS Jimmy Carter in 2005, based on available data up to the current date.