Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan was honored by the name USS Mahan which has been given to four US Navy ships:
- Mahan (DD-102/DM-7) was commissioned in 1918 and decommissioned in 1930.
- Mahan (DD-364) was commissioned in 1934 and sunk in 1944.
- Mahan (DLG-11/DDG-42) was commissioned in 1960 and decommissioned in 1993.
- Mahan (DDG-72) was commissioned in 1998 and actively serving as of 2005.


