Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Niger (1892)


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The result was: promoted by Fuebaey (talk) 22:11, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

HMS Niger (1892)

 * ... that Geoffrey Spicer-Simson was in charge of HMS Niger (pictured) when it was sunk by German submarine U-12 in 1914, and later became famous for his part in the African Battle for Lake Tanganyika?
 * ALT1:... that HMS Niger (pictured) was the first allied ship sunk by a German submarine based at captured Belgian naval bases?
 * ALT2:... ... that Geoffrey Spicer-Simson was in charge of HMS Niger (pictured) when it was sunk by German submarine U-12 in 1914, and later became famous for his part in the Battle for Lake Tanganyika?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Formula 1 (board game)

Created by Esemono (talk). Self nominated at 05:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC).
 * Comment - Added second version of image without so many black smudges, still same image and copyright status
 * Symbol question.svg Article is new enough and long enough. Image is public domain. Article is neutral and well referenced. Hooks are correctly formatted. Tweeked both. I detected no close paraphrasing or copyvios. AGF on offline sources. The organisation of the section on the sinking is confusing and needs reworking. The Alt is fine but the second part of the first hook is not verified by the source used in the article, viz the book excerpt in the NYT which cuts off before discussing Spicer-Simson's role in the Battle for Lake Tanganyika. It needs an extra ref in that respect. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:01, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

CE the sinking section and added another reference to back up Geoffrey Spicer-Simson's participation in the Battle for Lake Tanganyika. -- Esemono (talk) 00:34, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Tick. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:15, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * The first paragraph under Early History lacks a cite, per DYK rules. Yoninah (talk) 20:33, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Rectified, added the link -- Esemono (talk) 23:39, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Thank you. Restoring tick per Philafrenzy's review. Yoninah (talk) 23:50, 1 April 2015 (UTC)