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The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

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Review can refer to:*Review, an article reviewing a book or other object*Literature review, academic review of the scholarship within a field*Systematic review, a focused literature review that synthesizes high-quality research relevant to a specific topic...

. For the magazine 'Naval Review', see Naval Review (magazine)

Naval Review (magazine)

The Naval Review was founded in October 1912 by a group of eight Royal Navy officers who had formed a naval society "to promote the advancement and spreading within the service of knowledge relevant to the higher aspects of the naval profession"....

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A Naval Review is an event, where the whole (or a very large part) of the US Navy is paraded to be reviewed by the president or the Secretary of the Navy. It often includes delegates from other national navies. It is more regular and frequent than its British equivalent, the Fleet Review, and often occurs on a Navy Day

Navy Day

Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a dockyard such as HMNB Portsmouth, when the public can visit military ships and see air displays, roughly along the lines of an American Fleet Week .- Argentina...

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Following is a list, by president. (Each was reviewed by the president, unless otherwise noted)

Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland

Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...

 

• Apr to June 1893, at Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
  
   - International Naval Review, part of the Columbian Exposition - President onboard the despatch vessel Dolphin, with the following U.S. naval vessels present:
  • USS Atlanta
    USS Atlanta (1884)
    The second USS Atlanta was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy" of the 1880s.Atlanta was laid down on 8 November 1883 at Chester, Pennsylvania by John Roach & Sons; launched on 9 October 1884; sponsored by Miss Jessie Lincoln, the daughter of Secretary of War...
    
    
  • USS Charleston
    USS Charleston (C-2)
    The second USS Charleston was a United States Navy protected cruiser — the first US protected cruiser to be built. Lacking experience in building steel cruisers, the design was commissioned from the British company W. Armstrong, Mitchell and Co...
    
    
  • USS Chicago
    USS Chicago (1885)
    The first USS Chicago was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy, the largest of the original three authorized by Congress for the "New Navy"....
    
    

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...

 

• 1903 at Oyster Bay, New York - Presidential Fleet Review
• 2 September–4 September 1906, Oyster Bay, N.Y. - U.S. naval vessels included:
  • USS Florida
    USS Florida (BM-9)
    The USS Florida was an Arkansas-class monitor in the United States Navy.Florida was launched November 30, 1901 by Lewis Nixon, and Arthur Leopold Busch, a marine engineer who worked at the Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss S...
    
    
  • USS Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DD-14)
    The second USS Truxtun was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Truxtun....
    
    
  • USS Yankee
    USS Yankee (1892)
    USS Yankee was originally El Norte, a steamer built in 1892 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.. The ship was acquired by the United States Navy from the Southern Pacific Company on 6 April 1898. The ship was renamed and commissioned at New York on 14 April...
    
    
• 16 December 1907, Hampton Roads - Send-off for the Great White Fleet
  Great White Fleet
  The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
  
  , which included the USS Georgia
  USS Georgia (BB-15)
  USS Georgia was a United States Navy . She was the first ship to carry her name.Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906,...
  
  , 15 other battleships, a torpedo boat squadron and transports, USS Truxtun
  USS Truxtun (DD-14)
  The second USS Truxtun was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Truxtun....
  
  
• 10 June 1907 - Presidential Review, from Fort Monroe
  Fort Monroe
  Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...
  
   as part of Jamestown Exposition
  Jamestown Exposition
  The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century...
  
   which laid the groundwork for Naval Station, Norfolk - U.S. naval vessels included USS Georgia
  USS Georgia (BB-15)
  USS Georgia was a United States Navy . She was the first ship to carry her name.Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906,...
  
  , from which 11 June was proclaimed "Georgia Day"
• 6 May–8 May 1908, San Francisco Bay
  San Francisco Bay
  San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
  
  , reviewed by Secretary of the Navy, which included the following units of the Pacific Fleet:
  • USS California
    USS California (ACR-6)
    The second USS California , also referred to as "Armored Cruiser 6", and later renamed San Diego, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser....
    
    
  • USS Georgia
    USS Georgia (BB-15)
    USS Georgia was a United States Navy . She was the first ship to carry her name.Georgia was launched by the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine on 11 October 1904, sponsored by Miss Stella Tate, sister of Georgia Congressman Farish Carter Tate and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 24 September 1906,...
    
    
  • USS Washington
    USS Washington (ACR-11)
    The seventh USS Washington , also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 11", and later renamed Seattle and renumbered CA-11 and IX-39, was a United States Navy Tennessee-class armored cruiser...
    
    
  • USS Wisconsin
    USS Wisconsin (BB-9)
    USS Wisconsin , an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.The keel of Battleship No. 9 was laid down on 9 February 1897 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works...
    
