USS James Madison
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS James Madison, after James Madison
the fourth President of the United States:
, was a nuclear-powered submarine commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 1992
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS James Madison, after James Madison
James Madison
James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United...
the fourth President of the United States:
- USRC James Madison (1807), was a revenue cutter launched in 1807 and captured by on 22 August 1812 after a chase of seven hours. Her ultimate fate is unknown. She did not become ; that was the American vessel William Bayard.
, was a nuclear-powered submarine commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 1992