Two ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named USS ''James Madison'', after
James Madison
James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for h ...
the fourth President of the United States:
* , was a
revenue cutter
A cutter is a type of watercraft. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or bor ...
launched in 1807 that captured on 22 August 1812. At a later date, Lord Belmore, of Enniskillen bought her, renamed her ''Osprey'', converted her from schooner to brig rig, armed her, and acquired a
letter of marque for her. After the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...
Belmore used ''Osprey'' for a family cruise to the
Eastern Mediterranean. He sold ''Osprey'' to the King of Naples in 1819. She did not become ; that was the American vessel ''William Bayard''.
[Winfield (2008), p.368.]
* , was a
nuclear-powered submarine
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages over "conventional" (typically diesel-electric) submarines. Nuclear propulsion, ...
commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 1992
See also
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References
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United States Navy ship names