When you see videos of large Navy ships, floating fortresses cruising through the water carrying weapons and jets, it's hard to believe that a group of people somehow, somewhere came together to build ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

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 ...