Talk:USS Confederate

From the article:
 * The name "confederate" refers to any person, place or thing that is part of or in support of a confederation of any kind, although on modern-day Earth the term is most often synonymous with the American Civil War's Confederate States of America.

Do we really need an explanation of the word confederate? I just don't see what it adds to the article. – CapnCrunch 19:54, August 12, 2010 (UTC)