Two new aircraft carriers will be named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming them after US presidents.

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

Not only was this decision part of the Navy's attempt to supplant aging vessels with newer models ... the next Ford-class ...

For example, the USS Ranger was the first purpose-built flattop and the only carrier of the Ranger class, while the USS Enterprise ... whether this model is sustainable. Aircraft carriers are ...