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Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
Contents
Background ............................................................................................. 1
Navy's Authority and Process for Naming Ships.................................................. 1
Authority for Naming Ships.................................................................... 1
Process for Selecting Names................................................................... 1
July 2012 Navy Report to Congress ............................................................ 2
Overview of Naming Rules for Ship Types .................................................... 3
Rules for Ship Types Now Being Procured or Recently Procured.................................4
Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs) ......................................................... 5
Attack Submarines (SSNs) ...................................................................... 5
Aircraft Carriers (CVNs)......................................................................... 6
Destroyers (DDGs) ............................................................................... 7
Lifforal Combat Ships (LCSs)................................................................... 8
Amphibious Assault Ships (LHAs)............................................................ 8
Amphibious Ships (LPDs)...................................................................... 9
Oilers (TAOs)................................................................................... 9
Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ships (TAKEs).................................................. 10
Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPFs)......................................................... 10
Expeditionary Transport Docks (ESDs) and Expeditionary Sea Bases (ESBs)..........10
Aspects of Navy Ship Names......................................................................11
State Names Not Used in a Long Time, Particularly Kansas ................................11
Ships Named for Living Persons............................................................... 13
Ships Named for Confederate Officers....................................................... 14
Ships Named Several Years Before They Were Procured................................. 16
Public's Role in Naming Ships ..................................................................... 18
Congress's Role in Naming Ships................................................................. 19
Overview of Congressional Influence on Navy Ship-Naming Decisions...............19
Congressional Responses to Announced Navy Ship-Naming Decisions................21
Legislation on Future Navy Ship-Naming Decisions ........................................ 24
Legislative Activity in 115th Congress.................................................................. 26
S.Con.Res. 10 (Expressing Sense of Congress That Next SSN be Named Los
Alamos)......................................................................................... 26
Senate......................................................................................... 26
Tables
Table 1. State Names That Have Not Been Used in a Long Time................................. 12
Table 2. Ships Since 1973 Named for Persons Who Were Living at the Time .................... 15
Table 3. Recent Enacted Legislative Provisions...................................................... 24
Table 4. Examples of Proposed Bills and Amendments............................................... 25
Appendixes
Appendix A. Executive Summary of July 2012 Navy Report to Congress.....................28Congressional Research Service
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O'Rourke, Ronald. Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress, report, July 6, 2018; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1228528/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.