State Winning Names Announced in U.S. Navy's Oceanographic Ship Naming Contest
Released 15 April 1998
| The American Student Ship Naming Competition Highest Scoring State Entries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STATE | SHIP NAME | SCHOOL | CITY |
| ALABAMA | COUSTEAU | W. J. CHRISTIAN | BIRMINGHAM |
| ALASKA | BEAR | HOUGHTALING ELEMENTARY | KETCHIKAN |
| ARKANSAS | FRANCIS SCOTT KEY | NEWARK ELEMENTARY | NEWARK |
| CALIFORNIA | WILLIAM LEWIS HERNDON | BROWNS VALLEY ELEMENTARY | VACAVILLE |
| CALIFORNIA | SEA PROSPECTOR | ST MARY ELEMENTARY | WALNUT CREEK |
| COLORADO | ASTREA | AUDUBON ELEMENTARY | COLORADO SPRINGS |
| CONNECTICUT | SHACKLETON | HORACE W. PORTER | COLUMBIA |
| DELAWARE | CHRISTA MCCAULIFFE | ST ANN | WILMINGTON |
| DELAWARE | ODYSSEY | JOHN DICKINSON HIGH | WILMINGTON |
| DOD | MERCATOR | LANDSTUHL MIDDLE | LANDSTUHL |
| DOD | NAOMI JAMES | LANDSTUHL HIGH/MIDDLE | LANDSTUHL |
| DOD | OCEANUS MAGELLAN | SEOUL AMERICAN HIGH | SEOUL |
| FLORIDA | SEA EXPLORER | OAKCREST ELEMENTARY | PENSACOLA |
| FLORIDA | ODYSSEY | CENTRAL HIGH | BROOKSVILLE |
| GEORGIA | COUSTEAU | HUBBARD ELEMENTARY | FORSYTH |
| GUAM | MARITIME EXPLORERS LABORATORY | DEDEDO MIDDLE | DEDEDO |
| HAWAII | IKAIKA O KE KAI | PEARL CITY HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY | PEARL CITY |
| HAWAII | WILLIAM BEEBE | HILO INTERMEDIATE | HILO |
| ILLINOIS | MARY SEARS | ZION-BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH | ZION |
| ILLINOIS | BEAR | SAINT COLUMBA | OTTAWA |
| INDIANA | RACHEL CARSON | CLINTON PRARIE ELEMENTARY | FRANKFORT |
| IOWA | MCAFEE | ARMSTRONG-RINGSTED HIGH | RINGSTED |
| KANSAS | APHRODITE | LONGFELLOW MIDDLE | HILL CITY |
| KANSAS | AMELIA EARHART | ROLLA ELEMENTARY | ROLLA |
| KENTUCKY | LINDBERG | SOUTH OLDHAM MIDDLE | CRESTWOOD |
| MAINE | CONQUEROR | MASSABESIC HIGH | WATERBORO |
| MARIANAS | RACHEL CARSON | KOBLERVILLE ELEMENTARY | SAIPAN |
| MARYLAND | CORIOLIS | ST MARTIN'S LUTHERN | ANNAPOLIS |
| MARYLAND | DELPHIS | HICKORY ELEMENTARY | BEL AIR |
| MASSACHUSETTS | LIFE MOON | MAPLE SHADE ELEMENTARY | EAST LONGMEADOW |
| MASSACHUSETTS | LOUISE ARNER BOYD | HINGHAM HIGH | HINGHAM |
| MICHIGAN | SEAQUEST 2000 | HOME SCHOOL | GRAND BLANC |
| MINNESOTA | MORNING BLUE CORAL CASTER | SOUTHGATE | AUSTIN |
| MISSISSIPPI | LOUISE ARNER BOYD | PASS CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY | PASS CHRISTIAN |
| MISSOURI | COUSTEAU | CARL JUNCTION JR HIGH | CARL JUNCTION |
| MISSOURI | CHALLENGER | ST THERESA | CAMPBELL |
| MONTANA | TETHYS | PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY | DILLION |
| MONTANA | TODINEHIH | PARK HIGH | LIVINGSTON |
| N.CAROLINA | OCEAN WONDER | MURRAY ELEMENTARY | FORT BRAGG |
| N.CAROLINA | VICTORIA | NOUTHESIS | WAKE FOREST |
| N. DAKOTA | PLORARE | HAZEN HIGH | HAZEN |
| NEVADA | CHALLENGER | E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE | RENO |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | ODYSSEY | BARTLETT | GOFFSTOWN |
| NEW JERSEY | BANNEKER | DURBAN AVENUE | HOPATCONG |
| NEW JERSEY | GALATEA | THE ACADEMY OF ST ELIZABETH | CONVENT STATION |
| NEW YORK | SEA WAVE | HOLY FAMILY | FLUSHING |
| NEW YORK | KODIAK | CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL | CUBA |
| OHIO | RACHEL CARSON | ROBERT C. LINDSEY ELEMENTARY | CHESTERLAND |
| OHIO | FATHOM | GARFIELD HIGH | AKRON |
| OKLAHOMA | MILLENIUM | STAR SPENCER | SPENCER |
| OKLAHOMA | HEARTLAND SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY | LAKE PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY | BETHANY |
| PENNSYLVANIA | RACHEL'S ODYSSEY | OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS | ABINGTON |
| PENNSYLVANIA | CHALLENGER | LINTON MIDDLE | PITTSBURG |
| RHODE ISLAND | BRUCE C. HEEZEN | OAK LAWN ELEMENTARY | CRANSTON |
| S. CAROLINA | TRADEWIND | WANDO HIGH | MT PLEASANT |
| S. CAROLINA | MINERVA | BATESBURG-LEESVILLE MIDDLE | BATESBURG |
| S. DAKOTA | POLARIS | MILLER HIGH | MILLER |
| SAMOA | FUAILAGI | OLOSEGA | PAGO PAGO |
| TENNESSEE | SACAJAWEA | GREENEVILLE MIDDLE | GREENEVILLE |
| TEXAS | ASTROLABE | HAMILTON MIDDLE | HOUSTON |
| UTAH | SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY | PLEASANT GROVE |
| VIRGINIA | SEVEN SEAS | SILVERBROOK ELEMENTARY | FAIRFAX STATION |
| VIRGINIA | SEA OF FAITH | COLONIAL HEIGHTS MIDDLE | COLONIAL HEIGHTS |
| WASHINGTON | CARL SAGAN | THOREAU ELEMENTARY | KIRKLAND |
| WISCONSIN | BEEBE BARTON | GORDON L. WILSON | BARABOO |
| WISCONSIN | COUSTEAU'S HOPE | TOMAHAWK HIGH | TOMAHAWK |
Note to Editors: Photographs of the T-AGS 60 class oceanographic survey ships are available to media. B-roll for Network Television is also available. For background on the Navy's Ship Naming contest, visit the Web site at http:oceanographer.navy.mil.
Contacts: Gail S. Cleere, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, 202/762+1045