This is what it says, I swear:
The Navy is sending a warship it had planned to decommission to the Middle East at the request of U.S. Central Command to serve as a floating base for commandos and other special operations forces.Wiki has to say that it "is the only ship of the United States Navy that is named for Ponce in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon..." Which is still weak as a consolation.
The vessel is the USS Ponce, an amphibious assault ship that can accommodate smaller fast boats and helicopters used by Navy SEALs and other special operators.
I hope that SEALS will bear it with the usual stoicism and coolness...
6 comments:
It's Obama's way of cutting costs. Do you know how much it costs to fly the Seals all over the world?
Yep, I know. But it appears you missed the significance of that name, Katie ;-)
It could have been worse, Imagine if they had named the ship after Julius H Felcher or Zachary P Wanker
;-)
Just do not make fun of the USS Ponce in Puerto Rico!
Katie: Ponce is slang term for Gay.
He he. Now you have revealed a military secret to the whole world, David ;-)
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