Talk:USS Montpelier

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There are three USS Montpeliers.[edit]

On the pages for the CL-57 and the SSN-765 they claim to be the second and third ships of that name in the US Navy (respectively), but there are only two ships listed here. After doing a bit of googling, I find that the original USS Montpelier was a German freighter, the "Bochum", which was seized in 1917 and renamed "Montpelier". It was then commissioned in the USN as the "USS Montpelier" in 1919 and used as a USN transport for the remainder of the year (apparently used to transport US troops back home). It would be nice if there was a page about it, or if it was at least listed on this page for those who were curious (like me). I found a brief web page with this info and several photographs in it at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/id1954.htm . I would assume that since it's apparently a US government page, that the photos are in the public domain and everything. I don't see any reason why someone couldn't at least make a short article off the information on that page, if that's considered an acceptable reference. It's from the Department of the Navy - US Navy Historical Center, after all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by .45Colt (talk • contribs) 15:37, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]