Talk:Nautilus-class minelayer

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: moved to Nautilus class minelayer. (non-admin closure) Jenks24 (talk) 10:50, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Nautilus class cruiser → Nautilus class minelaying cruiser – I'm not sure what the original German is, but the reference used in the article describes them as minelayers, not cruisers. That said, "cruiser" does seem to be used extensively - although most (all?) of these appear to be Wikimirrors or use Wikipedia as a source. So the compromise is suggested here. - The Bushranger One ping only 03:32, 11 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - per WP:SHIPS naming conventions, we shouldn't use too-specific ship types (thus, Graudenz class cruiser, not Graudenz class light cruiser), so the proposed name is out. However, Conway's 1906-1921 lists them as minelayers, and Groner's German Warships doesn't include them in the first volume with the cruisers, which leads me to conclude they're in the second volume (which I do not posess) that covers minelayers and other miscellaneous craft. FWIW, according to Conway's, they were designed as "Minendampfer" A and B, which translates roughly as "mine steamer". Parsecboy (talk) 11:50, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
 * "Nautilus class minelayer" perhaps then? - The Bushranger One ping only 22:27, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
 * That's probably the best option - these ships were armed with only 8.8cm guns and were not particularly fast, which would make it hard to justify them being called cruisers. They were also almost half the size of the previous class of German cruisers, another mark against them. And in my own interest, it makes this slightly easier ;) Parsecboy (talk) 23:35, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
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