Ships and Women
1776 Lady Washington:
Very First ship named after a woman. Named in honor of Martha Washington. This was a small wooden gunboat built in
New York to defend the Hudson River.
1858 Harriet Lane(Revenue Cutter)
The first armed Navy ship named after a woman. Named in honor of President James Buchanan's
Neice, Harriet Lane Johnston, who served as the White House's Hostess. This ship was captured by the
confederates in January 1863, at Galveston.
1942
Harbor Tugs:
Sacagawea (YT-241)
Pocahontas(YT-266)
Troop Transports (all named on Aug 20):
Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69)Bio1/ Bio2
Florence Nightingale (AP-70) Picture/ Bio
Mary Lyon (AP-71)Bio
Dix (AP-67)Bio
Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) Bio
1944 Watseka (YT-387):
Harbor Tug named after a Pottawatomi Woman
1945 Higbee(class destroyer):
First warship named after a woman, and first to take part in combat operations.
Named after Lenah S. Higbee, who was the superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps
from 1911-1922.
1996 Hopper DDG 70 (Guided Missle Destroyer):
Commissioned on January 6, 1996, at Bath Ironworks In Bath, Maine. Named after
Rear admiral Grace Murray Hopper, who was the pioneer in the field of
computer technology, and led the Navy into the computer age. This was the second time that
a ship was named after a women from their own ranks.
Currently these are the only ships that I have found that have been named
after women. If you have any information on other ships that have been named
after women then please feel free to Email Me and I will
add it to my page. I currently have found the list of these ships on theMilitary Women Veterans
page, but researched each of the ladies and ships on my own. For more wonderful information on women in the military please visit this page.
Total of Navy Women Aboard Ships:
(including Officers and Enlisted)
Combatant--8,143
Non-combatant--1,779
USNS Ships--308
Afloat Staff--237
Carrier Airwings--1,123
Other Shipboard Air Units--380
Other Shipboard--349
Total--12,319
List of Naval ships which Women are currently stationed.
Information obtained from the Official USN page.
Please feel free to Email me
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