Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cook
The third ship, currently in commission, is named after Donald Cook, a Vietnam War POW:
USS Hawes (FFG-53) is a later model Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate. She is named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Hawes (1894–1968) who was twice decorated with the Navy Cross for submarine salvage operations.
Five United States Navy ships have borne the name Atlanta, after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cumberland, after the Cumberland River.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Antietam, after the Battle of Antietam.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cabot, after the explorer John Cabot.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea, commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. All three were aircraft carriers. Of the three vessels, only one retained the name through its career.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Chattanooga, after the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Bagley. The first three were named after Ensign Worth Bagley. The fourth, FF‑1069, honors both Worth Bagley and his brother, Admiral David W. Bagley.
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Callaghan, in honor of Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Ajax, after Ajax, a Greek hero during the Trojan War.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Chemung, after the river in New York State.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cowell, after John G. Cowell.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Comstock after the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Discovered in 1859, it was one of the richest deposits of precious metals known in the world.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Canopus after the first magnitude star Canopus in the constellation Argo.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cormorant, after the Cormorant, a genus of web-footed sea birds.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Crockett, presumably after counties in Tennessee and Texas.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Bushnell after David Bushnell.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Cohoes after the city of Cohoes, New York.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Artemis after Artemis, the Olympian goddess known to the Romans as Diana.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Oahu after Oahu, the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands.