[Vespers War]

Originally Posted by shrike6

Nevermind found the answer after deep diviing. Essential what you said. Thanks Dragoon!

Source:https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-...ip-naming.html

Of note is that this happened to USS Constitution. From December 1917 to 4 July 1925, she was USS Old Constitution to free the name up for a planned Lexington-class battlecruiser. When the Washington Treaty came around and the Lexis were cancelled except for the two converted to carriers, the sailing ship got her original name back.