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George Washington has had several vessels named after him before he died in 1799, including at least four in the 1770s and one in 1798, one in 1814 as well as an armored cruiser, a submarine and an aircraft carrier in the 20th century. (See also ). •
USS Washington (1775) was a
schooner named
Endeavor acquired by Gen. Washington in October 1775, renamed
Washington, and re-rigged as a
brigantine. •
USS Washington (1776) was a
row galley that operated in
Narragansett Bay during the winter and spring of 1776. •
USS Washington (1776) was one of 13
frigates authorized by the Continental Congress. She was launched in August 1776. Destroyed prior to commissioning. •
USS Washington (1776), a
lateen-rigged two-masted
galley, was built in the autumn of 1776. •
USS George Washington (1798) was a 24-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1798. • (1814) a
ship of the line, was the second such to be launched by the Navy, and was on active service from 1815 to 1820. •
USS George Washington (SSBN-598), in commission 1959–1985. •
George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine,
lead ship • was commissioned in 1992. •
Nimitz-class supercarrier •
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 (1799) was a 28-gun frigate built in New York, and launched 8 June 1799; •
USS John Adams (1799) was a 24-gun frigate built in Charleston, South Carolina launched 1 October 1799. •
USS John Adams (SSBN-620), in commission 1964–1989. •
Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine •
Thomas Jefferson has had one ship named in his honor before his death, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: •
USS Jefferson (1814) was launched in 1814; •
USS Thomas Jefferson in service 1942–1955. • • , in commission 1963–1986. •
Ethan Allen-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine •
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) was commissioned 2003 •
James Madison has had three vessels named for him before he died on 28 June 1836, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: •
USS James Madison (1807) was commissioned in 1807. •
USS Madison (1812) was a 14-gun
schooner launched in 1812. •
USS Madison (1832) was a
Van Buren-class schooner, designed by
Edward Preble and built in 1832. •
USS James Madison (SSBN-627), in commission 1963–1992. •
Ballistic missile submarine,
lead ship •
James Monroe has the following vessels named for him;: •
USS President Monroe in service 1943–1946. • •
USS James Monroe (SSBN-622), in commission 1963–1990. •
Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine •
Andrew Jackson has had three vessels named for him: •
The United States revenue cutter Jackson, commissioned in 1832. •
USS President Jackson in service 1941–1955. • •
USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619), in commission in 1963–1989. •
Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine •
Martin Van Buren has had one vessel named in his honor before his death, as well as an indirectly named patrol frigate in the 20th century: •
USS Van Buren (1839), commissioned in 1839 (See also ). •
Schooner •
USS Van Buren (PF-42), a
Tacoma-class patrol frigate in commission from 1943 to 1946 was actually named for the city of
Van Buren, Arkansas though the city was named for Martin Van Buren. •
James K. Polk has had two vessels named for him: •
USS President Polk, in service 1943–1946. •
President Jackson-class transport •
USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645), in commission in 1965–1999. •
Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine •
James Buchanan has the following vessels named for him; •
USS Republic (AP-33) was briefly named USS
President Buchanan; see also USS
President Grant below. •
Abraham Lincoln has had three vessels named in his honor, including: • , troop transport in commission 1918–1919. •
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600), in commission 1961–1982. •
USS George Washington class ballistic missile submarine •
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was commissioned in 1986. •
Nimitz-class supercarrier •
Woodrow Wilson has the following vessels named for him; •
USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624), in commission 1963–1994. •
Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine •
Franklin D. Roosevelt has the following vessels named for him; •
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), commissioned in 2017. •
Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier,
lead ship with
Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony, April 28, 1998 •
Jimmy Carter has the following vessels named for him; •
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) was named in 2004;
Jimmy Carter was the only living president with a submarine named for him • •
Ronald Reagan has the following vessels named for him; •
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), commissioned in 2003. •
Nimitz-class supercarrier •
George H. W. Bush has the following vessels named for him; • , commissioned in 2009. •
supercarrier •
Bill Clinton has the following vessels named for him; • , named in 2025. •
Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier •
George W. Bush has the following vessels named for him; • , named in 2025. •
Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier ==Ship named for two presidents==