CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTrump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down14cross-posted to: war_room@quokk.autheguardian_us@ibbit.at
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkTrump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’www.theguardian.comCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square61linkfedilinkcross-posted to: war_room@quokk.autheguardian_us@ibbit.at
minus-squareBenVimes@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 days agoBit of trivia: the mid-life refit program for Canada’s Iroquois-class destroyer was called TRUMP: Tribal Refit and Update Modernisation Program. That program happened in the 1980s, so Mr. Trump is 40ish years late to claim the name.
Bit of trivia: the mid-life refit program for Canada’s Iroquois-class destroyer was called TRUMP: Tribal Refit and Update Modernisation Program.
That program happened in the 1980s, so Mr. Trump is 40ish years late to claim the name.