The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...

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ONCE THE SHIP IS COMMISSI The U.S. Navy christened a ship named after the Pennsylvania capital, the USS Harrisburg. The christening happened over the weekend in Mississippi.Pa. history linked to ...

Yes, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), commonly referred to as "Ike," was constructed with multiple asbestos-containing materials. Congress authorized the ship's construction in 1970, during a ...

Del Toro dubbed the Medium Landing Ship the McClung class, with USS McClung (LSM-1) as the lead ship. The vessel is named after Marine Corps Maj. Megan McClung, a public affairs officer who was ...

The ships will measure 620 ft ... The yard recently won a contract to perform overhaul work on the USS Monterey, a Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat ...

South Philadelphia is slated to be down one very large ship starting Thursday morning. No, not that one. The decommissioned aircraft carrier formerly known as the USS John F. Kennedy is scheduled to ...

Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, program executive officer, ships, provided the keynote address. “To the sailors and shipbuilders of the future USS Harrisburg, I extend to you my deepest congratulations ...

The USS JFK’s departure was originally scheduled for Jan. 15, but was postponed because of high winds. Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, the USS JFK was the first Navy ship named for the famed president ...

Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, the USS JFK was the first Navy ship named for the famed president and "last conventionally powered aircraft carrier built by the U.S. Navy," according to Naval Sea ...

The USS Travis Manion is the first ship named for the late Marine. Sign up for Task & Purpose Today to get the latest in military news each morning, and The Pentagon Rundown for a weekly breakdown ...