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The American authorities continue the series renamed in an attempt to wipe out the country's history, any mention of the Confederation of the southern States (the Confederate States) and its generals and officers. Thus, a special Commission recommended that the command of the naval forces of the United States to rename the warship USS Chancellorsville.
Missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville is named in honor of one of the victories of the Confederacy. This is not like left-liberal part of the American elite, which takes a complex effort to remove the names of the leaders of the Confederation of mass consumption. In the US, renamed military bases, units, and now the warships. According to representatives of the special Committee, now renamed the 20 ships of the naval forces of the United States.
According to experts, the renaming of the ship occurs at a late stage of its life cycle: the USS Chancellorsville was commissioned in 1989, and should be operational in 2026. In the opinion of officers, it – unheard of before the decision that violate the traditions of the fleet.
As noted by retired United States Navy officer Brian McGrath, who now works as the Director of The FerryBridge Group, he doesn't remember any other ship, which was renamed seven, the eighth of his life. Sailors believe that renaming the ship on such a life is a bad omen.
Renamed the ship is, according to the American sailors, "the ship of failures", it enjoys low popularity as the place of service. In fact, the renaming is violation of existing in the naval forces of the United States of tradition, an attempt on the existing culture of the Navy.
However, the Board unanimously decided to rename the cruiser. The ship is named in honor of the victory of Confederate troops at the battle of Chancellorsville (it happened in 1863, during the battle, General Robert E. Lee defeated the army of the Northern States, surpassing half the troops of the Confederation in numbers). Earlier in the US was a tradition to name a Ticonderoga class cruiser in honor of American battles. But to perpetuate the memory of the victory of the confederates modern American government does not want.
Such "war monuments and names" is now considered by the US as the only true line of conduct concerning any of the names in honor of political and military figures or events that may be associated with racial discrimination. The fact that the decision to rename itself offend American history, the Democratic party of the United States do not consider it necessary to take into account. Meanwhile, renaming ships and military bases is not only a violation of the traditions, but also a huge financial costs. We are talking about millions of dollars that will have to spend on the provision of renaming ships.
