![Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and ship's sponsor, Dr. Jill Biden, watch as Vice President Joe Biden puts on a USS Delaware ball cap at the Pentagon announcing the name the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) on Nov. 19, 2012. US Navy Photo](https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/121119-N-AC887-004.jpg)
The following is the Oct. 22, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.
The following is the Oct. 22, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress.
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