Talk:United States Navy/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

What happened to the Don't Tread on Me Navy Emblem and flag?

The US navy used to have the Don't Tread on Me flag or emblem, so what happened to it? Thank you. 2601:647:4000:12E0:9DCD:7FEA:6916:BF16 (talk) 02:22, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

See First Navy Jack. BilCat (talk) 02:25, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

That's actually also the current US Navy Jack or emblem, from what I remember 2601:647:4000:12E0:9DCD:7FEA:6916:BF16 (talk) 02:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

I've noticed that on desktop view, the image for the first jack is pushed out of the naval jack section into the next section, and I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't specifically looking for it. This is a consequence of the Equipment section having so many right-justified images that images in further sections are pushed out even more. I know that the selection of images can be quite contentious and I'm not going to go there, yet this is a good example of the consequences of having so many images stuffed into one section. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 02:42, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

patron

Editor Wikiuser17 has added |patron=[[Brendan the Navigator|Saint Brendan]] to the infobox. After the first addition, I reverted as unsupported. There has now been a second addition with a source of dubious quality (a retail establishment that sells Catholic paraphernalia). Again, I have reverted with an edit summary mentioning this talk page.

|patron= has a specific definition in {{Infobox military unit}} (quoted from the template's documentation):

• patron – optional – The patron the unit was named after; this is only applicable in armed forces where units are named after individuals.

The US Navy was not named after Brendan. Personally, I doubt that Brendan is officially recognized by the USN simply because the USN, as a US Government entity, cannot be seen to prefer one religion over any or all other religions.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 00:54, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, I just noticed the a similar edition to the US Army Rangers page. I don't think it's particularly encyclopaedic, so I was just going to to revert and perhaps trigger a discussion. But if there is to be one, maybe it would be better had at milhist, as opposed to any individual article. Thoughts? - wolf 07:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Sure, if it becomes a problem, then WP:MILHIST. Editors who maintain {{infobox military unit}} might also want to consider renaming |patron= to |namesake= or some such.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 12:40, 11 November 2023 (UTC)