United States Ship

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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) (above) and the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) (below) are supplied with supplies from the supply ship USS Bridge (AOE-10) (center)

A United States Ship is an armed warship that is deployed on behalf of the US Navy . The ships have the prefix USS in their ship names .

Naming

The names of the "United States Ships" are given by the Secretary of the Navy , who reports to the US Secretary of Defense . The assignment of the prefix is ​​based on Executive Order 549 of January 8, 1907 by Theodore Roosevelt , which is still valid today. The names are usually names of states, cities, and other locations, famous battles, or important people in American history.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodore Roosevelt: Executive Order 549, January 8, 1907 . 1907 ( history.navy.mil [accessed October 14, 2013]).