page_title: List of U.S. military vessels named after women
hierarchical_section_title: List of U.S. military vessels named after women
caption_attribution_description: English: 091128-N-0000X-057 PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2009) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6) conduct an underway replenishment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Photograph cropped and straightened by contributor. This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: straightened, cropped.
context_page_description: Many vessels named after women have seen military service with the United States military. Most of these were named in civilian service and then subsequently commissioned into the United States Navy.
  Few ships have been named after women by the military. Ships often are named after people who served in the Navy or who served in the government. Women have only recently been in such prominent positions, and therefore few have been so honored by the Navy.
  See also, List of ships of the United States Navy.
context_section_description: Many vessels named after women have seen military service with the United States military. Most of these were named in civilian service and then subsequently commissioned into the United States Navy.
  Few ships have been named after women by the military. Ships often are named after people who served in the Navy or who served in the government. Women have only recently been in such prominent positions, and therefore few have been so honored by the Navy.
  See also, List of ships of the United States Navy.
caption: The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper and the Military Sealift Command ship USNS Amelia Earhart conduct an underway replenishment in 2009. Both vessels are named after women.
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