Ahoy Shipmates!!!

I know it has been a very long time since I have done a MSW WOD. I counted about 500 different words and phrases which I had passed along over the tenure of that column.

Well, after being really wrapped up in work and another project I have decided to send the WOD to the dockyards for a while and start a new column. This one will focus on ships and their names. I figure this way I can hit just about every navy around the world and educate everyone and even myself.

So, let me say I decide to pick, Ronald Reagan. I would talk about his life and also cover the ship(s) named for him. Or take Victory for example. I would cover the ships named Victory over the years.

This will also allow me to take requests on ships or names. At the moment I will probably do a couple of these a week and probably start on or about June 21.

Sound off and let me know what you think!

I enjoyed the WOD posts. Look forward to the ship's names. US destroyers seems to be fertile ground for educating people about lesser known naval heros. Do other navies follow a practice like this/

That is a good question. I am going to be 100% honest and say, I do not know for sure. But, we shall find out. I do know some navies use geographical names, some use Naval hero’s, some use political figures, others might even draw names from a hat.

Thanks. I really liked the WOD.
Ship names? How about ESSEX? Gotta be some history there.

EJ

Very much enjoyed the WOD columns,thank you!

Looking forward to the new column.... Ditto the destroyers bit, as well as learning about other navies.
cheers

Essex for sure will be on the list. I already gave a quick run down of the USN Essex ships in a WOD post from March.