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USS Europa

Hi, I notice you created the USS Europa page. There is info on that page which could be used on the SS Europa (1928) (USS Europa AP-177) page. Do you have a ref for the dates quoted? If so, would you add the dates to the ship article. Mjroots (talk) 06:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

The ref was from DANFS. Looking at things further, USS Europa (AP-177) should be merged into SS Europa (1928). There is hardly any reason for two articles on the same ship. Brad (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah, hadn't spotted that there were two articles. Given the short service as USS Europa, I'd agree that a merge was in order. Mjroots (talk) 21:42, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

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USS Congress (1799)

Hi, Brad. While working on Theodorick Bland (judge), I stumbled upon a reference and factoid that might be useful for your work on USS Congress (1799). According to that reference, William Baldwin (botanist) sailed on the Congress and was an integral part of the South American Commission of 1817-1818 (which is alluded to, but not specifically named, in USS Congress (1799)#Later career). Here is the formatted/linked reference for your convenience:

Rasmussen, Wayne D. (2006). "Diplomats and Plant Collectors: The South American Commission, 1817-1818". In Gerber, James; Lei Guang (eds.). Agriculture and Rural Connections in the Pacific, 1500-1900. The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500–1900. Vol. 13. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing Company. pp. 53–62. ISBN 0754639789, 9780754639787. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, |trans_chapter=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

Cheers! - Location (talk) 20:13, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

The reference I had also mentioned Baldwin but I either had to cut down the list of names on the voyage or I couldn't determine at the time which William Baldwin on Wikipedia was the correct one. Thanks. Brad (talk) 14:31, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

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