Posted on 03/11/2023 5:26:44 PM PST by artichokegrower
The U.S. guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville, which was homeported in San Diego for many years, has been renamed Robert Smalls, honoring a Civil War-era maritime pilot who commandeered a Confederate ship in 1862 and turned it over to the Union forces.
Smalls was born a slave and went on to become a mariner, a businessman, a publisher and a congressman who represented South Carolina, the state where he was born.
The Navy decided to change the cruiser’s name because it was named after the Battle of Chancellorsville, a Confederate Civil War victory.
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But the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) somehow aligns with the tenets of this country
I doubt many Snowflakes and Zeros are going to want to be on a ship named “Smalls”. “You’re killin’ me Smalls”.
Less than 2 minutes! ;)
His lips are moving.
I guess the retarded black history perfersers are right. Americans in the 2020s made life tough for the slaves they discriminated against. Wouldn't let them do nothing but pick cotton. No basketball, no standup comedy, no football, no Hollowoody liberal awards, NOTHIN! Just Say NO To Drugs!
When they rename CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln because she’s based in San Diego I’m going to have a problem.
that’s nice Carlos El Reconquistador.
Have a gg-uncle who died at Chancellorsville.
Didn’t own no slaves, was a decent young man, fighting because his State wanted him to.
and since y’all weren’t here then, in fact you were and are considered the enemy, you wouldn’t understand why the name of that battle is on a sub. Kinda like not understanding why some war machines are named after Injun tribes.
Guess ya ain’t really an American, so ya wouldn’t unnerstan. Annapolis or not...alien.
Wait until they find out Robert Smalls was a Republican. Then they’ll want his name removed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls
don’t they know it’s bad juju to rename a ship???
US navy should name a ship after black man Anthony Johnson of the Virginia Colony in our early history.
The cost associated with actions like this must be astounding.
Think of all the procedures, paperwork, etc. that must be updated.
I was about to look that up. Thanks for posting it.
I knew that almost all (or all) black congressmen in the 19th century were Republicans.
And there were a number of them.
Please. Don’t give them any damned ideas.
GTMA!
The first Black Democrat wasn’t elected to Congress until 1934. First Black Democrat Senator wasn’t elected until 1992 (Carol Mostly-Fraud).
We built a research vessel at MBARI.
Derek Baylis (project eng’r) sought and got permission to name the vessel ‘Western Flyer’. The first was used by Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts to cruise the Sea of Cortez.
We started research with RV Point Lobos, previously named
Lolita Chouest, nick named Pt. Puke. Round hull, little keel.
I didn’t think there were any in the 19th century but I wasn’t sure.
Ugh. My first thought. I’m watching that tonight
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