Talk:USS Columbia

Latest comment: 17 years ago by Skookum1 in topic First Columbia status issue

First Columbia status issue edit

As the ship was privately owned, it is not designated USS.

Um, was the US Navy even established in 1792? or rather, since that seems obviously the case (? - I'm not American and get fuzzy on the post-revolutionary period - although I just looked at United States Navy and it seems the Continental Navy was disbanded in 1792, and Congress did not use its navy-making powers until the comissioning of six frigates in 1794; ergo was the USS designation system even invented yet?? If not, then this sentence needs rewording somehow....Skookum1 04:22, 9 November 2006 (UTC)Reply