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In article <XnsA9AB81C497566noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>, Mitchell Holman
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>Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium> wrote in
>news:3b350elbbaqbpqufensebdgrrlacnqqgd1@4ax.com:
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>> On the other hand, there is a good possibility that CVN-81 will be
>> named for Barrack Obama.
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> That beats the current practice of naming carriers
>after civilian congressmen (John Stennis, Carl Vinson)
>whose only claim to fame is steering money to the navy.
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Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RS22478.html
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
for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be
named for something else. Some observers have perceived a breakdown in, or
corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships. On July 13, 2012, the Navy
naming ships.
For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or recently procured for the
Navy, naming rules can be summarized as follows:
The first Ohio replacement ballistic missile submarine (SSBN-826) has been named
Columbia in honor of the District of Columbia, but the Navy has not stated what
the naming rule for these ships will be.
Virginia (SSN-774) class attack submarines are being named for states.
Aircraft carriers are generally named for past U.S. Presidents. Of the past 14,
10 were named for past U.S. Presidents, and 2 for Members of Congress.
Destroyers are being named for deceased members of the Navy, Marine Corps, and
Coast Guard, including Secretaries of the Navy.
Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) are being named for regionally important U.S.
cities and communities.
Amphibious assault ships are being named for important battles in which U.S.
Marines played a prominent part, and for famous earlier U.S. Navy ships that
were not named for battles.
San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ships are being named for major U.S.
cities and communities, and cities and communities attacked on September 11,
2001.
John Lewis (TAO-205) class oilers, previously known as TAO(X)s, are being named
for people who fought for civil rights and human rights.
Lewis and Clark (TAKE-1) class cargo and ammunition ships were named for famous
American explorers, trailblazers, and pioneers.
Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPFs), previously called Joint High Speed Vessels
(JHSVs), are being named for small U.S. cities.
Expeditionary Transport Docks (ESDs) and Expeditionary Sea Bases (ESBs),
previously called Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ships and Afloat Forward Staging
Bases (AFSBs), respectively, are being named for famous names or places of
historical significance to U.S. Marines.
Since 1974, at least 20 U.S. military ships have been named for persons who were
living at the time the name was announced. The most recent instance occurred on
July 11, 2018, when the Navy announced that it was expanding the name of the
destroyer John. S. McCain (DDG-56), originally named for Admiral John S. McCain
(1884-1945) and Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (1911-1981), to also include Senator
John S. McCain III.
Members of the public are sometimes interested in having Navy ships named for
their own states or cities, for older U.S. Navy ships (particularly those on
which they or their relatives served), for battles in which they or their
relatives participated, or for people they admire.
Congress has long maintained an interest in how Navy ships are named, and has
influenced the naming of certain Navy ships. The Navy suggests that
congressional offices wishing to express support for proposals to name a Navy
ship for a specific person, place, or thing contact the office of the Secretary
of the Navy to make their support known. Congress may also pass legislation
relating to ship names. Measures passed by Congress in recent years regarding
Navy ship names have all been sense-of-the-Congress provisions.
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