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• HMCS Prince David was an Armed Merchant Cruiser ... does this qualify for inclusion here? 15:42, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] By another name

Was Von Steuben more correctly classed "USNS", as controlled by USN but actually operated by civilians? Or does that postdate that era? Also, a pet peeve: the "HMS", "USS", &c shouldn't strictly be in the links; contrary to U.S. media, it's not actually part of the name...

[edit] You're history

The lists start with the Sp-Am War, but shouldn't CSN raiders be included? They operated much the same way. Trekphiler 10:10, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Can we get this moved to Armed merchant cruiser? "Merchantmen" is horribly archaic and cruiser better describes their fighting capabilities. Grant65 | Talk 02:07, 20 November 2006 (UTC)