The USS "Elrod" was named after a captain born in what state?
USS Elrod (FFG-55) USS "Elrod" (FFG-55), an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.
USS Essex (1856) USS "Essex" was a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. USS "Essex" was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named "New Era".