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HMS Calpe (L71)

 * ... that despite having a quarter of their crew wounded, HMS Calpe (pictured) took on 278 casualties during the Dieppe Raid?
 * Comment: oh yes Calpe... means Gibraltar

Created/expanded by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Reviewed North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour Victuallers (talk) 23:04, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg If the submarine U593 was detected in 1944, how did it sink in 1943?--SGCM  (talk)  14:15, 22 August 2012 (UTC) "oops" fixed Victuallers (talk) 08:24, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment — I was searching around the nominations and this piqued my interest, so I decided to dig into the details a little. The reference used for that paragraph is a US Navy press release dated February 3, 1944. For whatever reason (probably military secrecy), the release doesn't mention the date of action. However, the website that hosted the reference also has a declassified report from the British Admiralty that gives the date of the sinking as December 13, 1943. — Dale Arnett (talk) 22:07, 24 August 2012 (UTC)


 * (alt)... that in 1943 HMS Calpe (pictured) helped sink a U-boat which had sank two of her sister destroyers that same month?
 * I've added some extra detail Dale and this hook resulted Victuallers (talk) 21:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Size (2691 characters), date (August 19), and hook (could go with either, although I think the second is more interesting) check out. Looks good to go.--SGCM (talk)  20:52, 28 August 2012 (UTC)