WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Dec. 16, 2022, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress:" * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) Aspects of Navy Ship Names Two State Names Not Currently Being Used, Particularly Kansas As noted earlier in the section on evolution over time in Navy ship-naming rules, state names were once given to battleships, then later to nuclear-powered cruisers and ballistic missile subm  more