Which United States Navy ship was named for a man who was both Secretary of the Navy and a New Hampshire senator?
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USS Chandler Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Chandler". The first was named for William E. Chandler and the second for Theodore E. Chandler.
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William E. Chandler William Eaton Chandler (December 28, 1835November 30, 1917) was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.
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USS Tuscaloosa USS "Tuscaloosa" has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy. Both are named for the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) USS "Thomas Jefferson" (SSBN-618), an "Ethan Allen" class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third President of the United States (1801–1809). She later was reclassified as an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-618.
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USS Carl Vinson USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third "Nimitz"-class supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009. "Carl Vinson"' s call sign is "Gold Eagle".
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USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) USS "Henry Clay" (SSBN-625), a "Lafayette" class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator.
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Bonnie Newman Jane Ellen "Bonnie" Newman (born June 2, 1945) is an American administrator and business executive. A Republican, she worked for Judd Gregg, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Newman was also interim president of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Community College System of New Hampshire. She was selected to be the United States Senator from New Hampshire when Gregg was nominated to become United States Secretary of Commerce, but did not take office when the vacancy she was to fill did not materialize.
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Charles W. Tobey Charles William Tobey (July 22, 1880July 24, 1953) was an American politician, who was a Governor of New Hampshire and a United States senator.
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) USS "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67) is the only ship of her class (a variant of the "Kitty Hawk" class of aircraft carrier) and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and is nicknamed "Big John." "Kennedy" was originally designated a CVA (fixed wing attack carrier); however, the designation was changed to CV to denote that the ship was capable of anti-submarine warfare, making her an all-purpose carrier.
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USS Benjamin Stoddert USS "Benjamin Stoddert" (DDG-22), named for Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813), Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a "Charles F. Adams"-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy.
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USS Manley Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Manley" for John Manley.
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Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), before becoming U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death. Swanson and fellow U.S. Senator Thomas Staples Martin led a Democratic political machine in Virginia for decades in the late 19th and early 20th century, which later became known as the Byrd Organization for Swanson's successor as U.S. Senator, Harry Flood Byrd.
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Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy – under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. He was the elder brother of New Jersey Governor Philemon Dickerson.
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USS New Jersey (SSN-796) "New Jersey" (SSN-796), a "Virginia"-class submarine , will be the third U.S. Navy ship named for the state of New Jersey. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on May 24, 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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USS Narwhal (SS-167) USS "Narwhal" (SS-167), the lead ship of her class of submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal. She was named "V-5" (SC-1) when her keel was laid down on 10 May 1927 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine.
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Jacob Harold Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918), was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913.
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USS New Mexico One ship and one submarine of the United States Navy have been named USS "New Mexico" in honor of the state of New Mexico.
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USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) USS "Abraham Lincoln" (SSBN-602), a "George Washington"-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865).
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George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer (June 24, 1858 – March 9, 1918) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as United States ambassador to Italy and Russia, as United States Postmaster General from 1907 to 1909 during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1909 to 1913 during the administration of President William Howard Taft.
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Theodore Douglas Robinson Theodore Douglas Robinson (April 28, 1883 – April 10, 1934) was an American politician from New York who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from November 1924 to 1929. He was a member of the Roosevelt family through his mother and was the eldest nephew of President Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr. (1858–1919). As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, Theodore was a descendant of the Schuyler family.
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USS Elrod (FFG-55) USS "Elrod" (FFG-55), an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.
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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry ( ; born December 11, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. A Democrat, he previously served Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential election, losing to Republican incumbent George W. Bush.