Excerpt from Standard Nomenclature and List of Vessels, U. S. Navy: July 1, 1920 The following is a classified list of all naval vessels in service, under construction, or authorized, exclu sive of district craft and aircraft. The names are entered under each type in the order of identification numbers, as assigned, the duty or station and the home yard of each, as of July 1, 1920 being included. For latest information con eerning duty or station and home yards, see Monthly Navy Ifirectory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Names for Navy ships are chosen in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navy¿s ship-naming rules, esp. for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers in recent years have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships. Contents of this report: (1) Authority for Naming Ships; Navy¿s Process for Selecting Names; Naming Rules for Ship Types; Ships Named for Living Persons; Public¿s Role in Naming Ships; Congress¿s Role in Naming Ships; (2) Activity in the 111th Cong.

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 giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navy's ship-naming rules, particularly for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers in recent years have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy ships. This book explores the Navy's process for selecting names for its ships; with a focus on the planned size of the Navy; the rate of Navy ship procurement and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans.

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Congress in recent years has proposed, and sometimes passed, legislation regarding the naming of specific ships.