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  2. List of U.S. military vessels named after presidents - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy - Wikipedia

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    Ships of PLAN are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (《海军舰艇命名条例》) [1] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986. [1] The convention for naming naval ships is as follows; [2] Aircraft carriers and landing helicopter docks are named after ...

  4. List of people with Royal Navy ships named after them

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    This is an incomplete list of people that have or had ships or ship classes named after them, or the name is associated with the person. The ships are currently or were previously in service with the Royal Navy, the United Kingdom's naval warfare force; or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England; or of the English Commonwealth.

  5. Ship prefix - Wikipedia

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    A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas ...

  6. Lists of ships - Wikipedia

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    South Africa: List of decommissioned ships of the South African Navy; Sri Lanka: List of Sri Lanka Navy active ships; Taiwan: List of Republic of China Navy ships; Turkey: Lists of ships of the Turkish Navy; United Kingdom: List of active Royal Navy ships; List of ship names of the Royal Navy; List of early warships of the English navy

  7. German Navy - Wikipedia

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    The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə maˈʁiːnə] ⓘ) is part of the unified Bundeswehr (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine (German Navy) became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German Volksmarine (People's ...

  8. President-elect Trump meets with new NATO secretary ... - AOL

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    Trump historically has been critical of NATO, which is an alliance of 32 members comprised of 30 European countries and the U.S. and Canada. Trump has questioned how much the U.S. spends as part ...

  9. List of current ships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    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 ...