The latest line of U.S. carriers is named for Gerald R. Ford, and another of the multi-billion-dollar ships bears John F.

Fair Winds and Following Seas.” MORE SHIPS: Future U.S. Navy aircraft carriers to be named after George W. Bush and Bill Clinton The USS John F. Kennedy first hit the seas in 1968 and was ...

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

In his last week in office, President Joe Biden on Monday named the Navy’s next unnamed future Ford-class aircraft carriers President William J. Clinton. The super carrier that will follow it will be ...

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the fifth and sixth vessels respectively ...

The Clinton and Bush names are consistent with tradition, yet also somewhat unorthodox.

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.