Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

Abstract

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Members of the public are sometimes interested in having Navy ships named for certain persons, places, or things. Congress in recent years has proposed, and sometimes passed, legislation regarding the naming of specific ships. Section 1013 of S. 2766, the Senate-passed version of the FY2007 defense authorization bill, would name the aircraft carrier CVN-78 for President Gerald Ford. This report will be updated when events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456279

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Destroyers
  • Law
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Second World War
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Uss Ronald Reagan

Readers

  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting