What nationality was Winston Churchill's mother?
USS Winston S. Churchill a visit to the United Kingdom, President Bill Clinton announced to Parliament that the new ship would be named after Sir Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She was the first destroyer and only the fourth United States Navy warship named after a British citizen, and the first since 1976 named after a non-American citizen, though Churchill was an honorary U.S. citizen and his mother was American. Other American warships named after Britons were , an armed merchantman named after King Alfred the Great; , a continental frigate, named after Sir Walter Raleigh (though three later
USS Winston S. Churchill a modern threat environment. "Winston S. Churchill" sustained minor damage during these three tests. On 14 September 2001, (three days after the 11 September 2001 attacks), the German Navy destroyer passed close abeam "Winston S. Churchill" and rendered honors by manning the rails, flying the Stars and Stripes at half-mast, and the display of a banner reading "We Stand By You." An e-mail sent by an ensign on board "Winston S. Churchill" described the occasion. In January 2003, "Winston S. Churchill" deployed with the battle group in support of the Iraq War's Operation Iraqi Freedom, firing several Tomahawk missiles. "Winston