Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

Abstract

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navys ship-naming rules, particularly for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships. On July 13, 2012, the Navy submitted to Congress a 73-page report on the Navys policies and practices for naming ships.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013556

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Guided Missile Ships
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Second World War

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies