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SS Principessa Mafalda

 * ... that the SS Principessa Mafalda (pictured) sank in 1927 with the loss of 314 lives, in a tragedy that has been compared to the Titanic and the Costa Concordia disasters?
 * Reviewed: Martin Petzold

Created/expanded by Ultracobalt (talk). Self nom at 15:04, 15 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I will review this
 * New article, >7500 characters
 * Cited inline
 * I think the image copyrights are okay
 * Hook is short enough and definitely interesting, and cited
 * QPQ satisfied


 * More review to come. Chris857 (talk) 00:53, 22 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I did not detect any copyvio

ISSUES/SUGGESTIONS:
 * "di Riva Trigoso with her sister, the SS Principessa Jolanda" should this maybe be "di Riva Trigoso with her sistership, the SS Principessa Jolanda"? I don't know if there is a preference in the ship world.
 * The ref "In 1926: Living on the Edge of Time" does not seem to cover everything in paragraph 2 of #Early history. (The Louis XVI style and "faded luxury" are verified in that source)
 * Could we have a ref for the first paragraph of #The last voyage and the first paragraph of #Aftermath
 * Could we have a ref at the end of the paragraph that ends "However, panic began to spread among both passengers and crew."
 * Chris857 (talk) 22:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - It's a poor hook, too long winded, gives too much away. You just need enough to entice the reader, something like- ALT1: ... that the SS Principessa Mafalda has been dubbed the Italian Titanic?  This way, the reader clicks through to find out why it has been so named. - hahnch e n 00:58, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

The nominator has not responded in 12 days, despite a talk page request. Giving a little more time because of an apparent editing hiatus from Wikipedia. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:06, 5 September 2012 (UTC)