The outgoing Secretary of the Navy has named CVN 82 and CVN 83 after former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN 65) which inactivated in 2012.

It's common practice for military vessels to bear the name of prominent historical figures, especially somebody who had such ...

Bush. They are the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), future USS Enterprise (CVN 80), and future USS Doris Miller (CVN 81). Other recent presidents have naval vessels named after them.

Raymond served in the United States Navy and served on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a member of the ...