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The conventions for naming U.S. Navy vessels has a long and varied history, dating back to the earliest days of the Republic. Today, it's pretty standard, but it depends on the type of vessel, and in special cases, the naming convention for a vessel can be changed by the Secretary of the Navy.
The most recent example of ship naming are the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, and the USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) one of the new Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers. Both were named for Navy SEAL's who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan (Murphy in Afghanistan in 2005, Monsoor in Iraq in 2006), and were both posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
The Federation of American Scientists maintains a good reference list of Navy vessel types and their naming conventions. The link is below.
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