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11. “Defiant” and “Trump class” don’t follow the normal Navy naming philosophy at all.
I am pretty sure the SecWar and SecNav will announce a name change to "Trump", and his nibs will profess surprise and delight, just as he did when his hand picked Board of bootlickers at the Kennedy Center added his name, ahead of Kennedy's.
As you said, a class of ships is named after the lead ship. Can't have a "Trump" class, when the lead ship is named "Defiant". Ford class carriers are already named, going out several years.. The Miller, Clinton, and Bush have not even been laid down yet, and News can only build one at a time. It's no fun having a ship named after you, if you are dead, so you can't wallow in the adulation at the ceremonies. Of course, maybe his nibs will declare naming CVN-81 after Miller "woke", and rename the ship, due to be laid down next year, after himself.
Steve
