Defoe Shipbuilding Company as a Presidential Yacht. It was called the "Barbara Anne" by President Eisenhower after his granddaughter, the "Honey Fitz" by President Kennedy in honor of his maternal grandfather John Francis Fitzgerald, and the "Tricia" by President Nixon after his daughter. In 1941, the name of the company was changed to Defoe Shipbuilding Company. During World War II, all production went to the war effort. From 1939 to 1945, the company built 154 ships, including four s, 13 destroyer escorts, 11 destroyer transports (converted destroyer escorts), patrol craft, and numerous landing craft of various types. The brand-new Defoe family yacht even
Fitz such a naming convention was unavailable. In such families therefore the word "Fitz" was preposed to the fore name of the warrior's father to give the warrior and his further descendants a surname by which they could be known. Thus "Fitz Gilbert", meaning "son of Gilbert" would be adopted as a surname by the warrior christened "Baldwin", giving "Baldwin Fitz Gilbert". If we assume Baldwin's son was christened "William", his name would become "William Fitz Baldwin Fitz Gilbert. However it is rare to find this naming practice extending beyond two generations and eventually the family name became "Fitz Gilbert" alone,