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 ...

Some of the most famous ships in history have sailed with female names on their hull. Queen Elizabeth. Mary Celeste. Lady Washington. Even now, seafarers still refer to vessels as "she." It doesn't ...

In 2023, the Navy named a ship after Harriet Tubman and last December, it laid the keel for a ship to bear Thurgood Marshall‘s name. These individuals are not only national icons but are deeply woven ...

Many U-T readers, particularly those with naval backgrounds, might have noticed the U-T does not use “USS” in front of Navy ship names. I started as a copy editor here in 1998, and that was the style ...

The naming of a naval ship might seem like a ceremonial afterthought, but in the U.S. Navy, it is a deliberate and meaningful process steeped in tradition, politics, and symbolism. Names convey ...