User:Gunter.krebs/List of U.S. military vessels named after Presidents
These are vessels named for Presidents of the United States of America.
President | Ships | Remarks |
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George Washington |
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had several vessels named after him before he died in 1799, including at least four in the 1770s and one in 1798. (See also USS Washington). |
John Adams |
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Thomas Jefferson |
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James Madison |
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had three vessels named for him before he died on June 28, 1836. |
Martin Van Buren |
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See also USS Van Buren |
Abraham Lincoln | ||
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- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman, initially USS United States
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Gerald R. Ford (planned for 2015)
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) was named in 2001; Ronald Reagan died in 2004.
- USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) was named in 2004; Jimmy Carter is still alive.
- USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) was named in 2006; George H. W. Bush is still alive.