Talk:US frigate Chesapeake
From WikiPOBia
(Difference between revisions)
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
There is a problem with the naming of this article. The United States does not designate sailing vessels with "USN". Vessels of the United States Navy are designated as <i>USS</i>, which stands for United States Ship. This article should be titled USS Chesapeake. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chesapeake_(1799) USS Chesapeake (1799)]. [[User:Opus|Opus]] 10:28, 4 January 2009 (GMT) | There is a problem with the naming of this article. The United States does not designate sailing vessels with "USN". Vessels of the United States Navy are designated as <i>USS</i>, which stands for United States Ship. This article should be titled USS Chesapeake. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chesapeake_(1799) USS Chesapeake (1799)]. [[User:Opus|Opus]] 10:28, 4 January 2009 (GMT) | ||
| + | |||
| + | : See [[WikiPOBia talk:Style Manual]]. I think the salient point is that POB used the designation "USN" for the Chesapeake (perhaps his research revealed that as the actual designation used at the time?) so that is what is used here. Some discussion of this in the article might be appropriate, since this is likely to be a continuing source of confusion. [[User:Jblumel|Jblumel]] 15:06, 4 January 2009 (GMT) | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 4 January 2009
There is a problem with the naming of this article. The United States does not designate sailing vessels with "USN". Vessels of the United States Navy are designated as USS, which stands for United States Ship. This article should be titled USS Chesapeake. See Wikipedia article USS Chesapeake (1799). Opus 10:28, 4 January 2009 (GMT)
- See WikiPOBia talk:Style Manual. I think the salient point is that POB used the designation "USN" for the Chesapeake (perhaps his research revealed that as the actual designation used at the time?) so that is what is used here. Some discussion of this in the article might be appropriate, since this is likely to be a continuing source of confusion. Jblumel 15:06, 4 January 2009 (GMT)
