The following is the June 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service Report on Navy Ship Names. From the report Overview of ...

Pete Hegseth, who had originally touted the name change earlier in June, said the decision is in order to “take the politics out of ship naming.” ...

The destroyers USS Thomas Hudner and USS The Sullivans worked alongside others to protect Israel from Iranian missile attacks ...

The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, ...

U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent ...