The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that
Napoleon III,
Emperor of France, bought the American
ironcladDunderberg in 1867 over the objections of his own navy, which preferred a home-built ship?
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If the Dunderberg was never commissioned as such into the United States Navy, isn't the article mistitled, especially where the "USS" is concerned? —
Simon Harley (
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Library). 17:24, 19 July 2015 (UTC)reply
Because that's how most sources refer to her, although you are correct that she really never had a USS prefix because she was never commissioned into the Union Navy.--
Sturmvogel 66 (
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that
Napoleon III,
Emperor of France, bought the American
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If the Dunderberg was never commissioned as such into the United States Navy, isn't the article mistitled, especially where the "USS" is concerned? —
Simon Harley (
Talk |
Library). 17:24, 19 July 2015 (UTC)reply
Because that's how most sources refer to her, although you are correct that she really never had a USS prefix because she was never commissioned into the Union Navy.--
Sturmvogel 66 (
talk) 18:21, 19 July 2015 (UTC)reply