first us carrier named after a person
While the Navy has attempted to be systematic in naming its ships, in recent years it seems there has been a complete breakdown in any attempt to sustain a systematic practice in the name categories for ship types. The first ship named for a living person was USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in 1975.Other ships named for living people include: 1  USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). 2  USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709).tarting at the beginning of the 20th Century, the Navy's ships were named in accordance with a system, tailored to ship types.