<human>:  Why is the USS Samson (ship) called Samson?
<bot>: The name of the ship comes from the biblical character Samson, who was a strong man. He had a lion's strength and was able to pull down the pillars of a temple with his bare hands. Samson was a judge of Israel, and was a judge of Israel for many years. He was famous for killing thousands of Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.