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How do countries around the world name aircraft carriers?

Aircraft carrier, referred to as "aircraft carrier" and "empty mother", is a large surface ship with carrier-based aircraft as its main combat weapon. The hull usually has a huge deck and islands on the left and right sides. So far, nine countries in the world have owned aircraft carriers through their own technology or by purchasing aircraft carriers from other countries. Then how do they name the aircraft carrier?

Aircraft carrier nomenclature 1: nomenclature

It is common to name an aircraft carrier by (a person's name) all over the world. Most American aircraft carriers are named after the President of the United States. For example: Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Eisenhower and so on. French aircraft carriers are also named after people, such as the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Russia's "Kuzlezov".

Aircraft carrier naming method II: city naming method

It is also common to name ships after (cities). Most aircraft carriers in the former Soviet Union were named after cities, such as Minsk and Kiev. China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was named after the province where it was born.

Aircraft carrier naming method 3: abstract naming method

The so-called (abstract) naming method is not named after specific names or places, and it is an abstract name. For example, the British aircraft carrier: invincible, excellent, ark. In fact, whether it is the name of an aircraft carrier, a company or a person's name, they are not just a simple code name. It also entrusted the feelings and deeper meaning of the namer. A good name makes it easier for people to understand and remember your name.

The names of active aircraft carriers in the world are as follows:

Naming of Chinese aircraft carriers

The specific naming rules for China surface ships are as follows:

Aircraft carriers and cruisers are named after administrative provinces (regions);

Destroyers and frigates are named after large and medium-sized cities;

Dock landing ships and tank landing ships are all named after "mountain";

The training ship is named after a person;

The auxiliary boat is named after the name (such as Dongtuo, Beiyou, Nanbiao) and number indicating the sea area and nature.

Regional division:

In order to avoid the phenomenon of duplicate names of ships, the granting of names of ships in the People's Navy must be strictly divided according to regions. Namely:

The area under the jurisdiction of the North Sea Fleet uses 14 provinces and cities such as North China, Northeast China and Northwest China (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong and Henan);

The East China Sea Fleet uses the place names of seven provinces and cities in East China and Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei and Xinjiang);

The South China Sea Fleet uses the place names of nine provinces and cities in South China and Southwest China (Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Qiong, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Tibet). However, there are exceptions in recent years, such as the guided missile destroyer 170 Lanzhou of the South China Sea Fleet and the guided missile frigate 569 Yuncheng. ?

There are exceptions to everything. In the naval phalanx of the People's Navy, there are two special warships named after people. A ship named "Zheng He" (8 1) (Zheng He) was named in memory of China's great navigator Zheng He. A ship named "Shichang" (82 ships) was named after Deng Shichang, a national hero who died heroically in the Sino-Japanese War. These two ocean-going integrated training ships belong to the Dalian Naval Academy. There is also the "Hua" weapon test ship (892 ship)

Naming of American aircraft carriers

The naming of American aircraft carriers mainly includes: naming after the president of the United States; Named after admiral; Named after a famous domestic politician; Named after a famous naval ship; Named after the place where major events took place in American history; Named after a famous place or person in American aviation history. The naming of aircraft carriers actually has two meanings: First, each aircraft carrier has its own name; Secondly, the level of the same aircraft carrier is named after the first aircraft carrier of this model. For example, the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Lincoln is the name of the aircraft carrier, and Nimitz is the name of the aircraft carrier model, which is taken from the name of the first Nimitz of this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The naming of warships by the US Navy is generally carried out according to the convention of choosing the name of the aircraft carrier, the name of the state for cruisers, the name of the city for destroyers and the name of the city for submarines. Of the active 12 aircraft carriers, 7 are named after the President. This is not only for publicity, but also for the consideration of domestic political factors in recent years, but there are also some selfishness.

As the largest and most advanced surface ship of the US military, the aircraft carrier naturally shoulders the heavy responsibility of safeguarding the global interests of the United States, and is also tied to the heroic complex of Americans. This determines that the name of the aircraft carrier must be extraordinary. The second, fifth and sixth Nimitz-class aircraft carriers of the US Army were named Eisenhower, Lincoln and Washington respectively. President Washington was the founder of the United States of America, Lincoln avoided the division of the United States at a critical moment, and Eisenhower commanded the allied forces to defeat fascist Germany in the European battlefield during World War II. They are all heroes in the eyes of every American, so it is logical to name the aircraft carrier after them.

Among the US military aircraft carriers in active service, any president who is selected to name the aircraft carrier has something to do with the navy. Take President Reagan and President Bush for example. Both of them are closely related to the navy. During Reagan's administration, he made every effort to revitalize the army, so the navy benefited greatly and its strength continued to grow. George H.W. Bush joined the U.S. Navy on 1942 18, becoming the youngest pilot in the history of the U.S. Navy and winning the "Cross of Excellence", which contributed a lot to the construction of the U.S. Navy after the war. Naming two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers after them is also an act of "repaying kindness" by the US Navy.

