From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:03:23 -0500, "Robert Bononno"
 wrote:

>Interesting. I didn't know this.
>What happens when the US runs out of names of states? Should we annex a few
small countries?
>
Large cities and political figures.

>
>Adam Flinton  wrote in message
news:3dfc63d5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Robert Bononno"  wrote in message
>> news:3dfbd2b4{at}w3.nls.net...
>> What's a "capital ship" by the way?
>>
>> Normally it is/was a "major unit" e.g. a battleship or
an aircraft carrier
>> or nowadays a nuke ballistic missile sub.
>>
>> So for instance the Bismark vs Hood engagement was a "capital ship
>> engagement" in the traditional sense where Midway was in the
new carrier
>> borne aircraft sense.
>>
>> In the US case the names of states (e.g. California, Alaska etc) are
>> reserved for Capital ships.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>

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