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 Navy s 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 in recent years have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA559796

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Submarines
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Law
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Second World War
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.