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John Taylor was a submarine officer in the Navy and when he retired, he looked for a location that had no coastline and no water deep enough to submerge in. Little did he know that his choice of New Mexico had more than 90 Navy vessels named for various aspects of the state. The Land of Enchantment has ships ranging from tugboats to a battleships named after cities, counties, native American tribes, and individuals. Taylor’s presentation looks at this wonderful collection.
John Taylor retired in 2010 as the manager of the Integrated Technologies and Systems Strategic Management Group Support Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He has a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Stanford University and was a member of Sandia’s technical and management staff for 35 years. He is the author or co-author of 27 books on New Mexico history, soccer science, and naval history.