Congressional commission recommends the US Navy rename two ships with names tied to the Confederacy
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 14, 2022
The USS Chancellorsville, a US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, was named for the battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 during the American Civil War. The USNS Maury, a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship, was named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, who served in the Confederacy.
The commission, an independent panel, will not provide name recommendations for either of the ships but will leave that to the Navy, the commissioners said during a media roundtable Tuesday.
The commission was established by Congress in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to provide recommendations to the Defense Department . . .
