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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.
modern Carriers are named after Presidents with the exception of the Enterprise (for historical reasons)
each class is named after certain categories (states, cities, etc.)
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Subs - Fish or aquatic fish like thingys
DDs - US naval heros
Cruisers - US cities
Battle ships - US States
Carriers - US battle sites - but had a bunch of exceptions
Not sure of naming convention for tenders, oilers, etc.