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March 29, 2013Good article nomineeListed

Removed paragraph re Konigsberg

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I have removed the majority of the penultimate paragraph:

"After she was fitted for war service as a seaplane carrier, she took out the aerial appliances which were used to sink the German light cruiser 'Konigsberg' in the Cameroons River, steaming all the way from England at 22 knots. Returning to the Suez Canal, she did good work in the Near East, until set on fire by the Turks. She fought their guns for 11 hours until the fire reached her own explosives."

This mangled piece of misinformation seems to have been taken from the reverse of a post-WW1 souvenir picture postcard of the Ben-my-Chree. [1]

The Ben-my-Chree was in the Dardanelles at the time of the Konigsberg blockade, and the 'aerial appliances' used in spotting the Konigsberg were Caudrons and Farmans which the B-m-C didn't carry anyway. The Ben-my-Chree was abandoned after approximately 30 mins. shelling from the Turkish mainland, as the referenced 269 Sqn. history shows. MinorProphet (talk) 23:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possible photo

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While wandering through ship images in the Commons:State Library of Queensland collection/donation, I came across the image File:StateLibQld 1 133753 Ben-My-Caree (ship).jpg, under the name Ben-my-Caree. The photo, looking at the aft quarter of a sinking ship, looks like it may be Ben-my-Chree...a mistake in the metadata? Would someone more knowledgable be able to identify if the ship is Chree, and update the info at Commons appropriately? -- saberwyn 04:14, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 10:08, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do this one.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
    1) To the Dardanelles: "Flight Lieutenant George Dacre accompanied Edmonds on his flight..." It is not entirely clear if Dacre was Edmond's observer or was flying the other Short 184; the sentence suggests the former in the way it is phrased, but in the following sentences it appears Dacre's plane was the one suffering engine problems.
    2) The infobox and body of article is inconsistent with her length (in feet) when in military service.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

I have done a quick pass over of the text, and fixed the odd typo. I also rephrased a few things for sake of clarity. Other than the comments above, this is all good. Zawed (talk) 10:08, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Both issues fixed. Thanks for the review.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:29, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, updated criteria met and passing for GA. Zawed (talk) 04:18, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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