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2nd ship USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001), named for a former Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient killed in action during the Iraq War, 3rd ship USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), named for a former U.S. president and U.S. naval officer who was awarded the Silver Star during WW II
The table below is a list of United States Navy ships named after US states. The practice of naming commissioned ships for US states and territories dates back to the Continental Navy during the time of the American Revolution. The conventions for naming ships of the US Navy were made law in 1862;
The list of hull classifications comprises an alphabetical list of the hull classification symbols used by the United States Navy to identify the type of a ship.. The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely.
When it is stricken from the fleet list, a ship typically has the prefix "ex-" added to its name, to distinguish it from any active ships bearing the same name. For example, after USS Constellation (CV-64) was retired in 2003, she became referred to as ex-Constellation.
The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels of the U.S. Navy under the Military Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS , standing for United States Naval Ship .
United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification; Russian ship naming conventions; T. Type system of the Royal Navy; U. Naming conventions for destroyers of the Royal Navy;
During World War II, the United States Navy purchased two Great Lakes side-wheel paddle steamers and converted them into freshwater aircraft carrier training ships. Both vessels were designated with the hull classification symbol IX and lacked hangar decks , elevators or armaments .
Pages in category "United States Navy ship names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,356 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .