Talk:Samuel B. Roberts/@comment-32181426-20180424142239/@comment-119.94.42.115-20180425124102

Higbee is just one, but throughout history the US Navy commissioned ships named after women, from the Queen of France to Pocahontas.

If you want recent examples:

USS Hopper, named after number-cruncher RADM 'Amazing' Grace Hopper.

DDG-80 Roosevelt, named for both FDR and First Lady Eleanor.

USS Gabrielle Giffords, named after D-AZ Senator Gabrielle Giffords.