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This page needs massive help. [[ PaulinSaudi 16:26, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)]]
Needs some assistance from someone who knows facts about the British Navy from 1841 to 1866. 12:05, 18 Nov 2004
The formal name of U.S. warships always leads off with the letters USS, which stands for United States Ship. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, formal names ought to be used throughout it. The oldest ship in the United States Navy is the USS Constitution, which is also called "Old Ironsides." January 4th, 2005. 9:07 P.M., GMT.
It is fitting to rewrite the text of a page to avoid the repeating of the letters USS, but it is always wrong to refer to a U.S. warship without including the letters USS.
The word "she" is the standard word that is absolutely proper as a substitute for the complete name. For example, instead of repeating the formal name, USS Constitution, insert the word "she" if it fits. January 4th, 2005, 9:38 P.M., GMT.
When I was in the Navy in the 1950s and the 1960s, no females served aboard warships. No beards and long hair were allowed until Admiral Zumwalt permitted them after I had left the Navy.
Things have changed radically over the last 40 years, so it may be okay to eliminate the USS from the name of a U.S. Navy warship at this time.
The main purpose of the letters USS is to clearly identify a warship as being a warship and not something other than a warship. Should two ships be named after New York City, you would know that the USS New York is a warship, and that the New York is not a warship.
I believe that the Navy taught me that USS is proper, but that may well not hold true any more. Things change. Females pilot fighter planes onto aircraft carriers, nowadays. When I as a sailor, a female aboard a ship at sea was called BAD LUCK!
I prefer USS Constitution over Constitution. It's a Navy rule, I believe.
I can accept the informal method, though. January 5th, 2005 2:05 A.M. GMT.
I have here a number of references that seem to paint a rather different picture thatn "the US blockaded africa and then the British joined them". It seems that Britian was taking the lead from 1807 onwards, and maintained a much larger naval presence off Africa. Meanwhile the US refused to allow the British Navy to search its ships for slaves. Here are some of the references: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] DJ Clayworth 17:24, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
I made a start on changing the article. DJ Clayworth 17:41, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
When I started this article, I put out a plea for help from anyone who knew of the role played by the British Navy. I am interested in those activities. I am on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from England. Generally speaking, from what I have seen, American history books ignore the subject, almost entirely. Americans were very pro-slavery at that time. U. S. Presidents Pierce (1853-57) and ("Buck") Buchanan (1857-61) were Pro-slavery Democrats because the majority of the voters were pro-slavery people.
141.151.178.248 12:39, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
And they were Northerners to boot, not Southerners. Southerners were only about 30 to 35 Percent of the voters. 141.151.178.248 13:36, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
Is the reference to an American ship join the blockade in 1813 right as wasn't the war of 1812 happening then? 203.220.52.83 13:06, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on the Suppression of the Slave Trade,
ukcmilhist.freeforums.org/dissertation-navy-suppression-slave-trade-1808-50-t2647.html
it will be able to provide narrative background, unfortunately this link has not been referenced properly yet (however I have the original word doc, so will be able to help with any referencing enquiries)
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I think we will need a conclusions section. The blockade of Africa was the first step in increased European attention concerning the African continent, and for the first time its interior. The Suppression of the Slave Trade is linked to the colonisation of the continent, and was often used as a vehicle to usurp the local authorities and replace it with European influence (particularly in the case of Britain). However I am not really an expert so I am not sure I would be able to do it justice.
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