The naming of a naval ship might seem like a ceremonial afterthought, but in the U.S. Navy, it is a deliberate and meaningful process steeped in tradition, politics, and symbolism. Names convey ...

This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for ...

Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships ...

The Kanawha River, which flows from Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia, through Charleston, West Virginia, to Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, has been the inspiration for the ...

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended his history of controversial ship names, saying that they abide by long-standing traditions. “I’m more a traditionalist than most of my predecessors have been,” Mabus ...

The Pentagon on Sunday announced that a naval vessel named for labor leader Cesar Chavez will keep its name. Trump administration officials had announced plans earlier this year to rename multiple ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship today. The USS Pierre officially entered service, at a time when the Navy is looking to scrap or repurpose ...