User talk:AmesJussellR

LCA

You're putting in some good effort, there. I've skimmed rather than gone through your work in detail, but a couple of points to watch out for 1) overlinking eg thornycroft is linked several times 2) checking your wikilinks eg Thornycroft goes to the lorry business side and not the ships, but Combined operation could go to Combined Operations Headquarters I'll have a run through later as I've spotted a couple of formatting issues. GraemeLeggett (talk) 18:28, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As with Graeme I notice some wikilinking issues. Multiple redlinks do not look good (in my opinion) so unless there is a reasonable chance that those pages will be created they should probably be delinked. Also only the first occurence shuld be linked. Some parts of the article, particulalry the overview, are not written in an encyclopedic style and could be tidied up. Also the referencing needs to be consolidated (see Wikipedia:References#Shortened footnotes). All in all the article is much improved, good work! DerbyCountyinNZ ^{(Talk Contribs)} 22:21, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem. Do you have a link to the wikicommons image? Just the url will be fine. Skinny87 (talk) 22:13, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added two pictures to the page! Skinny87 (talk) 08:10, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reference and 2nd Canadian Division question

If I've understood your questions, you should be able to see in the article history the changes I made for those two issues. Is that what you were after? GraemeLeggett (talk) 17:24, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LCA Image

No problem, didn't want to step on your toes, but thought I might help out. You can adjust the size by increasing/decreasing the number next to "px", and substitute "right" for "left" if you want the image on the other side of the article. Caption is all yours, and can be wikilinked by added an extra set of brackets within the set of brackets for the image. Jaydec (talk) 22:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RAN/RNZN LCA info

Hello. Following Jim Sweeney (talk · contribs)'s request on your behalf regarding the Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy in regards to the Landing Craft Assault, I did a bit of digging. I'm personally doubtful that either navy operated these vessels... individual personnel (such as Cook during Operation Biting) may have commanded or worked on individual vessels, but these personnel would have been on exchange to the Royal Navy, and operated the craft under that jurisdiction.

There is no mention of the vessels in the RAN centennary history, or the Oxford Companion to Australian Military History. There are a few books at the library I want to check before definitely stating that the RAN as a navy never used the LCAs, and they will probably answer the New Zealand question as well. I should have an answer for you within 24 hours. -- saberwyn 21:40, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've checked Ross Gillet's three books (Warships of Australia, Australian & New Zealand warships, 1914-1945, and Australian & New Zealand warships since 1946). There is no mention of the LCA for either navy, although the RAN did operate LCM6s, LCM8s, and LCVPs. Based on this, I'd be fairly confident in removing the two navies from the "Operators" list in the article...if sources come to light showing that the RAN or RNZN did in fact use these landing craft, it can easily be re-added. -- saberwyn 06:48, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Australian Army had a large fleet of small assault craft, and the Australian War Memorial's online collection database has some photos of what are labeled Australian Army LCAs in Bougainville (for instance this photo). I think that most of the Australian Army craft were local designs though. Royal Marine-manned LCAs also appear to have reached Australia in 1945 (see this and this photo) of Australian infantry training with a British LCA in Queensland. Nick-D (talk) 11:59, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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LCA at Narvik

Thank you for your compliments, AmesJussellR, although I have not been alone at writing the Battles of Narvik wikipage, nor am I finished with it yet. You are right, of course, that the LCA has an important place in said article. Very well done indeed. Cheers. Manxruler (talk) 15:15, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MLC

I've put something after your question on my talkpage. GraemeLeggett (talk) 15:06, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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RE: from RekonDog....

Sure thing, my friend, also if you have any extra info to help expand it.RekonDog (talk) 20:39, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, nice improvement...great work! Yea...I'm working on a project, the "Definitive History of the United States Marine Corps"...check it out and tell me what you think..it's a farcry from being done...and I've been messing more with my other studies than USMC history...but I want to continue or have some help...let me know what you think so far on that page..I need a critic. RekonDog (talk) 01:08, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow how nice

Wow how nice to get positive feedback! I'm working on GibraltarpediA and are creating a prize for military history as Gibraltar is just a very large (and quite slow moving) aircraft carrier / battleship for the last 200 years. Do feel free to add to Calpe - it should be on main page in next 10 days Victuallers (talk) 22:33, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ramped Cargo Lighter

I saw you created this as a new article and have nominated it as a DYK (to go on the main page). The nomination page is here, if you have any alternate hook suggestions feel free to mention them. :) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 17:40, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, I hadn't realised that was the exclusive use of the term. I have added a new hook.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:05, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ramped Cargo Lighter

Hello, Well congrats on you new wikkipage, I like it. I like the fact that you are highlighting a Canadian contribution to the WWII effort that would normally be forgotten. Looks like you and I have the same reference book, Leslie Roberts', Canada's War at Sea, I have a first edition 1944 in two volumes (first volume written by Stephen Leacock). As for photographs, I would suggest that you put your photo question to the copyright mavins who hang out in the Wikki help area. The photo in the ad on page 93 of Canada's War at Sea would be a prefect illustration to your page and you may be able to claim "fair use" but I'm not sure. I too have a bunch of shots that I'd like to use on my HMCS Prince David (F89) page but I'm not confident they'ed get passed the copyright bots. I did a quick search for RCL's in the British Columbia Photo Archives and the North Vancouver Archives to no avail. Next time over in NV I'll pop in and have a look in their archives for photos (they have a photo of HMCS PD during 1943 refit that I'd like to have). Good luck with your project, I'll put your page on my watch list.Alberg22 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:24, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello AmesJussellR, thank you for your compliment. My late father served on the PD from Jan 41 to I think April 43. You my have seen this model of a RCL on the Imperial War Museum page http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30018343 Pretty detailed, they might give you permission to use the image. I would suspect they may have some plans laying around too. Keep me posted on your search, if nothing turns up, I could probably render out a good 3D version of a RCL based on the images on that site.Alberg22 (talk) 22:33, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]