Template:Did you know nominations/HNoMS Thorodd


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 13:50, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

HNoMS Thorodd

 * ... that in the 1920s, the SS Fleurus was the first ship to carry paying tourists to Antarctica?
 * ALT1:... that the Norwegian minesweeper HNOMS Thorodd was best known for her mascot, a St. Bernard called Bamse?
 * Reviewed: Ottonian art
 * Comment: Personally, I prefer #1, but the lure of a big dog may be too much to resist... Andrew Gray (talk) 17:38, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Created by Andrew Gray (talk). Self nominated at 17:38, 18 February 2014 (UTC).


 * Is the article located at the right name, though? Wouldn't HNOMS Thorodd be better, due to her wartime service? Manxruler (talk) 14:09, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * It is also common to name ship articles after the name the vessel had when it was lost. This ship was called Thorodd when she sank. Manxruler (talk) 17:02, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Naming conventions (ships) simply says "best known", rather than "most recent", and I think this one could happily go either way. I came to the article via an intriguing footnote in the Falklands context, so that seemed the most notable aspect to me as of the time of initially drafting it :-) Andrew Gray (talk) 19:04, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm fully aware of that it's best known, not most recent. However, I think that serving during the war as Thorodd, being the home of Sea Dog Bamse (book) as Thorodd and eventually sinking as Thorodd trumps being first ship to carry paying tourists to Antarctica as Fleurus. Anyway, if the article's title is to be SS Fleurus, then a disambiguation is needed, as she was not the only steamship using that name. Manxruler (talk) 20:14, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * As I say, I'm pretty ambivalent on this one - feel free to move it if you feel there's a strong case the other way. Andrew Gray (talk) 22:26, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I would do that, but seeing as HNoMS Thorodd is already a redirect, I can't. Using requested moves is a rather lengthy process, so I'll go ask an admin. Manxruler (talk) 23:35, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. Geschichte (talk) 13:31, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Tweaked the links. Manxruler (talk) 14:52, 22 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:11, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article is new enough and long enough. There are only 2 references, but the article seems complete and neutrally written. No close paraphrasing seen in online source. QPQ done. I also prefer ALT1; hook ref verified and cited in line. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 00:03, 3 March 2014 (UTC)