§ 8662. Naming

10 U.S.C. § 8662 (N/A)
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Not more than one vessel of the Navy may have the same name.

Each battleship shall be named for a State. However, if the names of all the States are in use, a battleship may be named for a city, place, or person.

The Secretary of the Navy may change the name of any vessel bought for the Navy.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448, § 7292; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1910; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(27), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1074(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 996; renumbered § 8662, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)