2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001 - 7921)
Part IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 7201 - 7921)
Chapter 633 - NAVAL VESSELS (§§ 7291 - 7317)
Section 7292 - Naming
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 633 - NAVAL VESSELS Sec. 7292 - Naming |
| Contains | section 7292 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448. |
| Statutes at Large References | 30 Stat. 390 35 Stat. 159 63 Stat. 300 |
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(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.)
| Revised section | Source (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.
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