Naming of French aircraft carriers

The number of French aircraft carriers is relatively small, so the naming is relatively simple, which can be divided into two categories: name and place name. France officially developed aircraft carriers after World War II and leased several aircraft carriers from Britain and the United States. For example, "Dixmid" and "Luo Mang" were both named after famous battles in World War I and World War II.

After independently developing aircraft carriers in 1950s, France was mainly named after people, that is, the famous military and political leaders in French history. For example, two clemenceau-class aircraft carriers, clemenceau and Fuxi, the former was a famous French prime minister in World War I, and the latter was the supreme commander of the allied forces on the western front in World War I, and the source of the later "Charles de Gaulle"-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was well known.

Naming of British aircraft carriers

Britain has its own characteristics in the naming of aircraft carriers. Generally speaking, in the media, the ships of the British navy are called so-and-so ships. But in fact, every ship in the British navy has the prefix "HMS" in front of it, which is the abbreviation of His/herajesty' s ship, which translates into the ship of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain. Therefore, as the only aircraft carrier in active service in Britain, the full name should be "Her Majesty's Excellent Ship". In the specific naming of aircraft carriers, the biggest difference between British aircraft carriers and the United States is that the "names" all come from the royal family. Similarly, a considerable number of aircraft carrier names are inherited from the names of the British Navy.

There is no common name because Britain is a constitutional monarchy. It is impossible for a presidential country like the United States to name its main battleship with a rotating president or a member of parliament. The latest aircraft carrier under construction in Britain directly uses the Queen Elizabeth. At the same time, the British navy has a long history of development. Although it sounds abstract, the names of ships such as Invincible and hms illustrious are actually famous warships inherited from the Royal Navy.

Russian aircraft carrier naming

Russian aircraft carrier inherited from the former Soviet Union, and its development should be counted from the Soviet period after World War II. The naming rules of aircraft carriers in the former Soviet Union are very clear, that is, famous cities, such as Moscow, Kiev, Baku and Leningrad. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the names of aircraft carriers became famous naval generals, such as Baku became Admiral of gorshkov and Tbilisi became Kuznetsov Admiral of the fleet.

Naming of Japanese aircraft carriers

In 1930s and 1940s, Japan's joint fleet had more than 10 aircraft carriers in its heyday, which was called "the strongest fleet in the world", ignoring the British and American navies at that time. By the end of 1945, Japan had surrendered unconditionally and had built and modified nearly 30 aircraft carriers of various types (excluding seaplane carriers), ranking among the "top three" in terms of quantity alone.

However, compared with Europe and America, Japan has a "tortuous" experience in naming aircraft carriers. At first, the Japanese navy held the old concept of "big ships and huge guns" and was not optimistic about the future prospects of aircraft carriers. Its positioning is lower than that of battleships and battle cruiser, and its name is more "casual".

At that time, Japan named battleships and battle cruiser either as historical famous vassal countries and administrative regions, such as Yi Shi, Sunward and Shancheng, or as scenic spots of mountains and rivers, such as King Kong (taken from Mount Kumgang in Osaka and Nara, Japan) and Bi Rui (Hiei Mountain, a famous Buddhist shrine in Japan). Most Japanese names for aircraft carriers come from auspicious animals in traditional culture, such as "auspicious crane", "auspicious crane", "dragon" and "black dragon". Most of these animals are inextricably linked with Japanese Shintoism. However, you must not think that these auspicious signs are so important, because Japan is a country with "eight million gods", as the saying goes, "things are rare", and there are too many gods, which are still worthless.

In the traditional Japanese concept, as long as something is old or has been brewing for a long time, it can be sublimated into a god. For example, there is a century-old handmade vermicelli shop in Nara, Japan. It is said that history can be traced back to the Tokugawa shogunate period. The "fan god" enshrined in the shrine in the store is the first fan made when the store just opened. It can be said that in Japan, the omen of god or auspicious omen is almost everywhere, which can be described as "common", and it is not a "grade" at all with a handful of famous mountains and rivers.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything. Some Japanese aircraft carriers have quite different names. For example, both Chicheng and Kaga were refitted from battleships. Because of their "noble blood", they can keep their original names. There are also "Chitose" and "Chiyoda", which were originally seaplane carriers, but retained their original names after being converted into aircraft carriers.

Although there are many ways to name aircraft carriers in different countries, "Never change from their ancestors" reflects the country's history, culture and naval tradition. Let's take the British and American navies for example. Due to the long history, many ship names in the navies of the two countries have been passed down from generation to generation. Britain's most famous "Royal Ark", the first warship named after it, was the flagship of the British fleet that annihilated the "Armada" in 1588. Later, this ship name was used four times on the aircraft carrier. At present, the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier under construction in Britain, whose ship names "Queen Elizabeth" and "Prince of Wales" also inherited the famous battleships in World War II.

The most prominent example of the US Navy is the Enterprise, which has been used by nine warships, including two aircraft carriers. Strictly speaking, the conventional translation of "enterprise" is not rigorous. Although the English word "Enterprise" means "enterprise", it always seems a bit strange to use it on American warships. Some scholars believe that it may be more appropriate to translate it into "enterprise".