(a) Not more than one vessel of the Navy may have the same name.
(b) 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.
(c) The Secretary of the Navy may change the name of any vessel bought for the Navy.
Structure US Code
Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
§ 8663. Number in service in time of peace
§ 8664. Suspension of construction in case of treaty
§ 8667. Changing category or type: limitations
§ 8669. Contracts: applicability of chapter 65 of title 41
§ 8669a. Construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects
§ 8669b. Senior Technical Authority for each naval vessel class
§ 8669c. Assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program
§ 8671. Determination of vessel delivery dates
§ 8673. Model Basin; investigation of hull designs
§ 8674. Examination of vessels; striking of vessels from Naval Vessel Register
§ 8675. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: sale
§ 8675a. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: contracts for dismantling on net-cost basis
§ 8676. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: conveyance by donation
§ 8676a. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes
§ 8677. Disposals to foreign nations
§ 8678. Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
§ 8679. Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: prohibition
§ 8680. Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards: restrictions
§ 8681. Repair or maintenance of naval vessels: handling of hazardous waste
§ 8684. Overhaul of naval vessels: competition between public and private shipyards
§ 8685. Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability
§ 8686. Support for transfers of decommissioned vessels and shipboard equipment
§ 8688. Warranty requirements for shipbuilding contracts
§ 8690. Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels
§ 8691. Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: dismantlement and disposal
§ 8692. Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limitation baselines
§ 8693. Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base
§ 8694. Annual report on ship maintenance
§ 8695. Navy battle force ship assessment and requirement reporting
§ 8696. Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive
§ 8696. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans