She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.
The individual in question was named after Hugh Swinton Legare, a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. She was born on December 1, 1989 and commissioned on August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.