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March 2, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 23, 2011.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the British destroyer HMS Greyhound initiated the night phase of the Battle of Cape Matapan on 28/29 March 1941 when her searchlight illuminated an Italian cruiser?

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Thurgate (talk) 17:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
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It is factually accurate and verifiable.
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Comments

1. Exclusive of government-furnished equipment. Suggest - Excluding government-furnished equipment

As always.

2. Aside from a brief period assigned to the 20th Destroyer Flotilla. Suggest - Aside from a brief period were she was assigned to the 20th Destroyer Flotilla

Good idea.

3. withdrawal of the three survivors later that day. Are those the British destroyers that survived?

Reworded.

4. 28/29 March. Suggest - 28-29 March

Nope, this is the proper usage according to the MOS for the night of.

5. Stukas. Suggest - A link, or German Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers

Did the same thing as for the other article.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 22:37, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow you to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns. Thurgate (talk) 17:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work Strum. Passed. Thurgate (talk) 00:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]