Talk:HMS Aboukir (1900)

POV
This article has no citations for its very unkind comments about what were in their day very powerful ships. It is not in the least bit neutral.--Toddy1 19:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm glad somebody has respect for these ships! Unfortunately, shipbuilding and naval practice saw rapid advances in the early 1900s leading up to the Great War, and these ships were quite outdated by the time they were sunk - all three in nine minutes as they didn't have destroyer escort at the time. Sad but true. I've removed the tag for now; please review the sources I left right after the article mentions the Live Bait Squadron. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Edwin Herdman (talk • contribs) 11:18, 4 May 2007 (UTC).

re-write?
This page deals mostly with the 7th Cruiser Squadron) and the Action of 22 September 1914, both of which have their own pages now. I'm proposing to re-write the service history section so it's principally about Aboukir (not that there's a lot to say, unfortunately.) Opinions? Xyl 54 (talk) 17:39, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
 * this is always a problem: you can't really have an article describing the history of a ship without describing how it came to be sunk, especially if that is most of what is generally considered important about it. At minimum there would have to be a short description of the sinkings here and a 'see also'. But since the description is relatively short anyway, what needs cutting? Just add a see also anyway? I dont see a service history section? Sandpiper (talk) 10:50, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've been bold and changed this; I've made a "Service history" and "Fate" section, and cut out the detail already at the "Squadron..." and "Action..." pages. If that isn't OK, let me know. Xyl 54 (talk) 16:03, 9 January 2009 (UTC)