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 1012 of the FY2007 defense authorization act (H.R. 5122/P.L. 109-364), expresses the sense of the Congress that the aircraft carrier CVN-78 should be named for President Gerald R. Ford. This report will be updated when events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 2007
Accession Number
ADA467249

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
  • Congress
  • Destroyers
  • Law
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Second World War
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Uss Gerald R. Ford
  • Uss Ronald Reagan

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting