Q&A · 3:17:08-3:17:33

Carrier construction pace and the supply of presidential names

The exchange compares carrier construction with presidential turnover to address a possible shortage of names.

Question

Would the U.S. Navy eventually run out of presidential names for its carriers?

Short answer

At the construction pace discussed, the supply of presidential names is expected to exceed demand from new carriers. Faster production would change that calculation.

Notes

A suggested shortage of presidential names is answered by comparing the rate of new presidents with the rate of carrier construction. At the pace being discussed, carrier output is considered too slow to exhaust the names available. Faster construction is identified as the condition that would change that assessment.