    
• 22 February 1909, Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
  
   - Return of the Great White Fleet
  Great White Fleet
  The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
  
  , which included the following vessels:
  • USS Idaho
    USS Idaho (BB-24)
    USS Idaho , the second ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Idaho. After her career in the USN, she was sold to Greece and renamed Limnos in 1914. Limnos was sunk by German bombers in April 1941...
    
    
  • USS New Hampshire
    USS New Hampshire (BB-25)
    The second United States Navy New Hampshire was a . New Hampshire was the last American pre-dreadnought battleship, though she was commissioned two years after HMS Dreadnought....
    
    
  • USS Wisconsin
    USS Wisconsin (BB-9)
    USS Wisconsin , an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.The keel of Battleship No. 9 was laid down on 9 February 1897 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works...
    
    

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...

• 2 November 1910 - Before departure for France
• early November 1911, New York - U.S. naval vessels included:
  • USS South Carolina
    USS South Carolina (BB-26)
    USS South Carolina , the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state, and was the first American dreadnought or all-big gun battleship....
    
    
  • USS Washington
    USS Washington (ACR-11)
    The seventh USS Washington , also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 11", and later renamed Seattle and renumbered CA-11 and IX-39, was a United States Navy Tennessee-class armored cruiser...
    
    
• 1 April 1912, off Yonkers, New York
  Yonkers, New York
  Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
  
  , which included USS Wisconsin
  USS Wisconsin (BB-9)
  USS Wisconsin , an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.The keel of Battleship No. 9 was laid down on 9 February 1897 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works...
  
  
• 14 October 1912, North River - USS Delaware
  USS Delaware (BB-28)
  USS Delaware of the United States Navy was a battleship launched in 1909 and scrapped in 1924, the lead ship of the Delaware class. She was part of the U.S...
  
   and USS E-1
  USS E-1 (SS-24)
  USS E-1 was an E-class submarine of the United States Navy. Originally named Skipjack, the boat was launched on 27 May 1911 by the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. D. R. Battles; renamed E-1 on 17 November 1911; and commissioned on 14 February 1912, Lieutenant Chester W...
  
   passed before the President and the Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer
• 10 October–15 October 1912, Philadelphia - USS Iowa
  USS Iowa (BB-4)
  | The second half of the 19th century saw radical changes in shipbuilding design. Wood-built sailing ships with cannons were replaced by steam-powered warships armored with steel...
  
  

1914–1919: Woodrow Wilson

• May 1915, New York Harbor
  New York Harbor
  New York Harbor refers to the waterways of the estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River that empty into New York Bay. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental,...
  
   - inc. USS G-4 (SS-26)
  USS G-4 (SS-26)
  USS G-4 was a G-class submarine of the United States Navy. While the four G-boats were nominally all of a class, they differed enough in significant details that they are sometimes considered to be four unique boats, each in a class by herself.G-4 was named Thrasher when her keel was laid down on...
  
  
• 26 December 1918 - New York - reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
  Josephus Daniels
  Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I...
  
   from the deck of the yacht USS Mayflower
  USS Mayflower (PY-1)
  USS Mayflower was the second ship in the United States Navy to have that name. Mayflower — a luxurious steam yacht built in 1896 by J. and G. Thompson, Clydebank, Scotland — was purchased by the Navy from the estate of Ogden Goelet and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 24 March 1898,...
  
   and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt from USS Aztec (SP-590), whuich also included USS Wisconsin
  USS Wisconsin (BB-9)
  USS Wisconsin , an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.The keel of Battleship No. 9 was laid down on 9 February 1897 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works...
  
  
• September 1919, San Francisco, including USS Crane
  USS Crane (DD-109)
  USS Crane was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for naval officer William M. Crane.Crane was launched 4 July 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. M. McGuire; and commissioned 18 April 1919,...
  
   (during which she was visited by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
  Josephus Daniels
  Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I...
  
   on 4 September) and USS Dent
  USS Dent (DD-116)
  USS Dent was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and later served as APD-9 in World War II. She was named for Captain John H. Dent....
  
  
• 12 September 1919, Seattle - U.S. naval vessels included USS Seattle
  USS Washington (ACR-11)
  The seventh USS Washington , also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 11", and later renamed Seattle and renumbered CA-11 and IX-39, was a United States Navy Tennessee-class armored cruiser...
  
  
• late December 1919, North River - Victory Naval Review - U.S. naval vessels included USS Florida
  USS Florida (BB-30)
  -External links:***...
  
  

Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...

• 28 April 1921, Hampton Roads - Reviewed by President Warren G. Harding
  Warren G. Harding
  Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
  
  , which included the following U.S. naval vessels:
  • USS Delaware (BB-28)
    USS Delaware (BB-28)
    USS Delaware of the United States Navy was a battleship launched in 1909 and scrapped in 1924, the lead ship of the Delaware class. She was part of the U.S...
    
    
  • USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943...
    
    
• April 1921, Norfolk, Virginia
  Norfolk, Virginia
  Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
  
  , which included the following U.S. naval vessels:
  • USS Graham (DD-192)
    USS Graham (DD-192)
    USS Graham was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy William A. Graham .-History:...
    
    
  • USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
    USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
    USS Dahlgren was a Clemson-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for Rear Admiral John A...
    
    
• 1923, Seattle, Washington
  Seattle, Washington
  Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
  
  , which included Arizona (BB-39)
  USS Arizona (BB-39)
  USS Arizona, a , was built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state's recent admission into the union, the ship was the second and last of the Pennsylvania class of "super-dreadnought" battleships. Although commissioned in 1916, the ship remained stateside...
  
   and USS Chase (DD-323)
  USS Chase (DD-323)
  The first USS Chase was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Reuben Chase.-History:...
  
  

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...

• June 1927, Hampton Roads - Naval vessels included:
  • USS Seattle (CA-11)
    USS Washington (ACR-11)
    The seventh USS Washington , also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 11", and later renamed Seattle and renumbered CA-11 and IX-39, was a United States Navy Tennessee-class armored cruiser...
    
    
  • USS Concord (CL-10)
    USS Concord (CL-10)
    USS Concord was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the town of Concord, Massachusetts, the site of the first battle of the American Revolution....
    
    
  • USS La Vallette (DD-315)
    USS La Vallette (DD-315)
    The first USS La Vallette was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Elie A. F...
    
    
  • USS Somers (DD-301)
    USS Somers (DD-301)
    USS Somers , a Clemson-class destroyer, engaged in peacetime operations with the Pacific Fleet from 1920 until she was scrapped under the London Naval Treaty in 1930...
    
    
  • USS Camden (AS-6)
    USS Camden (AS-6)
    USS Camden was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Camden, after Camden, New Jersey the city that lies on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Cargo ship, 1917-1918:...
    
    
  • USS Coghlan (DD-326)
    USS Coghlan (DD-326)
    The first USS Coghlan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Coghlan.-History:...
    
    

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...

• 31 May 1934, New York Harbor
  New York Harbor
  New York Harbor refers to the waterways of the estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River that empty into New York Bay. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental,...
  
  , which included the following U.S. naval vessels:
  • USS Chicago (CA-29)
    USS Chicago (CA-29)
    USS Chicago was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago, Illinois...
    
    
  • USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
    USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
    USS Salt Lake City of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class heavy cruiser sometimes known as "Swayback Maru". She had the distinction of having taken part in more engagements than any other ship in the fleet...
    
    
  • USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943...
    
    
  • USS Chester (CA-27)
    USS Chester (CA-27)
    USS Chester , a Northampton-class heavy cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania....
    
    
• September–November 1935, San Diego, which included the following U.S. naval vessels:
  • USS Philip (DD-76)
    USS Philip (DD-76)
    The first USS Philip was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.-As USS Philip:...
    
    
  • USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
    USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
    USS Crowninshield was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield...
    
    
  • USS Concord (CL-10)
    USS Concord (CL-10)
    USS Concord was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the town of Concord, Massachusetts, the site of the first battle of the American Revolution....
    
    
• 12 July–14 July 1938, San Francisco - USS Houston (CA-30)
  USS Houston (CA-30)
  USS Houston , nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast", was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy...
  
   carried President Roosevelt
  Franklin D. Roosevelt
  Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
  
   and also included USS Concord (CL-10)
  USS Concord (CL-10)
  USS Concord was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the town of Concord, Massachusetts, the site of the first battle of the American Revolution....
  
  

1940 to 1945

• Navy Day, 27 October 1940
• Navy Day Fleet Review in New York Harbor, 27 October 1945

Dwight Eisenhower

• 11 June–13 June 1957, Hampton Roads - International Naval Review on 350th anniversary of founding of Jamestown, Virginia
  Jamestown, Virginia
  Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...
  
  , which involved 113 ships from seventeen nations, including the French anti-aircraft cruiser De Grasse (C610) and the following U.S. naval vessels:
  • USS Saratoga (CVA-60)
  • USS Iowa (BB-61)
    USS Iowa (BB-61)
    USS Iowa was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state...
    
    
  • USS Canberra (CAG-2) - Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson
    Charles Erwin Wilson
    Charles Erwin Wilson , American businessman and politician, was United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Eisenhower. Known as "Engine Charlie", he previously worked as CEO for General Motors. In the wake of the Korean War, he cut the defense budget significantly.-Early...
    
     embarked
  • USS Macon (CA-132)
    USS Macon (CA-132)
    USS Macon , a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy was laid down on 14 June 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey; launched on 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles F...
    
    
  • USS Albany (CA-123)
    USS Albany (CA-123)
    USS Albany was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship the new Albany guided missile cruiser class...
    
    
  • USS Northampton (CLC-1)
    USS Northampton (CLC-1)
    The third USS Northampton was a US Navy command light cruiser . She was laid down as an Oregon City class heavy cruiser , on 31 August 1944 by the Fore River Yard, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy, Mass. Work suspended between 11 August 1945 and 1 July 1948; she was launched as CLC–1, on 27 January...
    
    
  • USS Norfolk (DL-1)
    USS Norfolk (DL-1)
    The second USS Norfolk was the first destroyer leader of the United States Navy. Originally projected as a hunter-killer cruiser, she was in service until 1970.-History:...
    
     - Flagship
    Flagship
    A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
    
     for Admiral Jerauld Wright
    Jerauld Wright
    Admiral Jerauld Wright, USN, served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command and the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S...
    
    , Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
    Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
    The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation , the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe . The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic, based at Norfolk, Virginia...
    
    
  • USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
    USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
    USS Forrest Royal , named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29...
    
    
  • USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
    USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
    USS Charles H. Roan was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Charles Howard Roan, a Marine who lost his life in action on the island of Palau....
    
    
  • USS Hyman (DD-732)
    USS Hyman (DD-732)
    USS Hyman , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded the during the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, the Sims was lost and Hyman went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross...
    
    
  • USS Hunt (DD-674)
    USS Hunt (DD-674)
    USS Hunt was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy under President James A. Garfield....
    
    
  • USS Donner (LSD-20)
    USS Donner (LSD-20)
    USS Donner was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named for the Sierra Nevada's Donner Pass, where the Donner Party became snowbound in the winter of 1846–47....
    
    
  • USS Ray (SS-271)
    USS Ray (SS-271)
    USS Ray , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail....
    
    
  • USS Cavalla (SS-244)
    USS Cavalla (SS-244)
    USS Cavalla , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku, a veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack....
    
    

• 26 June 1959, Lake St. Louis reviewed by the President and by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, which included USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
  USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
  USS Forrest Royal , named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29...
  
   and USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
  USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
  USS Forrest Sherman was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest P. Sherman USN ....
  
  

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

• 1976, New York Harbor
  New York Harbor
  New York Harbor refers to the waterways of the estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River that empty into New York Bay. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental,...
  
   - International Naval Review for United States Bicentennial
  United States Bicentennial
  The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic...
  
  , which included USS Forrestal (CV-59)
  USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
  The USS Forrestal , formerly AVT-59 and CVA-59, is a supercarrier that was named after former Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers. The other carriers of her class were the , and...
  
   as host ship on whose flight deck on July 4 the President rang in the Bicentennial. Other naval vessels included:
  • USS Dale (DLG-19)
    USS Dale (DLG-19)
    USS Dale was a United States Navy 5670-ton Leahy class cruiser. Dale was named in honor of Commodore Richard Dale .-History:...
    
    
  • HMS Bacchante (F69)
    HMS Bacchante (F69)
    HMS Bacchante was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Bacchante was built by Vickers on the Tyne, launched on 29 February 1968 and commissioned on 17 October 1969....
    
     as Royal Navy
    Royal Navy
    The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
    
     representative
  • El Horria as the Egyptian
    Navy of Egypt
    The Egyptian Navy is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The navy's missions include protection of more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, defense of approaches to the Suez Canal, and support for army operations. Majority of the navy was...
    
     representative.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

• 1986, International Naval Review for the rededication of the Statue of Liberty
  Statue of Liberty
  The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
  
   which included USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
  USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
  USS John F. Kennedy is a John F. Kennedy class aircraft carrier, the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F...
  
   as the flagship of the review fleet.

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 

• 3 July–9 July 2000, New York City
  New York City
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   - Sixth International Naval Review, which included the following U.S naval vessels:
  • USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
    USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
    USS John F. Kennedy is a John F. Kennedy class aircraft carrier, the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F...
    
    
  • USS John Hancock (DD-981)
    USS John Hancock (DD-981)
    USS John Hancock , a , was the second ship of that name, and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Hancock , the President of the Continental Congress and first signer of the Declaration of Independence....
    
    
  • USS Nassau (LHA-4)
    USS Nassau (LHA-4)
    USS Nassau was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. She was capable of transporting more than 3,000 US United States Navy and United States Marine Corps personnel. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, laid the ship's keel on August 13, 1973, she was commissioned on July 28, 1979...