Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/SMS Blücher


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SMS Blücher

 * Promoted --Eurocopter (talk) 16:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Nominator(s): Parsecboy (talk)

I rewrote this article a couple of weeks ago; it passed GA yesterday. I think it's pretty close to A-class; the extra eyes that will look the article over during this review will help me to iron out the fine details in order for an eventual FAC. Thanks in advance to all reviewers. Parsecboy (talk) 13:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment(s) No problems reported with external or disambig links. Leaving for diner (or breakfast in my case, since I didn't wake up until just after 6:00PM :), will conduct a more detailed review when I get back. TomStar81 (Talk &bull; Some say ¥€$, I say NO) 00:16, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Support everything appears in order, no complaints. TomStar81 (Talk &bull; Some say ¥€$, I say NO) 02:02, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm fairly sure Blücher was notable in having the highest ihp of any warship ever built. I think I read it in D.K. Brown but if correct it ought to be a simple fact to verify. --Simon Harley (talk | library | book reviews) 03:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, neither Conway's or Groner mention that. Herwig's Luxury Fleet doesn't mention it either. Do you happen to have Brown's book handy? I searched in google books, but nothing came up for the ship and its ihp. Parsecboy (talk) 14:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Support. Looks great, no major issues. – Joe   N  11:20, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment Support Another excellent article. Took the liberty of my usual copyedit for prose but detail and referencing are fine. The only thing preventing me giving unequivocal support right now is that the intro talks about Hipper making what seems a calculated/opportunistic decision to 'abandon' Blucher to the RN to make good the escape of the rest of High Seas Fleet, yet this wasn't the impression I got reading the battle details in the main body of the article. If he did indeed make a conscious decision, it may be just a matter of adding a sentence and citation to Service History. Two other suggestions, but support isn't be conditional on these:
 * Structure: the subheading World War I in the Service History section seems redundant without any other subsections there.
 * Supporting materials: the two pictures captioned SMS Blucher could be dated to provide a tad more detail. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ian. I added a few lines and a quote from Hipper about what he was thinking when he decided to abandon the ship, and fixed the other two things you pointed out. Parsecboy (talk) 12:13, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Tks mate - happy with all that - keep up the good work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 14:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


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