United States ship naming conventions

United States ship naming conventions for the navy were established by United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. However, elements had existed since before his time. If a ship is reclassified, for example a destroyer is converted to a mine layer, it retains its original name.

Traditional conventions

Contemporary ship naming conventions

See also

Notes and references

  1. And the possible exception of USS Shangri-La (CV-38), which however can be said to have been named after a "battle," the Doolittle Raid
  2. Technically the Essex-class carriers Franklin, Randolph and Hancock were named for the Continental Navy ships which bore the names of those men, not the men themselves.
  3. Long Beach was the last US warship built on a true cruiser hull
  4. Congressional Research Service (June 12, 2013). "Navy Ship Names". United States Naval Instute. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

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