Talk:Benjamin William Page/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 05:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


 * It's unclear what war Sadras, Providien, Negapatam, and Trincomalee were part of - recommend making this clearer✅
 * " Page was appointed next to the frigate HMS Astraea on 19 October 1796 as her second lieutenant, serving on the Jamaica Station" - Do you mean 1786?✅ - woops!
 * "He left Inflexible in February 1802 and went on half pay" - Is it known why? Semi-retirement, illness, excess of commanders over ships?✅ - I can't categorically say why, but the timing coincides almost perfectly with the start of the Peace of Amiens which saw government immediately start decommissioning ships to cut costs. I've added that he went on half pay as the Peace started but can't in good faith say any more.
 * Is De Haasje the same ship as the Batavian brig that became HMS Phosphorus (1804)? If so, would a piped link be appropriate?  Also, Page's report in the London Gazette about the encounter with Haasje states that the ship's dispatches were thrown overboard.  Marshall and O'Byrne both support the British knowing the dispatches though.  Is there anything in other sources that would clarify this inconsistency with his Gazette report?✅ - The ships are one and the same, thanks for bringing that to my attention, I'm amazed I wasn't already aware of it! The dispatches are a conundrum. It's possible that Page looked to hide the fact the dispatches had been taken intact, because the Gazette was an easily accessible publication by ally and enemy alike. Of course this is just conjecture, I've changed the text to focus more on the arrival of the ship itself at Saint Helena as the catalyst rather than more specifically any dispatches she may or may not have had on board.
 * Sources and images all look fine.

Good work here; placing on hold. Hog Farm Talk 05:21, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for reviewing this! I've responded to all your comments. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 07:27, 17 September 2021 (UTC)