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Sense of Congress regarding naming of a vessel

Division A · Title X: General Provisions · Subtitle B: Naval Vessels and Shipyards

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Congress expresses the view that the Secretary of the Navy should consider naming a future Navy ship USS Guadalcanal to honor the historic World War II campaign. The section highlights the significance of the Guadalcanal campaign and the tradition of naming ships after important naval battles.

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Section Text · Sec. 1031.
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(a) Findings

Congress makes the following findings:

(1)

The naval campaign on Guadalcanal during World War II marked a decisive turning point in the Pacific theater and demonstrated extraordinary courage, endurance, and joint warfighting skill by members of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(2)

The name Guadalcanal carries enduring historical and operational significance for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, reflecting a campaign that shaped modern amphibious warfare and maritime power projection.

(3)

The Department of the Navy has previously honored this legacy through ships bearing the name Guadalcanal , thereby establishing a lineage consistent with longstanding naval naming tradition.

(4)

The continued recognition of historically significant naval battles in ship naming promotes esprit de corps, preserves institutional memory, and strengthens the connection between the Fleet and the Nation’s naval heritage.

(b) Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should give favorable consideration to naming an appropriate future vessel of the United States Navy USS Guadalcanal .