List of U.S. military vessels named after presidents

These are vessels named for presidents of the United States of America (in order of their presidency and ship's commissioning):

Ships named for one president

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Carter (left) with a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter with Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony, April 28, 1998

Ship named for two presidents

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Ships named for the office of the president

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Presidents with no U.S. Navy vessel named after them

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office
  2. ^ a b c d Elected vice president, became president when the previous president died in office, later elected to a second term as president
  3. ^ Only person never elected president or vice president, was instead appointed vice president and then later became president when the previous president resigned (both under the 25th Amendment)
  4. ^ a b c d Never elected president, was elected vice president and became president when the previous president died in office
  5. ^ First full-term president for whom no U.S. Navy vessel was named
  6. ^ Only deceased president who served two full terms for whom no U.S. Navy vessel was named
  7. ^ Resigned during second term

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Jefferson | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Collette, Christopher (13 January 2025). "Future US aircraft carriers to bear Clinton and Bush names". WVEC. Retrieved 13 January 2025.