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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 18:21:16 23 July 2019 (UTC).

List of screw corvettes of Germany

 * Nominator(s): Parsecboy (talk) 11:59, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

This list comprises all of the screw corvettes built by Germany from the 1860s through the 1880s, which had varied and (I think!) interesting careers - some saw action in the Wars of German Unification while the later vessels were frequently used to police the German colonial empire; a couple were sunk in storms, and most of the rest were eventually scrapped - only SMS Blücher (1877)'s fate remains a mystery; what happened to the vessel after being sold in 1909 has apparently been lost to history. In any event, thanks to those who take the time to review the list. I should add that the list serves as the capstone to this project I assembled last year. Parsecboy (talk) 11:59, 31 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * "a role that many of the older corvettes had begun to serve in by that time" - don't think the word "in" is needed here
 * Removed, and switched "serve" to "fill" to avoid repeating it in the same sentence.
 * "two of which were taken as prizes and the third being sunk" - the word "being" isn't needed here
 * Removed
 * "but not badly damaged by a Danish frigate." - slightly confusing wording. Does this mean that she was attacked by a frigate but only lightly damaged?  Or that she was badly damaged but by something else?  The wording is ambiguous.
 * That's a good point - I've hopefully reworded it for better clarity.
 * Only looked as far down as the Nymphe class so far, will pop back for more later.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:29, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks Chris, I'll wait for more. Parsecboy (talk) 22:27, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Further comments
 * " They had a displacement of more than a thousand tons lower than the earlier vessels" - I think this should probably be " They had a displacement of more than a thousand tons less than the earlier vessels"
 * Fixed, thanks again. Parsecboy (talk) 12:50, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Think that's it for the rest of the article! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:35, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:15, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support from PM
This list is in great shape. I reviewed it at Milhist ACR and checked it against the individual ship and class articles, so there isn't much to add now. I have a few comments: That's all I have. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:42, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * link keel laying in the lead
 * Done
 * link Squadron (naval) in the lead
 * Done
 * in the lead, suggest "Nymphe's sister Medusa was in Japan..." as I am left wondering what class she came from
 * Good idea
 * in the lead and Ariadne class section, you could probably get away with delinking Mediterranean Sea, although it is lineball in terms of common knowledge IMO
 * Yeah, that one is sort of on the borderline, but my rule of thumb is to err on the side of assuming the average reader won't know a given place (but maybe I've just seen too many late night bits making fun of people who couldn't identify US states)
 * in the lead, suggest "later the construction"→"later the establishment"
 * Sounds good to me
 * in the lead, suggest "and the 'Bismarck-class ship Gneisenau" for the same reason as above
 * Good idea
 * Under Nymphe class, they are referred to as steam corvettes, but aren't these ships screw corvettes? Suggest consistent terminology
 * Good catch - the terms are mostly interchangeable (apart from the inclusion of
 * is there a link for cruiser in "traditional cruiser duties"?
 * Probably the generic cruiser article is the best bet
 * "while under the French flag"
 * Good catch
 * link Haiti at first mention
 * I think the MoS advises against linking to current countries
 * link ship commissioning for decommissioning
 * Done
 * Have you gone with a policy of not linking ship names in the body (outside the tables)? Otherwise there are a few that should be linked at first mention
 * Yeah, I figure linking in the prose in addition to the tables would be overkill
 * you could link "show the flag" to the wiktionary entry as it is a bit obscure
 * It's linked in the Nymphe section
 * under Charlotte "and hulked; her ultimate fate is unknown" but the table says broken up, 1921?
 * Good catch, fixed the table
 * Thanks PM. Parsecboy (talk) 13:52, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No prob, supporting. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:14, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support by CPA-5
I claim my seat here. Tomorrow I will have look at it. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 20:54, 26 June 2019 (UTC) That's anything from me. CPA-5 (talk) 12:43, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 * response to rising tensions with Denmark over the Schleswig-Holstein Question Link Denmark.
 * I think per the MoS, linking to existing countries is to be a avoided
 * Medusa was blockaded in Yokohama, Japan Link Japan with the Empire of Japan's article.
 * Done
 * The ships were purportedly being built for Japan under the Link Japan here with the Tokugawa shogunate's article.
 * Done
 * Link France in the lead and body with the Second French Empire's article.
 * Done
 * "1 shaft, 1 marine steam engine, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)" extra nought isn't necessary.
 * Had to hard code it in
 * Don't forget to link tonnes and long tons in the article.
 * Good catch
 * Thanks CPA Parsecboy (talk) 12:45, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * You're welcome mate, here's my support. Hopefully one day all those lists are FA-class. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 09:36, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Source review passed (I did remove the use of Amazon ids from the two books that had them, ASIN (Amazon Standard ID) is not a global standard but solely an internal reference number for a single retailer); promoting. -- Pres N  18:21, 23 July 2019 (UTC)


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