Talk:Strategic sealift ships
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Article name
editI want to link to this article, but the current name seems a bit off, to me. Should it be "Marine Prepositioning Ship" with 3 capital letters, or should it be "Maritime prepositioning ship" with 1. The first could be right if it is a proper noun, as in a very official title. If it is a generic name, it should be the latter. But, as i see it, no way should it be Maritime Prepositioning ship" with 2 capitals. Note, there is no wikipedia article for Maritime Prepositioning or for Maritime prepositioning. Is anyone watching this? doncram (talk) 02:23, 20 April 2008 (UTC) Good point. Unsure. The military frequently uses acronym of MPS - perhaps equally for either Marine Prepositioning Ship or Marine Prepositioning Squadron. I think for those with no idea at all, and if only 1 article existed it should be a article on the Marine Prepositioning Squadron, and history how they have evolved, what originally prompted the creation of the MPS's. This is almost just a listing of ships as a article, plus I think some ships listed at one point were part of a MPS (Squadron) but now at this date are not part of any MPS. Wfoj2 (talk)
- Yes name needs to be changed to MSC's calls it their Strategic Sealift Ships.[1]. Article Name should be MSC Strategic Sealift Ships or Military Sealift Command Strategic Sealift Ships--MarlinespikeMate (talk) 06:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
References
- ^ "MSC Preposition Program Ships".
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editArticle reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 18:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Civilians and Technicians
editDoes civilians number include technicians it? or exclude and technicians means sailors? --Tosaka1 (talk) 00:10, 24 August 2008 (UTC).
- Civilians means civilians, licensed mariners who will run and operate the ship. The might be civilian government employees or contractors. hwere, technicians probably means Active duty, uniformed member of the military/ Navy. Most likely communications specialists, but could also be security specialists, or technicians conducting minimal checking and maintenance of equipment stored aboard the ship. Wfoj2 (talk) 21:53, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Article needs work
editSome sources are not relevant to what is cited. The other citations are clear on the ships that are used, and what category they fall into. This needs to be updated and the citations proof read.--MarlinespikeMate (talk) 06:54, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Kocak class
editKocak class vessels are no longer part of PM3, they are now PM5. Not part of either MPSRON. Mueller921 (talk) 01:33, 23 July 2018 (UTC)