The following is the Jan. 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. From the report Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and ...

U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent Americans.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced in a press release and social media posts that he has ordered the USNS Maury to be renamed USNS Marie Tharp.

The name of San Jose activist Cesar Chavez will stay on a U.S. Navy ship, after a local lawmaker pushed the federal government to continue honoring his name and legacy.

A Navy ship will bear the name of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneering women’s rights and gender equality advocate who took a leading role in a landmark decision ...

The U.S. Navy christened a new supply shipped named after Harvey Milk, the gay rights leader who had been forced to resign from service because of questions over his sexual orientation.

The following is the June 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service Report on Navy Ship Names. From the report Overview of Naming Rules for Ship Types Evolution Over Time Rules for giving certain ...