Talk:Ship naming and launching

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This is POV and Americocentric. Tuf-Kat

Again? So change the damn thing. -- Zoe

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Worse, it was plagerized from the US Navy website. The document was released to public domain but with the restriction that the by line remain intact.

Appearant Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq108.htm

US Navy History Web Site Copyright Notices: http://www.history.navy.mil/warning.htm

And I was just about to add it as a brilliant prose too! Should I add the by line and violate the wikipedia style or leave the article alone?

From the page you provided the link to (http://www.history.navy.mil/warning.htm): "All information on this site is in the public domain and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested." (Emphasis added.) --the Epopt 17:02 7 Jul 2003 (UTC)

This has what to do with ship naming?

Agree, it's all about launching and blessing of vessels. I want to know how they come up with those names, almost always a female name. --Kvasir (talk) 18:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)