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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.
Ammunition ships (AE) were named either after volcanoes (e.g., Mauna Loa) or words relating to fire and explosions (e.g., Nitro and Pyro). Battlecruisers (CC) under the 1916 program were to receive names of battles or famous U.S. Navy ships with significant overlap since several famous U.S. Navy ships were named after Revolutionary War battles.
The contract to build her was awarded on 18 December 1998 to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana, and her keel was laid down on 14 October 2002. The ship was christened on 20 November 2004, sponsored by Carolyn Shelton, the wife of General Henry H. Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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.
Ships built in Morgan City, Louisiana (11 P) Ships built in New Orleans (78 P) Ships built in Slidell, Louisiana (19 P) J. Ships built in Jennings, Louisiana (5 P)
Bollinger originally built 49 110-foot (34 m) Island-class cutters, so called because each cutter was named after an island. These vessels were staffed by a crew of 18, and their primary armament was a 25 mm autocannon. Bollinger secured a contract to refit eight of the Island-class cutters, adding thirteen feet to their stern, so they could ...
New Orleans keel was laid on 14 March 1931, at the New York Navy Yard, commonly known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard.The ship was launched on 12 April 1933, sponsored by Cora S. Jahncke, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and daughter of Ernest L. Jahncke, a civil engineer and president of the Jahncke Shipbuilding Co. in New Orleans.