Martha Washington
- Andrew J. Bramlett
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min read
Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington, was the namesake of the USS Lady Washington, a 1776 ship of the Continental Navy. It was the first US military ship ever named in honor of a woman and the first ship named in honor of someone living when the name was chosen.
Image: “Martha Washington” by Rembrandt Peale (c. 1853). From the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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