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John Adams has had two ships named after him in 1799 before his death on 4 July 1826, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: USS Adams was a 28-gun frigate built in New York, and launched 8 June 1799; USS John Adams was a 24-gun frigate built in Charleston, South Carolina launched 1 October 1799.
A large majority of the ships named for states are battleships (BB), followed by submarines (SSN, SSBN & SSGN). The remainder are cruisers (ACR & CGN), monitors (BM) and patrol craft (SP) and an amphibious transport dock (LPD). As of March 2021, thirty-seven ships currently in commission are named after US states and one is named after a territory.
A full list of United States Navy LSTs. The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service. More recent LSTs were named on launching.
Pages in category "Ships built in Louisiana" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aiviq;
For ships named for the state of Louisiana, for places in Louisiana, or for persons from Louisiana. Note: United States Navy ships should not be placed directly into this category. They should be placed in Category:United States Navy Louisiana-related ships .
Landing ship, tank (LST) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service. More recent LSTs were named on launching.
Ship Image Year designated Arizona: USS Arizona (BB-39) [citation needed] Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona [citation needed] California: Californian (state tall ship) 2003 [1] Connecticut: USS Nautilus (SSN-571) 1983 [2] [3] Freedom Schooner Amistad (state flagship and tall ship ambassador) 2003 [3] Delaware: Kalmar Nyckel (state tall ship ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...