Not sure what the renaming of a ship has to do with anything, but I am pretty sure the Egyptian Navy doesn't call the ship they bought the USS Raven. NE2 20:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply What original research? Nowhere does the word decommission imply a change in ownership. I don't believe a ship is decommissioned when it's renamed. NE2 20:08, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply Okay, we are making progress, how is that different than a US Highway that is now an Oklahoma state highway? - Holderca1 talk 20:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply Accepting this original research temporarily, it would be equivalent to a state-maintained highway (such as a U.S. Holderca1 talk 20:07, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply By the Egyptian navy. NE2 20:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply The USS Raven has been decommissioned and is still very much in service. Holderca1 talk 20:04, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply Those are 'removed from service' how? Ship decommissioning disagrees. NE2 20:02, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply There are decommissioned US Navy ships that are still part of the US Navy. US 66 was not removed from service its final alignment remained in the state highway system, and most of its former alignments remain public roads. I also fail to see how this is confusing, what do you think happens to a ship when it is decommissioned? - Holderca1 talk 19:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply It is removed from service.

Holderca1 talk 20:02, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply See below and every other page we've discussed this on. Holderca1 talk 19:38, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply Do you have any sources for decommissioning as applied to highways from 80 years ago? - NE2 19:58, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply It's no different than the defintion as it applies to ships. WP:NEO only applies to recently coined words and I guess everything is relative, but I don't consider 80 years old to be recently.

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