Skip to Content

Month: September 2022

Congressional commission recommends the US Navy rename two ships with names tied to the Confederacy

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Congressional Naming Commission is recommending the US Navy rename two ships whose names have ties to the Confederacy: the USS Chancellorsville and the USNS Maury, commissioners said Tuesday. The USS Chancellorsville, a US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, was named for the battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 during the American

Continue Reading