USS Hopper

Commissioned in 1997, the Hopper honors Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, the computer science pioneer who invented the first compiler for a programming language, coined the term 'debugging,' and served as a Navy officer for 43 years—recalled from retirement twice because she was simply too valuable to let go. The Hopper earned her distinction by honoring someone who helped build the digital infrastructure that modern naval warfare now depends on, and she carries that legacy into every deployment.