WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286238 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-02-28 01:43:20 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-02-28 01:43:20 [post_content] => today the US Navy announced it is renaiming a warship to honor Robert Smalls, a skilled ship pilot and statesman born into slavery in South Carolina. The ship that will be taking his name is the USS Chancellorsvill, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of Chancellorsville of the Civil War, which was a victory for the Confederate States Army.  Black ship pilots have a rich and fascinating history in America. During the colonial era, many enslaved Africans and their descendants were skilled in navigating the waterways along the East Coast and... [post_title] => USS Chancellorsville Is Renamed In Honor Of Black Ship Pilot Robert Smalls [post_excerpt] => today the US Navy announced it is renaiming a warship to honor Robert Smalls, a skilled ship pilot and statesman born into slavery in South Carolina. The ship that will be taking his name is the USS Chancellorsvill, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile c... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => uss-chancellorsville-is-renamed-in-honor-of-black-ship-pilot-robert-smalls [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-02-28 01:43:20 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-02-28 01:43:20 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178123 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )