List of U.S. military vessels named after Presidents

List of U.S. military vessels named after Presidents

These are vessels named for Presidents of the United States of America.

*George Washington 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).
**USS "Washington" (1775) was a schooner named "Endeavor" acquired by Gen. Washington in October 1775, renamed "Washington", and re-rigged as a brigantine.
**USS "Washington" (1776) was a row galley that operated in Narragansett Bay during the winter and spring of 1776.
**USS "Washington" (1776) was one of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress. She was launched in August 1776.
**USS "Washington" (1776), a lateen-rigged two-masted galley, was built in the autumn of 1776.
**USS "George Washington" (1798) was commissioned in 1798.

*USS "John Adams" (1799) was launched in 1799; John Adams died on July 4, 1826.
*USS "Jefferson "(1814) was launched in 1814; Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826.
*James Madison had three vessels named for him before he died on June 28, 1836.
**USS "James Madison" (1807) was commissioned in 1807.
**USS "Madison" (1812) was a 14-gun schooner launched in 1812.
**USS "Madison" (1832) was a "Van Buren"-class schooner, designed by Edward Preble and built in 1832.
*USS "James Madison"
**Ballistic missile submarine, lead ship
*USS "James Monroe"
**"Lafayette"-class ballistic missile submarine, in commission 1963-1990.
*Andrew Jackson had two vessels named for him.
**The United States revenue cutter "Jackson", commissioned in 1832.
**USS "Andrew Jackson", a "Lafayette"-class ballistic missile submarine, commissioned in 1963.
*USS "Van Buren" (1839) was commissioned in 1839; Martin Van Buren died in July 1862. (See also USS Van Buren)
*James K. Polk had two vessels named for him.
**USS "President Polk", a "President Jackson"-class transport, commisioned in 1943.
**USS "James K. Polk", a "Benjamin Franklin"-class ballistic missile submarine, commissioned in 1965.
*"Abraham Lincoln"
**"Nimitz"-class supercarrier
*"Ulysses S. Grant"
**"James Madison"-class ballistic missile submarine, in commission 1964-1992.
*"President Hayes"
**"President Jackson"-class transport, commissioned in 1941.
*"Theodore Roosevelt"
**"Nimitz"-class supercarrier
*"Woodrow Wilson"
**"Lafayette"-class ballistic missile submarine, in commission 1963-1994.
*"Franklin D. Roosevelt"
**"Midway"-class
*"Harry S. Truman", initially USS United States
**"Nimitz"-class supercarrier
*"Dwight D. Eisenhower"
**"Nimitz"-class supercarrier
*"John F. Kennedy"
**"Kennedy"-class supercarrier, lead ship
*"Gerald R. Ford" (planned for 2015)
**"Ford"-class supercarrier, lead ship
*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.

ee also

* List of United States Navy ships
* List of active U.S. Navy ships, sorted by homeport
* List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II
* List of U.S. military vessels named after women


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