10 USC 7292: Naming
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10 USC 7292: Naming Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER 633-NAVAL VESSELS
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§7292. Naming

(a) Not more than one vessel of the Navy may have the same name.

(b) Each battleship shall be named for a State. However, if the names of all the States are in use, a battleship may be named for a city, place, or person.

(c) The Secretary of the Navy may change the name of any vessel bought for the Navy.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7292(a) 34 U.S.C. 462. R.S. 1532.
7292(b) 34 U.S.C. 461. May 4, 1898, ch. 234, 30 Stat. 390 (2d sentence under "Armor and Armament"); May 13, 1908, ch. 166, 35 Stat. 159 ; June 29, 1949, ch. 278, 63 Stat. 300 (6th par.).
7292(c) 34 U.S.C. 463. R.S. 1533.

In subsection (a) the words "care shall be taken that" are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b) the words "first class" are omitted as obsolete.

In subsection (c) the words "by authority of law" are omitted as surplusage.