“The USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) was designed back in the early 2000’s and was named in 2012 by President Obama.”
The naming of Navy warships is a storied tradition and has been established by Congressional action since at least 1862. Title Thirteen, Chapter Six of the US Code enacted that year reads;
“The vessels of the Navy shall be named by the Secretary of the Navy under the direction of the President according to the following rule:
