Which navy has the better capital-ship naming system: Britain or the United States?
Short answerThe naming traditions differ: US carriers discussed here commemorate presidents, other individuals and historic ships such as Enterprise.
NotesThe US carrier names discussed include presidents alongside James Forrestal, Carl Vinson and Doris Miller. Enterprise provides an example of reusing a historic ship name. These examples show that American carrier names draw on several commemorative traditions, also described in the [Congressional Research Service's account of Navy ship naming](https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RS/PDF/RS22478/RS22478.262.pdf).