Template talk:Did you know/Finnish icebreaker Murtaja (1890)

Finnish icebreaker Murtaja (1890)

 * ... that Murtaja (pictured), launched in 1889, was the first state-owned icebreaker of Finland?
 * Comment: [1] This is a late nom. We are updating DYK at 8-hour intervals, so I am under the impression that we need more noms. [2] This article is not perfect/ready and came from a new wikicontributor with zero DYK experience.  Pls be nice to newbies.  I'll leave a note on the author's talkpage about footnotes and filling in an empty section. --PFHLai (talk) 00:32, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Created by Tupsumato (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 00:32, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: First of all, thank you for the nomination. It's the first one for me and I feel proud. As for the questions on my talk page, I have yet to finish the section about the ship's career. While I have all the references readily available, I'm afraid it'll take some time. I'll try to finish it this week but unfortunately can't promise anything. I hope it'll be in time for the DYK nomination. As for the hook, the current one is okay — there is no need to mention "steam-powered" as all early icebreakers from the 1850s to the early 1930s were steamers. In addition to the books I'm using to write the articles I can probably find some reliable online sources that back up the claim that the Murtaja was the first state-owned icebreaker of Finland. If you have any further questions regarding the subject or the article, I'm happy to answer. Tupsumato (talk) 03:03, 8 August 2011 (UTC)


 * The article is now finished! Tupsumato (talk) 20:21, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article length and date are fine. Hook fact is cited (although it takes reading between the lines to find). Hook length is fine, parsing is easy, and interest factor is there. AGF on the foreign language sources. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:09, 11 August 2011 (UTC)