Talk:Mischief Reef

A question
The name is quite fitting but where does it come from?
 * The currently supplied answer of it being the family name of a German seems idiotic to me. "Mischief" is not a German family name. The story about "Henry Spratly" and the date 1791 isn't attributed to what I would call a reliable source, either. William Avery (talk) 09:47, 22 May 2014 (UTC)


 * @ William, I think it is more probable that the reef was named after the clipper ship Mischief, which often sailed between China and U.S.A in the 1850s. I am going through the abstract of her log, of 1854, when, under the command of W.E.Laurence, she made a voyage from Foo Chow Foo (China) to new York, via Anambas. This route would have take her through the Spratlys. At that time, it was common for reefs to be named after vessels that ran aground off them (and thus discovered them), like the Bombay reef. I will research some more, and make an edit only after I am sure. Notthebestusername (talk) 10:27, 22 May 2014 (UTC)


 * (edit conflict) Agree that the German name claim sounds really dubious. If his surname is "Mischief", then his middle name is also probably "Danger". -- benlisquare T•C•E 10:28, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys. The 1791 chronology is off beam too. I'll mark it as dubious for now. William Avery (talk) 10:40, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, I think the name should be Richard Spratly. He and William (his brother) sailed together. I cannot see references to any person called Henry anywhere. Notthebestusername (talk) 02:13, 23 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Removed it. 6 years as dubious should be enough to fix it if it wasn't.185.233.255.237 (talk) 12:17, 2 February 2021 (UTC)